WP Rugby makes temporary CEO announcement

Western Province Professional Rugby (WPPR) has announced that Ruben Machelm has been seconded temporarily to assume responsibility for some of the tasks that would fall within the job description of the CEO.

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In a statement released late on Tuesday, the union expressed its “relief” at confirming that Machelm will assume the responsibility on a full-time basis as an employee of WPPR and will be accountable to the Board of the company.

The Cape union has been on the hunt for a CEO ever since Paul Zacks stepped down in January 2020.

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The statement added that the Board had accepted the nomination of the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU), but was also impressed with Machelm’s long involvement in sport, his experience in rugby and most importantly, his qualification with an MBA.

Machelm will fulfil this responsibility until a CEO is in place.

His role in the meanwhile is crucial because it fills a gap in our administrative operations, especially with rugby competitions being rolled out, the move to a new stadium, and the day-to-day work required to anticipate the ‘normalisation’ after Covid-19, whenever that may be.

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WPPR chairperson Ebrahim Rasool said, “I welcome Mr Machelm’s appointment and ask the media and the public to support him and judge him only on his experience, performance, competence and qualifications.”

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