Professor Jacques Faul is a highly respected sports executive and cricket administrator with more than two decades of CEO-level leadership in professional sport.
Professor Jacques Faul is a highly respected sports executive and cricket administrator with more than two decades of CEO-level leadership in professional sport. He has built a strong reputation as a turnaround specialist, helping sporting organisations strengthen governance, improve performance, and achieve long-term sustainability within complex and regulated environments.
With extensive experience across the International Cricket Council ecosystem and major cricket bodies, Professor Faul combines strategic insight with practical executive leadership. His expertise spans stakeholder management, organisational strategy, sports law, and the delivery of mega and major sporting events. He is known for guiding organisations through periods of change while maintaining strong governance and operational discipline.
In addition to his executive career, Professor Faul contributes actively to academia and professional development in sport. He is an Associate Professor, published author of Crisis Management in Sport, and co-developer of executive education programmes in global event leadership. His approach blends strategic thinking, structured systems, and practical implementation to help sports organisations operate at a high-performance level.
