Search on for leaders to drive Brisbane 2032 Olympics
A global executive recruitment firm has begun the search for a suitable boss of the body charged with organising the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced that the state and federal governments had appointed Odgers Berndtson to identify five independent directors of the yet-to-be convened Brisbane organising Committee for the Olympic Games, or OCOG.
One of the five directors, to be jointly determined by the Premier and the Prime Minster, would be appointed OCOG’s president.
Ms Palaszczuk said the appointment of Odgers Berndtson as the executive search partner would attract people with world-class skills and experience.
“The OCOG will be responsible for driving Brisbane 2032 forward and delivering a great Olympic and Paralympic Games. To do this we need to recruit the best people in the world,” she said.
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Australian Olympic Committee chief executive Chief Matt Carroll said the five roles would be vital in delivering the Games and their legacies.
“These independent positions are important. From the AOC perspective, there’s such a great opportunity to supercharge sport in Queensland and Australia more broadly. The right people will help us achieve that goal,” he said.
At least one of the directors will be an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person and there would be a “balanced representation” of men and women, the Premier said.
Palaszczuk has yet to reveal her personal picks for board positions of the 21 member committee.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the weekend announced he would appoint former Olympic swimmer Tracy Stockwell, former Gold Coast Titans owner Rebecca Frizelle, Sports Minister Richard Colbeck and Sunshine Coast MP Ted O’Brien to OCOG.
