8 November 2010 | Tennis Victoria

Tennis Victoria is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Kennedy to the role of Executive Director, commencing on Tuesday 4 January 2011.

Matthew has a strong sporting background, having worked at Cricket Victoria for seven years, before moving on to join the International Cricket Council (ICC), where he has been working for the last 10 years.

“I feel extremely privileged to have been offered the position of Executive Director at Tennis Victoria and I eagerly look ahead to commencing the role in the New Year,” said Kennedy.

“I am looking forward to getting to know, and to working together with, all the stakeholders of the sport in the state to deliver Tennis Victoria’s Strategic Plan 2010-15.

“I also look forward to leading a dedicated team of staff at Tennis Victoria to best serve our affiliates for the maximum benefit of the sport and its participants, ensuring that we continue to grow tennis participation in Australia.”

For the past seven years Matthew has been based overseas in London, and then Dubai, as the ICC’s Global Development Manager, responsible for the ICC’s role in enhancing all on-and-off field aspects of cricket at all levels across its 95 Associate and Affiliate Member countries outside of the 10 Full Member Test nations.

“Tennis Victoria is extremely pleased with the appointment of Matthew to the role of Executive Director,” said David Stobart, Tennis Victoria’s President.

“We believe that Matthew has the vision to lead Tennis Victoria during a time of great opportunity to grow the sport and work closely with all our stakeholders.”