ECB look for deputy chairman

8 October 2007

The former deputy chairman Michael Soper has resigned

The ECB is inviting nominations for the post of deputy chairman following the recent resignation of the current post-holder, Michael Soper.

A person who is elected after an ECB board director has resigned would normally fulfil the term of office of that director. Soper’s term of office is due to end on March 31 2008.

However, the board has agreed that in order to avoid conducting an election now and having to repeat the exercise in mid-January 2008, the term of office of the person appointed as deputy chairman should embrace both the remainder of Soper’s term and the two-year term thereafter, running until March 31 2010.

The deadline for the receipt of nominations is Friday October 19. If more than one nomination is received, a ballot of the chairmen of the 18 first-class counties and MCC will be held in accordance with the ECB constitution and under the supervision of the electoral reform society.