Indra Nooyi, the former CEO of PepsiCo and a pioneering leader in corporate management, has finally ended her term as the first independent woman director of the International Cricket Council. Her term concluded with the ICC’s Annual Conference in Colombo last month, wherein she joined virtually to bid farewell and thank everyone for keeping her at the helm of affairs and for having done her best for the world governing body.
She was appointed in June 2018 as the first independent woman to be appointed to the ICC Board. Her appointment was led by ICC Chairman then, Shashank Manohar, who at the time was also the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Nooyi served three terms, each two years, thus completing the maximum permissible six years as per the ICC Constitution.
The ICC Board, now downsized to 16 members, is learnt to have initiated the process of identifying a successor to Nooyi after her exit. Speculations are rife that an Australian woman would be selected for the post, thereby continuing the ICC’s firm commitment to diversity in its governance structure. The Board is also likely to elect a new chairman, and Jay Shah, the current secretary of the BCCI, is believed to be the front-runner and is expected to become the chairman unopposed.
Indra Nooyi’s tenure at ICC was an exemplar of changing governance and increasing inclusiveness in the game of international cricket, having imprinted a legacy in terms of leadership and progress.
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