Kugandrie Govender replaces Jacques Faul as CSA acting CEO

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has appointed Kugandrie Govender as acting chief executive, following the departure of Dr Jacque Faul.

The former Titans chiefs was the latest top official at CSA to vacate his post, as he tendered in his resignation just hours after that of the organisation’s president, Chris Nenzani.

CSA have replaced Nenzani with Beresford Williams, who was serving as his deputy, and is expected to remain in the position until a permanent appointment is made at the organisations annual general meeting in September.

Cricket South Africa appoints new acting CEO 

On Wednesday, it was announced that Govender would take over from Faul.

In a statement, Williams said he believed she was the right person to move the organisation forward.

 “Her experience has more than prepared her to fulfill this role with excellence, we are confident that she will propel the many strategic initiatives that CSA undertakes, to inspire and unify our stakeholders, partners, and employees, to continue the work of building the reputation of cricket and more importantly Cricket South Africa, so as to contribute to its sporting competitiveness.”

Beresford Williams, CSA acting president

Kugandrie Govender takes over in a time of turmoil

Govender becomes the third person to serve as CSA chief in the space of a year.

This is after the suspension of Thabang Moroe, who is facing allegations of mismanagement.

Moroe vacated his office in December and was replaced by Faul, whose term was due to end in September.

Govender takes over at a critical time in terms of CSA’s reputation.

“CSA’s mandate is to ensure that cricket is an inclusive sporting code for all South Africans,” Govender said. “It is important to improve our reputation both locally and internationally. This is a critical time for our organisation and crucial for key stakeholders to work together to improve the rating of cricket among those who love, support, and follow the sport and those who have trust in the sport’s ability to unify all South Africans. We will work hard to improve the levels of pride amongst our stakeholders and I am humbled to be a part of the collective that commits itself to ensure that CSA is a federation of which South Africans are proud.”

Kugandrie Govender, Cricket SA acting CEO