Salud steps down as PBA president
Former PBA Commissioner Chito Salud is stepping down as the league’s first president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) after tendering his resignation yesterday.
His resignation will take effect at the end of the year.
In a text message sent out to media outlets, the 53-year-old Salud said in a statement that the league’s “organizational structure” is already in place, which the board has envisioned.
“I have formally and respectfully signified my intention to step down as President/CEO of the PBA effective at the end of Dec 2015,” said Salud, son of the late PBA chief Rudy Salud who took over as the eighth commissioner of the PBA back in 2010.
“The organizational structure of PBA as we have envisaged is already in place,” added Salud.
Aside from that, Salud said that the “handover to the new Commissioner has been smoothly executed” referring to Chito Narvasa, whom the board approved late last season as his successor.
Salud also expressed confidence that the league will continue its improvement particularly with San Miguel Beer’s Robert Non serving a chairman – the second time he has handled the position.
“The Board under Chairman Non's leadership continues to be as it is – a source of strength, stability and continuity as the PBA charts its way forward,” he said. “It is for these reasons that I believe the time is right for me to move on, confident as I am that I have already made my modest contributions to the critical transition into this current PBA season,” he added.
For the first time since it was formed back in 1975, the PBA restructured its look with a more corporate style by forming a President/CEO position for Salud to take care of the league’s business side while Narvasa will handle all game related activities.
Salud first stepped down as Commissioner in February of this year, but the following month the PBA board – then chaired by Pato Gregorio of Talk ’N Text – decided to restructure the PBA that paved the way for the creation of President/CEO position.
The Bulletin tried to contact Non, but he is not available for comment.