Meet the man who will now run the IPL

Newly-appointed Indian Premier League [ Images ] interim commissioner Chirayu Amin is no new face to Indian cricket administration.

Besides being a vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and president of the Baroda Cricket Association, he is also a member of the Twenty20 [ Images ] extravaganza's governing council.

A noted industrialist, he is chairman and managing director of Alembic Pharmaceuticals. As cricket administrator, the expectation is that he will carry the same passion and drive that made his company a leading player in the pharmaceutical industry.

It was not surprising that BCCI utilised the services of the 62-year-old in its marketing committee.

Besides being a shrewd businessman, the Vadodara-based Amin is also an excellent administrator. Proof of that can be seen in the Baroda Cricket Association's success in the Ranji Trophy in recent years.

Amin, who holds a BSc and an MBA, is also chairman of Shreno Ltd [ Get Quote ]., Alembic Glass Industries Ltd. and Paushak Limited. He is director of United Phosphorous Ltd. since July 28, 2006, and an independent Non-Executive Director of Elecon Engineering Company Ltd [ Get Quote ]. since June 29, 1998.

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