Supercars names Shane Howard as new Chief Executive Supercars has appointed longserving Chief Operating Officer Shane Howard to replace Sean Seamer as its new Chief Executive, with a remit to continue the domestic and international success of one of Australia’s most popular sports. Howard, who has spent nearly 20 years ingrained within Supercars management, having first worked with the organisation at the 1997 Bathurst 1000, was selected from a high calibre list of professional business and sporting leaders for the role.
Kieren Perkins appointed as new Australian Sports Commission Chief Executive Two-time Olympic gold medallist, Kieren Perkins, has been appointed as the Australian Sports Commission’s new Chief Executive, a role that will see Perkins oversee Sport Australia and the Australian Institute of Sport as Australian sport looks towards the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Swimming Australia names Tracy Stockwell as new President Replacing Kieren Perkins, threetime Olympic Gold medallist and decorated sports and events administrator, Tracy Stockwell has been named the new President of Swimming Australia. Having first joined the Swimming Australia Board of Directors in 2016, Stockwell will lead the sport into an exciting decade of opportunity on the path to Brisbane 2032.
New Board appointments at The Y Prue Warrilow has been named as new Chair of the Board of Directors for the Y NSW while, at a national level, Amelia Shaw has been elected as Vice President of the Y Australia Board.
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ASM Global grows Asia Pacific footprint with new Singapore regional headquarters Creating a new regional headquarters in Singapore as part of plans to expand in the Asia Pacific region, ASM Global has appointed Paul Sergeant (above right) and Ed Sanderson to joint leadership roles. ASM Global has also appointed Jason Oberlander as its new Chief Commercial Officer to oversee the company’s namingrights deals and marketing partnerships across stadiums, arenas and other venues.
Multiple Olympic Gold medallist Lisa Carrington named a Dame in New Zealand’s New Year Honours list 183 New Zealanders have been named in the country’s New Year Honours with multiple Olympic Gold medal winning canoe racer Lisa Carrington and Paralympic swimmer Sophie Pascoe among the six people made Knights and Dames of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Carrington, New Zealand’s most successful Olympian, has won six Olympic medals, five golds and a bronze, across a total of 23 medals in her canoe racing career.
New Athletics Australia Athletics Australia has announced that Peter Bromley has been appointed Chief Executive on a permanent basis, having held the position in an interim capacity since April last year. Bromley led Australian athletics through the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, as well as playing a role in completing a national charter designed to bring the organisation closer to its member associations across the country. Other changes at Athletics Australia have seen Brian Roe step into the role of General Manager, Sport Delivery on a maternity leave contract, while Simon Thompson has joined the body in the new role of National Integrity and Risk Manager.
Quayclean makes ground-breaking sustainability manager appointment
Three new directors appointed at Qudos Bank Arena An organisational restructure at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena has seen the promotion of Michael Cox as Director of Operations and Damien Smith to the role of Director of Hospitality along with Karly Lake joining the team as Director of Finance and Business Services. Both Cox and Smith are graduates of the Venue Management School and Leadership Institute.
Quayclean Australia has stepped up its commitment to climate change and creating a sustainable environment with the appointment of a Sustainability Manager. The appointment of Ciara Green is the first of a series of roles to assist Quayclean and its customers take steps towards improving recycling, sustainable actions supporting those customers with ambitions of being carbon neutral and even carbon positive.
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