PCA Chief Executive Stands Down – 13/10/2009 It is with regret that the PCA Board announce that Sean Morris has informed us of his desire to step down as Chief Executive of the PCA from the end of October. During the last 18 months Sean has guided the PCA through possibly the most turbulent period in the game’s history and amidst this backdrop he has represented the PCA and the players with distinction. During his time as CEO Sean has had many achievements, notably he has built bridges with all the major stakeholders in the game including the ECB, the MCC, the Counties, the IPL, the ICC, and the PCA will continue to benefit from these. His close relationships with the England captains and the team has been essential in steering them through the many international issues that the game has encountered and his involvement in the England team returning to India after the Mumbai attacks has been warmly appreciated by cricket administrators and players across the international game. During his time at the PCA Sean has been responsible for delivering a 35% increase in PCA Commercial income despite the difficult financial climate. Sean Morris said: "I would like to place on record my thanks to all of the players for the support they have given me over the last 18 months. We’ve certainly been through some interesting times together and I wish them well in the future. Thanks also to the leading stakeholders in the game who I have had the pleasure of working with. I hope the PCA will continue to cement close relationships with them which will certainly benefit the game as a whole. Finally, I am extremely grateful to the PCA team for their hard work and energy in delivering a number of notable achievements over the last 18 months. I am now looking forward to pursuing a number of exciting opportunities and will be using my experience to make a meaningful contribution in other areas within sport ". The PCA Board wish to record their thanks to Sean for the contribution that he has made to the Association. The Chairman of the PCA, Vikram Solanki, will assume a more active role in the organisation until a new Chief Executive has been appointed to the post.
