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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=TopStory>Dehring next JFF president?</SPAN>
<SPAN class=Subheadline>World Cup 2007 executive not averse to idea</SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>PAUL A REID, Observer Writer
Saturday, November 25, 2006
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</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>DEHRING... I have not really considered it, but obviously football is my favourite sport </SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>DANIEL TOWN, Trelawny - Chris Dehring, managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of next year's International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup here in the Caribbean, has been touted in some quarters as a possible candidate for presidency of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF).
For some time now Dehring's name has been brought up in discussions, along with Kingston & St Andrew Football Association's (KSAFA's) boss Stewart Stephenson, in this regard.
Dehring was part of the 1983 St George's College Manning Cup team that won the Corporate area schoolboys' title but lost in the Olivier Shield to the Steve Bucknor-coached Cornwall College team. He also attended Campion College where he played both Manning Cup and Sunlight Cup cricket and went on to represent the national Under-19 team in regional cricket competitions.
Dehring, who has been head of the World Cup Organising Committee since 1997 when he was seconded from his investment banking job at Dehring Bunting & Golding, which he helped to co-found, is highly thought of in some circles and considered to be a suitable candidate for the job.
According to Cricinfo.com, Dehring was a principal architect of the Caribbean's quest to host the ICC Cricket World Cup, presenting the West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB's) proposal to the ICC in 1998.<P class=StoryText align=justify>He subsequently represented the WICB in the commercial rights negotiations with Global Cricket Corporation which concluded the largest rights deal in cricket's history - US$550 million for ICC tournaments, including the ICC CWC in 2007, the website also said.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Dehring was appointed managing director of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 by the WICB in 1999 and has since spearheaded the co-ordination of the 14 Caribbean governments, cricket administrations and the public in the execution of the event.<P class=StoryText align=justify>There were, however, questions as to his desire for the job, but when asked directly, he did not appear to have any aversion to making himself available.
In an interview with the Observer while on tour of the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium on Tuesday, Dehring said while he has not given the matter any thought, he would make himself available to serve sport in Jamaica in any capacity.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"I have not really considered it, but obviously football is my favourite sport and that is very well known."
Dehring, who also represented Jamaica in cricket at the Under-19 level, said the "experience and knowledge of the international sports world from doing the job I have been doing for the last few years" would serve him well, should he ever take up such a position.
And he had no doubt that he had a lot to offer sports in Jamaica.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"I think I would have something to offer and would be willing to make that available to the football federation and the cricket association in Jamaica," he said.<P class=StoryText align=justify>According to Dehring, "I've always wanted to give back to sports. I really love sports and that has always been a very important part of my life, so I would love to... continue to be giving some kind of contribution, the form of that contribution
<SPAN class=Subheadline>World Cup 2007 executive not averse to idea</SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>PAUL A REID, Observer Writer
Saturday, November 25, 2006
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=178 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>DEHRING... I have not really considered it, but obviously football is my favourite sport </SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>DANIEL TOWN, Trelawny - Chris Dehring, managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of next year's International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup here in the Caribbean, has been touted in some quarters as a possible candidate for presidency of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF).For some time now Dehring's name has been brought up in discussions, along with Kingston & St Andrew Football Association's (KSAFA's) boss Stewart Stephenson, in this regard.
Dehring was part of the 1983 St George's College Manning Cup team that won the Corporate area schoolboys' title but lost in the Olivier Shield to the Steve Bucknor-coached Cornwall College team. He also attended Campion College where he played both Manning Cup and Sunlight Cup cricket and went on to represent the national Under-19 team in regional cricket competitions.
Dehring, who has been head of the World Cup Organising Committee since 1997 when he was seconded from his investment banking job at Dehring Bunting & Golding, which he helped to co-found, is highly thought of in some circles and considered to be a suitable candidate for the job.
According to Cricinfo.com, Dehring was a principal architect of the Caribbean's quest to host the ICC Cricket World Cup, presenting the West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB's) proposal to the ICC in 1998.<P class=StoryText align=justify>He subsequently represented the WICB in the commercial rights negotiations with Global Cricket Corporation which concluded the largest rights deal in cricket's history - US$550 million for ICC tournaments, including the ICC CWC in 2007, the website also said.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Dehring was appointed managing director of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 by the WICB in 1999 and has since spearheaded the co-ordination of the 14 Caribbean governments, cricket administrations and the public in the execution of the event.<P class=StoryText align=justify>There were, however, questions as to his desire for the job, but when asked directly, he did not appear to have any aversion to making himself available.
In an interview with the Observer while on tour of the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium on Tuesday, Dehring said while he has not given the matter any thought, he would make himself available to serve sport in Jamaica in any capacity.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"I have not really considered it, but obviously football is my favourite sport and that is very well known."
Dehring, who also represented Jamaica in cricket at the Under-19 level, said the "experience and knowledge of the international sports world from doing the job I have been doing for the last few years" would serve him well, should he ever take up such a position.
And he had no doubt that he had a lot to offer sports in Jamaica.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"I think I would have something to offer and would be willing to make that available to the football federation and the cricket association in Jamaica," he said.<P class=StoryText align=justify>According to Dehring, "I've always wanted to give back to sports. I really love sports and that has always been a very important part of my life, so I would love to... continue to be giving some kind of contribution, the form of that contribution
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