as suspended international Cricket As the CEO of the Council (ICC) Manu Sawhney waits to know his fate, some who are backing him have raised 10 questions on contentious issues-PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to task for the ICC’s Culture Review From the cost of keeping, to the alleged bending of the rules, to an indication of a conflict of interest scenario for an ICC Board member.
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Sahni, originally from India, was suspended on March 9 after PwC conducted an expensive ‘Workplace Culture Review’ or ‘Cultural Assessment Review’.
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Broadly speaking, Sawhney was accused of “targeted acts of bullying against certain individuals”. [ICC] employees”; “physical aggression, such as fist-banging”; and “through direct and indirect impact on the health and well-being of individuals” [his] behavior”.
The fourth charge against Sawhney is that he “did not report properly”. [ICC Executive] have implemented decisions or changes without due consultation with the Board and the Board”.
Sawhney was appointed the CEO of ICC in January 2019.
The 10 questions (see below) included a question that raised serious doubts as to whether the ICC had complied with its procurement rules when appointing the PwC to review the culture. Also, Sahni’s supporters allege that the son of an ICC Executive Board member works for the PwC, creating a potential conflict of interest scenario.
Sawhney ‘camp’ wants to know the role of the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, Ian Whatmore, who played a role in involving PwC for the Culture Review, and whether the entire ICC Board was consulted before hiring PwC was, or the scope of the review was shown. .
Those supporting Sawhney also claimed that some members of the ICC board, including Women’s Independent Director Indra Nooyi, had expressed “concerns” about the Culture Review.
The second allegation is that the PwC report, on the basis of which Sahni was suspended, was not seen by all who should have got copies of it. Sawhney claimed that he was reluctantly given the report as well.
Sahni wrote in a lengthy statement accessed by IANS, “After repeated requests, I have been provided with a copy of the final report issued by PwC on March 15, 2021, seven days after I was suspended on March 9, 2021 “
Supporters of Sawhney alleged that PwC was contracted for $200,000.
In his statement, Sawhney says that ICC President Greg Barkley had not provided a copy of the “evidence against me” to all ICC board members; refused my attorney’s assistance to me in the disciplinary hearing; “Receiving hearing” refusing to agree to my discipline; and, “refusing” to provide me with “sick pay”.
“It is perfectly clear to me, as would be to any reasonable person or bystander, that I am the victim of a premeditated witch-hunt. The whole pretense of starting a fair process or giving me a fair trial is completely has been abandoned,” wrote Sawhney.
IANS referred questions raised by Sahni’s supporters to the ICC. An ICC executive said: “The issue is still ongoing and it would be inappropriate to make any comment as such.”
However, an ICC source defended the action taken against Sawhney.
“I can confirm the whole process and SCOPE was approved by the board and Mr. Whatmore led the project after PwC joined. You should also note that PwC is a very large organization and Mr. Whatmore K’s relatives work in a completely different division and this was noted to the board (along with another board member) and no conflict was contemplated,” the source said.
Another source said that the verdict in the Sahni case may come at the earliest. “Also, please note that the PwC claims that 95 per cent of the people contacted in the ICC spoke out against Sawhney. It can’t be right – that’s all I can say at this stage.”
10 questions from Sahni ‘Camp’:
1 – Why did the ICC ignore its own procurement rules when appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to conduct a culture review of the ICC?
2 – What was the role of ECB President Ian Whatmore in this process and was it an example of good governance to hire a company without complying with ICC tendering rules and a company that appointed the son of an ICC board member Was it? Also, why was the ICC Board not consulted and the scope of the review not shown before the appointment was made?
3 – Have some members of the ICC board, including female independent director Indra Nooyi, expressed concern about the cultural review and directed that the CEO should also be closely involved in the review? Why was his request ignored?
4 – Was the scope of the Cultural Review changed at a later stage and was the ICC Board consulted before the changes were made? If true, when, why and under whose direction was the review changed?
5 – Has Sawhney or his legal team been provided with detailed and specific examples of an action that would suspend the CEO? Has the ICC’s $200,000 investigation been completed in this case? If so, why were the results not shared with the entire ICC Board?
6 – Is it true that the ICC is conducting an internal investigation into the leak of information, including the outcome of the ICC Human Resources Committee meeting involving the ICC CEO? What is the status of this investigation?
7 – Why was the request by a member country of the ICC Board to change its vote in the Sawhney case turned down? Will the ICC provide examples of other occasions on which this has happened, such as refusing to agree on minutes and allowing a member country to change its vote?
8 – The CEO was not invited to the HR and Remuneration Committee meeting and on whose instructions?
9 – Why didn’t the full ICC board look at the full report prepared by PwC, which was the basis for the CEO’s suspension?
10 – ICC policies on employment, bullying, harassment, sick leave, complaints and discipline have been ignored so far and under whose direction? What action is being taken against those who ignore these policies?
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