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RugbyWA wishes to announce the appointment of Mr. Greg Harris as Chief Executive Officer.
Greg comes to RugbyWA with experience across three football codes and has succeeded in a diverse range of professional appointments in sport and business.
Most notably, Greg held the position of Executive Director of Sydney University Sport from 1992 until recently.
In this position he was responsible for a multi-sport and multi-functional operation with a turnover of almost $20million per annum. Specifically the role included responsibility for sport development and operations, sponsorship, media, government liaison and facilities. Among his achievements was the $7million upgrade of the Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre.
Greg also has strong existing working relationships with many of RugbyWA’s key stakeholders.
In his early career, Greg taught economics and mathematics at Sydney Boys High and has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Pure Mathematics at the University of Sydney.
A fleet-footed number 8 in his playing days, he played First Grade rugby for Sydney University between 1973 and 1977 and also represented Sydney.
RugbyWA Chairman, Geoff Stooke, welcomed Greg’s appointment as RugbyWA CEO.
“RugbyWA is delighted that a person of Greg’s experience and background in sport and business has accepted the role,” said Stooke.
“We see him as having the necessary skills and abilities to help take our organisation to its next stage of development and growth,” he said.
Mr. Harris said he is excited to join a rapidly progressing organisation.
“The RugbyWA CEO role was an exciting opportunity for me to build on a fantastic platform already established at RugbyWA,” said Mr. Harris.
“I hope to add significant value to the organisation in its future development.”
Mr. Harris said that it was RugbyWA’s holistic approach to business that appealed to him most.
“What’s really excited me is the manner in which RugbyWA has embraced the development of the game in Western Australia.
It is aware of its responsibilities in the development of the sport and is not solely focused on the pointy end of the business with the Emirates Western Force.”
Greg will commence in the role in late April.
I thought Mitch was a shoe-in
mitch may be better utilized elseware
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Whatever the case, welcome on board Gregs..we expect nothing but continued success on and off the pitch.
I had heard from un-names sauces that Mitch didn't apply for the job.
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great news!! comes from a big org!!! Will do wonders for the Force! Mitch did a great job in the interim. Does anyone know if he actaully applied?
I'm pretty sure it was on here somewhere that he didn't actually apply...
Good to get things settled - hope he is here for the long haul
61 years between Grand SlamsWas the wait worth it - Ya betta baby
Let's now see how much attention he pays to the "blunt" end.
Fantastic news, took them a bit longer than expected.
Best of luck Greg and great to have on board, let's start him off with a big win!!
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GIGS: Does this mean we need to re-address our letter? Maybe Greg will build us our stadium!
laura much and all as I respect the efforts of RugbyWa and the Emirates Western Force - a surplus of 1 million will not even get the architect out of bed to build a new stadium - all costings to date have been circa $200 million mark
The goverment is the only one with that type of money - hopefully this new lad is savvy enough to play the pollies and us at both ends and aim to get the rectangular stadium we need whilst regenerating the sponsorship required to keep the players and coaching staff happy as well.
Also as alluded to by FS there are some issues within rugbywa in how they deal with the punters from memberships through to perceived favouritism towards certain clubs within the domestic competition - most of these problems could be cured with appropriately timed spin and commitment to clearer communication.
However the CV as presented seems to be emphasising his building skills (perry lakes has a limited lifespan and funding was secured for AK Reserve) also emphasised is his ability to acquire maintain sponsorship
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61 years between Grand SlamsWas the wait worth it - Ya betta baby