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By RNZ
Kevin Malloy has been elected chair of New Zealand Cricket as the governing body looks to dig itself out of a financial hole.
Malloy succeeds Diana Puketapu-Lyndon, who stepped down from the role at yesterday’s annual general meeting, having completed the maximum nine years
as a director.
Both he and the organisation face a tough challenge as NZC announced a deficit of $7.3 million in August, against a budgeted deficit of $1.8m.
Having served as an NZC director since 2019 and as deputy chair, Malloy was elected at a meeting held immediately after the annual meeting.
His credentials include 29 years with media agency Starcom, for which he led the global Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble accounts and was chief executive of international operations.
Malloy will end a three-year term as chair of Super Rugby Pacific in December and also sits on the boards of Kiwibank and Tourism New Zealand.
Puketapu-Lyndon joined the board in 2017 and in 2023 became the first woman, and the first person of Māori descent, to chair NZC.
Raewyn Lovett and Jono Brent have joined as new board members, while Anna Campbell and Ali Shanks were re-elected after coming up for their three-year renewal.
Mike Devonshire, however, was not recommended for reappointment and leaves the board after three years of service.
Lovett has chaired Sport New Zealand, High-Performance Sport New Zealand and Netball New Zealand, as well as co-chairing the International Working Group on Women and Sport, while Brent chaired Canterbury Cricket for three years and has spent the past 12 months leading the development of the Community Cricket New Zealand strategy.
Malloy said Puketapu-Lyndon led with “courage through one of the most demanding periods in the game’s recent history”.
He also said the role of chair was a responsibility he took on with a strong understanding of how much the game meant to so many New Zealanders.
“My thanks go to Mike Devonshire for his valuable contributions over the past three years, and I want to welcome Raewyn and Jono, who bring outstanding governance, financial, and community cricket experience to the table.”
Malloy said the board was well aware that cricket, like many sports in New Zealand, must adapt to a changing world.
“The landscape of cricket is evolving rapidly, both here and around the world, and while that brings challenges, it also brings opportunities.”
While Malloy said there was naturally plenty of interest around the newly formed NZ20 league and its potential, the board was just as focused on the community game and the high-performance systems.
“NZ20 is an inspirational concept with an incredible potential, which is why the board chose it as the preferred option for the future of our domestic T20 competition. I know there’s plenty of work going on in that space and we’re hopeful of some positive updates.”
Former Black Caps player and coach Mark Greatbatch continues as NZC president for the second year of his three-year term.
NZC said its reserves stood at $25.2m, and a surplus of more than $10m was projected for the end of next year, driven largely by the India men’s tour.
– RNZ
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