Date: August 03, 2008
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Golf Australia seeks CEO

Golf Australia is the peak body responsible for the leadership, marketing, promotion and development of amateur golf throughout Australia from grassroots through participation, golfing pathways, elite development and the Australian Golf Opens. As CEO, you will lead, inspire and implement the strategic vision for golf in Australia, as well as develop and foster effective collaborative relationships with all stakeholders of Golf Australia. Reporting to the Board, you will drive golf to the next level and ensure its popularity, development and international competitiveness experience significant growth. You have extensive experience working with a Board at an executive level in a market driven organisation, preferably within the sports industry. You are a strategically minded leader with a high degree of empathy and a proven ability to manage complex relationships with a diverse range of stakeholder groups. In addition to an impressive record of commercial, stakeholder and human resource management, you will have excellent communication skills, a track record in attracting and securing corporate sponsorships, and success in dealing with TV networks and the media. A passion for golf is a given. Please email applications including resume to melbourne@boyden.com. For a confidential discussion, please contact Michael Catlow or Penny Heron on (03) 9614 7222. Click here to view the full job advertisement.