South African rugby side the Blue Bulls announced that its Chief Executive Officer Alfons Meyer will be leaving the company at the end of May 2020.
According to a local media outlet, News24, the Blue Bulls said that Meyer’s departure was due to personal reasons.
In a statement on its website, the Company said that it respected Meyer’s decision to leave and wished him well in his future endeavours.
“We would like to thank Alfons for his great contribution to the company. Over the past year he has been instrumental in the restructure of the Blue Bulls Company, and has laid a strong foundation on which the company can build and become the world class team again that it once was,” Blue Bulls Board Chairman Pieter Uys said.
Meyer expressed his gratitude to the Blue Bulls noting that his time with the Company had been the highlight of his professional career.
“2019 was an exceptional year to be part of the Vodacom Bulls Super Rugby campaign, and to play a major role in the equity transaction which saw Mr. Patrice Motsepe become part of the #BullsFamily as an investor was a privilege. I wish the staff and players all the best, especially during these extraordinary times – I will remain a loyal supporter forever!”
Meyer joined the Blue Bulls Company in January 2019, replacing Barend van Graan, and his contract was due to expire at the end of 2020.
One of Meyer’s last contributions to oversee the appointment of Rugby World Cup winning coach Jake White as director of rugby until the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
The Vodacom Bulls, based in Pretoria, are three-time winners of the international rugby union club competition Super Rugby claiming the prize in 2007, 2009 and 2010.
They currently lie in fourth place in Super Rugby’s South Africa Conference and are 11th in the overall standings.
