Yorkshire have appointed Harry Chathli because the county’s chair, taking up from interim chair Tanni Gray-Thompson.
Gray-Thompson joined the board in Could 2022 and was chair from January this yr, however will proceed to function a non-executive director.
Chathli is appointed after a members vote on the membership’s extraordinary normal assembly.
“It is an honour and privilege to be appointed chair of one of the crucial iconic golf equipment,” Chathli mentioned.
“Cricket is at an inflexion level with unprecedented progress reaching new audiences who’re attracted by the number of codecs. Yorkshire has performed its half on this progress throughout the males’s cricket and has additionally been on the forefront of improvement of girls’s cricket within the nation. I’m additionally pleased with the actual fact we’re championing incapacity and LGBTQ+ cricket.
“I wish to take this chance to thank Tanni for her wonderful stewardship of the membership by means of a really difficult interval this yr.”
Gray-Thompson had initially been attributable to co-chair the membership till Lord Patel stepped down in March.
Patel was appointed in November 2021 after Roger Hutton resigned over the membership’s response to the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal.
Chathli arrives at Headingley having had vital board expertise within the communications trade in addition to advising international corporations, organisations and authorities companies.
“We’re delighted to welcome Harry to the board and as chair at Yorkshire County Cricket Membership,” chief govt Stephen Vaughan mentioned.
“Harry brings robust enterprise acumen and expertise, and I’m certain this optimistic impression that may profit Yorkshire County Cricket Membership and the Yorkshire household as an entire.”