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LAUDERDALE: Dr. Ernest Hilaire, the outspoken and often controversial chief
executive officer of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), is leaving the job.
Hilaire
is expected to leave the WICB to be St. Lucia's ambassador in London in
September.
The
new St.Lucia Labour Party (SLP) government, headed by Dr. Kenny Anthony, is
believed to have decided to send him as the envoy, reports Caribbean Media
Corporation(CMC).
Hilaire
hasa lready informed the WICB that he does not want to renew his contract.
The
WICB has since moved swiftly to initiate the recruitment process and has
advertised to fill the position.
A
prominent strategist and influential member of the SLP, Hilaire had taken leave
from his WICB post to join the campaign trail in St. Lucia late last year
before the Kenny Anthony administration was returned to office in November.
Hilaire
and current WICB president Julian Hunte were also closely involved in St. Lucia
elections in 2006, when Hunte was a losing candidate.
Hilaire,
who holds a doctorate from the London School of Economics and degrees from the
University of the West Indies (UWI) and Cambridge, took over as CEO of the WICB
in September 2009 in place of Donald Peters.
His
tenure has been regarded as turbulent in several quarters, involving public
spats with former West Indies Players Association chief Dinanath Ramnarine and
contentious handling of issues relating to senior players, most notably Chris
Gayle.
Hilaire
also served as chief executive of Cricket World Cup St Lucia Inc, when the
Caribbean hosted the ICC showpiece five years ago.
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