Sir Rodney Walker has been re-elected as the Chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association following the sport’s Annual General Meeting in Sheffield today.
He was required to retire by rotation but successfully received the backing of snooker’s voting players.
All four other members of the Board of Directors who were required to retire, Sir David Richards, Dr Hamish McInnes, Peter Ebdon and Lee Doyle, were also re-elected.
Sir Rodney has been Chairman of WPBSA and its commercial arm World Snooker since 2003. Within that period, snooker has made significant leaps forward, both in stablising a strong position as a major televised sport in its UK base, and developing its popularity and commercial success internationally. Sir Rodney has been instrumental in negotiating key contracts, including those with the BBC and Sheffield City Council.
He said: “As a sport we have moved onto a strong and secure footing within the past five years. There are now new challenges which lie ahead, but I am glad that the players have shown today that they would like me to continue to lead snooker as we face these challenges.
“I am also delighted that the players have continued to show faith in the Board as a whole by re-electing all of the current Directors. As a Board, we will continue to work hard on behalf of the players.”
The full voting results were:
Sir Rodney Walker: 91.3%
Sir David Richards: 91.3%
Dr Hamish McInnes: 91.3%
Peter Ebdon: 73.9%
Lee Doyle: 91.3%
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