WICB Confirms Toppin as New CEO

Thu, Nov 23, '06

 

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has confirmed an exclusive CaribbeanCricket.com report that Barbadian businessman Dr Roland Toppin is its new chief executive officer.

The board said Toppin's appointment will take effect from February 1, 2007, just six weeks before the start of the World Cup tournament.

Toppin will resign from his post as General Manager of Duraplast Inc., a recycling company which manufactures roofing tiles.He previously held the positions of Director of Research, Sugar Technology Research Unit in Barbados and Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Cincinnati.

Toppin is a former Chairman of Island Crafts (Barbados) Inc. and Deputy Chairman of the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation.

According to well-placed sources, Toppin narrowly edged out Trinidad real estate developer Tim Nafziger for the job.

The choice of Toppin was made by a WICB committee -- Ken Gordon, Sir Alister McIntyre and Tony Marshall -- and unanimously ratified by the full board on October 19.