The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has announced the resignation of its Chief Executive Officer, Fiona De Jong. De Jong, who was formerly the AOC Director of Sport, intends to step down at the end of this year. (The Guardian)
Having been appointed CEO in 2014, De Jong served as Deputy Chef de Mission behind Kitty Chiller at the 2016 Olympic Games, marking her 10th Olympic campaign. Prior to joining the AOC 13 years ago, she was a triathlete and lawyer, having graduated from Harvard.
Says the resigning CEO, “With Rio behind us and a solid strategic framework in place to guide the AOC through to 2024, I am proud of the contribution I’ve made. Now is the best time for someone else to build on this framework and drive the Tokyo 2020 and 2024 campaigns from the beginning of the new quadrennial – both a formidable and exciting task.”
John Coates, AOC President and a Vice President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said of De Jong, “[she is] one of Australia’s great sports administrators.” (insidethegames.biz)
“Fiona can be immensely satisfied with all she has accomplished and the legacy she leaves. Fiona has always brought a passion and energy to her work.
“This personal commitment combined with a decade of incremental improvements to Olympic team operations and her recent work with the AOC Executive and staff driving a strong and robust 10-year strategic framework means she leaves an enduring legacy for the Olympic Movement in Australia.”
De Jong also said, “I have seen first-hand the change sport brings to people and places and am privileged to have been at the service of Australian sport through my time at the AOC.”
“I’ve been part of making over 1,600 Australian athletes’ Olympic dreams come true, uplifted the standards in sport and created social change programmes, some of which I will continue to be involved in.
“None of this would have been possible without the support of the AOC President, executive, senior management and staff, in particular, John Coates for first opening the door of opportunity back in 2004.”
The AOC will begin its recruiting process for a replacement next month.
Social change programs – BWAH
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