A highly-credentialled new director has been appointed and two returned to the Tennis Australia Board at their Annual General Meeting in Melbourne this week.
15 December 2023 | tennis.com.au
A highly-credentialled new director has been appointed and two returned to the Tennis Australia Board at their Annual General Meeting in Melbourne this week.
Bain & Company Partner Chris Harrop is the new face on the Tennis Australia Board with Dan Bisa (ACT) and Peter Robertson (Qld) returning for a third term. Janice Van Reyk is stepping off after a six-year stint.
Reflecting on a successful year for the organisation Tennis Australia Chair Jayne Hrdlicka told Members that it was the continued strength of participation numbers that stood out.
“Looking back on the past 12 months, we have experienced a seven per cent increase in the number of kids playing tennis while also managing to maintain the significant gains in the number of adults who returned to the sport during Covid,” Ms Hrdlicka said.
“The Australian Open smashed all records with more than 900,000 people through the gates over the three-weeks. This remarkable bounce-back was a tremendous result but we remain committed and importantly well-planned in our bid to maintain a strong financial position upon which to drive further investment into both the Australian Open and the sport’s continued growth.
Ms Hrdlicka also took the opportunity to thank retiring Board Director Janice van Reyk for her service.
“I would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge the commitment of retiring Board Director Janice van Reyk. Janice joined the Board in 2017 and served as the Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee as well as the Tennis Australia representative on the Melbourne & Olympic Parks Trust.”
Chris Harrop, MBA (Hons), BCom (Hons)
A lifelong tennis fan, Mr Harrop is a highly experienced strategy advisor who has worked for global strategy consulting firm Bain & Company for more than 30 years in Australia, the US and UK. He has specialised in growth strategy, customer experience design and change management, and worked across a wide array of industries with a focus on consumer products and services. He led Bain’s Telecom, Media and Technology practice across the Asia Pacific region for seven years and served on Bain’s global board of directors for six years. Before joining Bain, he held sales and marketing roles with IBM, NCR and Adidas. A passionate advocate for early…
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