County - Bowden takes Essex post Essex have appointed Derek Bowden as the club's new chief executive.

Bowden, who has worked previously for Ipswich Town and Saatchi & Saatchi, will take over from David East following his departure from the Division Two outfit at the end of 2012.

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Bowden, who will start his new job early in the 2013 season, told www.essexcricket.org.uk: "I'm really looking forward to joining the team at Essex and working with them to create the success that Essex Cricket deserves."

Nigel Hilliard, chairman of Essex Cricket, said: "Derek has a wealth of experience in the commercial and sporting world, which will be of great benefit to the club at a time when we are embarking on a major redevelopment of the Essex County Ground.
"Once completed the stadium will be a fitting centrepiece to the new city of Chelmsford."