Career
Before he entered the world of cricket, he was a barrister in Melbourne. He was originally the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Cricket Board from 1997 until in 2001, he took up the job of the Chief Executive Officer of the International Cricket Council. In this role, he has worked with four Presidents of the Interstate Commerce Commission: Malcolm Gray, Ehsan Mani, Percy Sonn and Ray Mali.
He was succeeded as Interstate Commerce Commission Chief Executive Officer on 4 April 2008 by Haroon Lorgat.
Speed was put on paid leave until his contract ran out on 4 July 2008 after rumours had been circulating for the last month that he had had a serious falling-out with Ray Mali, the President, following the Interstate Commerce Commission executive"s decision not to take any major action against Zimbabwe following an independent forensic audit carried out by Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler. Speed was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2012.
