Jesse Chellan takes over as KwaZulu-Natal CEO

KwaZulu-Natal have appointed Jesse Chellan, the former president of the Northerns Cricket Union, as their new chief executive. Chellan, who replaces Cassim Docrat, will begin his new position with the South African domestic side on October 1.

A pharmacist by trade, Chellan, 44, headed Northerns for four years but decided not to stand for elections this August due to family commitments.

"It is a fantastic opportunity to combine my passion with my daily job," Chellan told Supercricket. "I had been serving the Titans on a part-time basis but now I can combine my passion, which is cricket, and get paid for it."

KZN haven't won a domestic title since the 2005-06 season when they shared the first-class SuperSport Series title with the Titans. The franchise has already made some changes to their personnel this season, appointing Imraan Khan as captain and Graham Ford as coach. Chellan said his aim as CEO is to bring the team back to its winning ways.

"Hopefully I can bring a winning culture. The Titans had a fantastic system from schools, through clubs, the high performance centre and then the franchise team and I want to bring that knowledge to KZN," Chellan said.

"I can also bring my knowledge of working in the corporate world because essentially that's what the franchises are, corporate entities."