Craig Phillips (sports administrator)

Craig Phillips AM (born May 1960) is a leading Australian sports administrator. In 2015, he was appointed the chief executive officer at Australian Commonwealth Games Association (now known as Commonwealth Games Australia).

Personal

[edit]

Phillips involvement in sport started at a young age and in 1979 he represented Australia at Modern Pentathlon Junior World Championships.[1] His educational qualifications include Diploma of Teaching at Australian College of Physical Education from 1978 to 1981 and Master of Business Administration from Southern Cross University from 1993 to 1999.[2]

Sports Administration career

[edit]

Phillips was employed by the New South Wales Department of Sport and Recreation for eight years before joining the Australian Olympic Committee in 1990.[3] Phillips held senior leadership positions at the Australian Olympic Committee including Technical Director & Director of Sport (1990-2004) and Secretary-General (2005-2014).[4][2] During this period, Sydney hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics and he played a major role in the management of twelve Australian Summer and Winter Olympic Teams from Barcelona 1992 to Sochi 2014. This led him to being the most capped Auistralian Olympic official.[1][2] In June 2015, Phillips was appointed the chief executive officer, Commonwealth Games Australia replacing Perry Crosswhite who held the position for more than 20 years.[3][5] He was a Board Member of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation.[2] In 2019, he was elected to the Commonwealth Games Federation Sports Committee.[6]

Recognition

[edit]
  • 2000 - Olympic Golden Rings Award for services to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games[1]
  • 2010- Alumnus of the Year Award at the Southern Cross University Graduate College of Management[1]
  • 2018 - Australian Institute of Sport Leadership Award[7]
  • 2021 - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - For significant service to high-profile sporting organisations through executive roles.[8]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d "Craig Phillips" (PDF). Carbine Club NSW. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Craig Phillips". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation website. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Craig- Phillips appointed Australian Commonwealth Games Association Chief Executive". Australasian Leisure Management. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. ^ "De Jong's posting a boost for women". Australian Financial Review. 10 August 2014.
  5. ^ "New boss to keep Commonwealth Games preparations on track". Gold Coast Bulletin. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Craig Phillips appointed to keycommittee-as Dame Luoise Martin reelected". Commonwealth Games Australia website. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Kurt Fearnley honoured at AIS awards, Craig Lowndes named ABC Sports Personality of the Year". ABC News. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Mr Craig PHILLIPS". It's An Honour website. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Craig_Phillips_(sports_administrator)&oldid=1073115025"