The Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) has announced the appointment of the organisation’s new chief executive officer (CEO), Michael Canterbury.
Cabterbury, a deeply-rooted Capetonian, is a seasoned professional with a diverse skillset – a combination of engineering and finance. He is a University of Cape Town graduate, with a BCom Honours degree.
He takes over the permanent role from Tennyson Botes who served as interim chief executive officer fort he past 12 months. Botes reverts to his role as WPCA Finance Manager.
“Firstly, I want to thank Tennyson who stepped into the interim CEO role during a very challenging time in our sport and in particular at WPCA with many moving parts over the past 12 months on and off the field,” said WPCA President Ashraf Burns.
“On behalf of the board of WPCA and Western Province Professional Cricket (WPPC), it gives me great pleasure to formally welcome Michael to the organisation. With his commercial acumen, coupled with a passionate belief in creating a transformative, diverse, and inclusive organisation and with the support from the respective boards and WPCA staff as the custodians of the organisation, we know that he will drive the organisation forward to achieve the best for the business and its people and we wish him the best of luck as he begins his journey on Monday, August 23,” he added.
