birth_place nationality profession honorific_suffix birth_date article_title name occupation
melbourne , victoria , australia australian barrister aus 100 ao 14 september 1948 malcolm speed
 malcolm speed former ceo of the international cricket council
malcolm speed

malcolm walter speed -lrb- born 14 september 1948 -rrb- is an australian businessman and the former ceo of the international cricket council .
before he entered the world of cricket , he was a barrister in melbourne .
he was originally the chief executive officer of the australian cricket board from 1997 until in 2001 , he took up the job of the ceo of the international cricket council .
in this role , he has worked with four presidents of the icc : malcolm gray , ehsan mani , percy sonn and ray mali .
he was succeeded as icc ceo on 4 april 2008 by haroon lorgat .
speed was put on paid leave until his contract ran out on 4 july 2008 after rumours had been circulating for the last month that he had had a serious falling-out with ray mali , the president , following the icc executive 's decision not to take any major action against zimbabwe following an independent forensic audit carried out by kpmg .
speed was formerly in charge of the australian national basketball league , overseeing the 1996 removal of three teams from the league , and is a member of the nbl hall of fame .
he was also a board member of the australian sports commission .
speed is currently a board member of golf australia and the richmond football club .
speed was inducted into the sport australia hall of fame in 2012 .
