Alex Sinclair not resigning as Chief Executive Officer of Motorsport Ireland

Alex Sinclair not resigning as Chief Executive Officer of Motorsport Ireland
Statement from Joe Corcoran - President, Motorsport Ireland

Posted: March 26, 2010 2:10 PM

"Considerable representation has been received from members of the Motorsport Commission and a number of our committees, including the C.A.C., requesting Alex Sinclair to consider withdrawing his letter of resignation as Chief Executive. I discussed the matter at length with Alex and on behalf of the Motorsport Commission I am delighted to report that he has agreed to this request, subject to the following conditions set out below:

The Motorsport Commission (MSC) confirms that the role of the Office of Chief Executive is independent within the rules as set out in the Yearbook and in accordance with the policies laid down by the MSC and the Executive Council.

It is accepted by the MSC that all disciplinary actions and all procedures concerning volunteer officials shall only take place in accordance with the rules laid down in the Yearbook or as amended during the year.

At their meeting on Tuesday 23rd March the Motorsport Commission unanimously agreed to this proposal. "

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Posted: December 21, 2009 10:22 AM

Belfast Telegraph

Statement by the former Rallies Committee of Motorsport Ireland

Posted: December 19, 2009 1:23 AM

Statement by the former Rallies Committee of Motorsport Ireland on resignation of Chief Executive Officer Mr. Alex Sinclair.

“We are all shocked and dismayed to learn today, Friday 18th December, of the resignation of the CEO of Motorsport Ireland, Mr. Alex Sinclair.

Mr. Sinclair has held office for over 20 years and his resignation will be felt in every single field of motorsport in Ireland.

At an information meeting held by the Rallies Committee in Tullamore on Monday 14th December, attended by over 200 senior Rally competitors and officials, it was stated that Mr. Sinclair was the one person with whom the Rallies Committee would prefer to meet to end the ongoing difficulties in Irish Motorsport.

We intend to work with the Commission of Motorsport Ireland in the coming days and await clarification of the circumstances in which Mr. John Naylor, the President of the Commission, accepted Mr. Sinclair’s resignation.

It should be noted that we have always supported the Commission of Motorsport Ireland, and we reject Mr. Naylor’s recent comments in the media to the contrary.

We are saddened that the handling of this matter by Motorsport Ireland, which has already caused the resignation of over 20 of its senior committee members, has now apparently led to the loss of it’s Chief Executive Mr. Sinclair as well. All of this was avoidable.

We now call on the individual members of the Commission of Motorsport Ireland to recognise the crisis we are in, and take the necessary steps to restore confidence in the administration of Irish motorsport.”

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Posted: December 19, 2009 1:22 AM

Sinclair to leave Motorsport Ireland post

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MOTORSPORT IRELAND STATEMENT:
Alex Sinclair has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Motorsport Ireland

Posted: December 18, 2009 4:47 PM

MOTORSPORT IRELAND STATEMENT
It is with the deepest regret that I inform you that Alex Sinclair has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Motorsport Ireland with immediate effect.

This also includes his resignation from the other positions he holds within motorsport, namely as a member of the Motor Sport Commission, the Executive Council of MI and as a Director of Irish Motorsport Federation Ltd.

He will remain until 31st March 2010 to assist in the administration of the sport in the interim.

I wish to thank Alex for all that he has contributed to motorsport over the last twenty years and must say that he has acted in the most professional manner and with the utmost integrity at all times. He would be an asset to any organisation and will be sorely missed.

I wish Alex and his family well for the future.

John Naylor,
President,
Motorsport Ireland

18th December 2009

Motorsport Ireland