After months of speculation, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has terminated the services of its chief executive officer, Gregory Shillingford. In a media release, the WICB said that Shillingford's termination "followed consideration of a report on his performance conducted by its Review and Assessment Committee...and comments from each board member."

Shillingford's position has never been secure since he became embroiled in a controversy surrounding the firing of West Indies team manager Ricky Skerritt via email last year. Skerritt was subsequently rehired following a review of the method of his dismissal.

As early as June last year, Shillingford expressed uncertainty about his future involvement with the WICB since he was part of the Select Committee that had fired Skerritt. Reports published earlier this year also hinted that a WICB director had 'advised' two members of staff at the WICB secretariat in Antigua that the CEO's days were numbered. When news of this broke, it was quickly dismissed. As recent as two weeks ago, there was talk of a 'separation agreement' being in place, but this too was dismissed by the regional body.

The WICB said that the decision to fire Shillingford was unanimous. Roger Brathwaite, the newly appointed chief marketing executive, will act as CEO until a replacement is appointed.

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