In most instances, people’s eyes start to glaze over when you talk about governance, yet it is singularly one of the most important issues facing organisations, particularly sporting organisations. The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) have published a number of mandatory sports governance principles and related guidelines that it is keen to ensure are applied to state-based sporting organisations (e.g. Tennis West), the ASC see (and we agree) that good governance is a necessary condition for success. Tennis West has undergone a governance review, conducted by KPMG and is currently implementing the recommendations of the review. Tennis West remain committed to discharge its governance obligations with diligence and enthusiasm.
I thought I’d take this opportunity to update on the higher level governance changes:
- A stand-alone Board Charter has been established to confirm, in greater detail, the Board’s role and responsibility.
- A Finance, Audit and Risk Committee (and an associated Charter developed) has been established. The members of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee are Bill Price (Chair), Ian Meares and Mike Naylor
- A Nominations Committee (and an associated Charter developed) has been established. The members of the Nominations Committee are Warren Harding (Chair), Carl Black, Jacqui Jashari & Grant Vernon.
- A Governance Committee has been established. The members of the Governance Committee are Carl Black (Chair) and Karen Jessop.
Geoff Quinlan
CEO Tennis West| General Manager Hopman Cup
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