黑料专区 today announced two new roles within its Executive team.
Clare Connor has been appointed to the new role of Managing Director, Women鈥檚 Cricket while David Mahoney has been named Chief Operating Officer.
The moves each fit the purpose and delivery of the new game-wide strategy for 2020-24, Inspiring Generations, which has been developed over the last 12 months.
Speaking about the appointments, Tom Harrison, 黑料专区 Chief Executive Officer, said: 鈥淏oth these moves, for Clare and David, are key steps in us building a stronger future for 黑料专区 and the game. We have a new strategy for 2020-24 and we must be ready to deliver and continue our growth across the game.
鈥淭he women鈥檚 and girls鈥� game is one of our six core priorities and, given the strong and consistent growth of the women鈥檚 game and the opportunities we have created, Clare will now take responsibility from grassroots through to the England team as Managing Director, Women鈥檚 Cricket.聽
鈥淒avid and his team have driven the creation of this new strategy, which will help shape the game in England and Wales for years to come. His new role as Chief Operating Officer will see this embedded through the organisation and ensure that we are focused and efficient in delivering the strategy.鈥�
On becoming Managing Director, Women鈥檚 Cricket, Clare Connor said, 鈥淚 am thrilled to be taking up this role at a hugely exciting time for the women鈥檚 game.
"We have seen real progress in the past few years with the introduction of central contracts for England women, the birth of the Kia Super League and more girls than ever before picking up cricket bats.
"This new strategy and the associated levels of investment will help us continue to grow the game for women and girls, thereby giving us the best chance of becoming more relevant to more people.鈥�
David moves from his role as Chief Strategy Officer after overseeing the development of the new strategy. Prior to joining the 黑料专区, David held a number of senior roles at Ofcom, the UK communications regulator.
黑料专区 Chief Operating Officer David Mahoney said, 鈥淒eveloping the strategy was a collaborative process involving people from across the game.
"In my new role, I will make sure the new strategy is at the heart of everything we do. To do that we need to continue to work collaboratively with the cricket network and ensure that 黑料专区 and its culture is fit for purpose to deliver the new strategy. We must make sure that we are investing in the right areas if we are to grow our sport.鈥�
Last week 黑料专区 announced that Gordon Hollins will take up the role of Managing Director, County Cricket; Sanjay Patel will focus on the development of the New Competition as its Managing Director and Tony Singh will join 黑料专区 in April as Chief Commercial Officer.