Alan Isaac

{{Short description|NZ businessman, cricket administrator & former player}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Alan Isaac

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| caption = Isaac in 2013

| office1 = President of the International Cricket Council

| term_start1 = 2012

| term_end1 = 2014

| predecessor1 = Sharad Pawar

| successor1 = Mustafa Kamal

| office2 = Chairman of the New Zealand Cricket Board

| term_start2 = 2008

| term_end2 = 2009

| predecessor2 = John Anderson

| successor2 = Chris Moller

| birth_name = Alan Raymond Isaac

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1952|02|20}}

| birth_place = Wellington, New Zealand

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Alan Raymond Isaac {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CNZM|size=85%}} (born 20 January 1952) is a New Zealand businessman, cricket administrator, and former player.

Early life and education

Born in Wellington on 20 January 1952, Isaac was educated at Onslow College and Victoria University of Wellington.{{Cricinfo | id=371255 | name=Alan Isaac| accessdate=9 January 2018}} He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria in 1974.{{cite web |url=https://www.victoria.ac.nz/vbs/about/news/news-archives/2015-news/victoria-honours-distinguished-alumni |title=Victoria honours distinguished alumni |date=20 April 2015 |website= |publisher=Victoria University of Wellington |accessdate=9 January 2018}}

Cricket

A left-handed batsman, Isaac represented Wellington at the age-group level and captained the Wellington second team for three years. However, it has been as a cricket administrator that he has gained prominence. He became president of New Zealand Cricket in 2008, and succeeded Sharad Pawar, former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, as president of the International Cricket Council in 2012.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/18624141|title=Alan Isaac|work=BBC Sport |date=28 June 2012 |accessdate=29 June 2012}}

Business career

Isaac had a 35-year career with KPMG in New Zealand, with roles including managing partner, chairman, and chief executive officer. He holds directorships with a range of companies, including Skellerup Holdings, Opus International Consultants, and Oceania Healthcare, and is a trustee of the New Zealand Community Trust and the New Zealand Red Cross Foundation.{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=25051673 |title=Executive profile: Alan Raymond Isaac |date= |website=Bloomberg |publisher=|accessdate=9 January 2018}}

Honours

In the 2013 New Year Honours, Isaac was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to cricket and business.{{cite web | url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2013 | title=New Year honours list 2013|date=31 December 2012 | publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | accessdate=9 January 2018}}

In 2015, Isaac received a distinguished alumni award from Victoria University of Wellington.