Appointments
GMA ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT
OF FULL TIME EXECUTIVE OFFICER
T
he Board of Golf Management Australia
is pleased to announce that Jim Cail
(pictured) has been appointed as our
first full time Executive Officer.
Jim, who started his new role on Tuesday
5 December, comes with an extensive
background in sports management
predominately as an administrator having
held various positions within the AFL. Most
recently at the AFL (Vic), Jim held the position
of Strategy & Planning Manager.
The appointment of Jim culminated after
an extensive recruitment process which
resulted in many very qualified applicants
being assessed from which 4 were shortlisted
as the final candidates. In resolving the
appointment, the Board determined that
Jim’s skillset met the significant criteria that
had been deemed necessary to meet the
expectations of the KPI’s associated with the
role.
Announcing the selection of Jim to what was
advertised as an interim role, Andrew Gay
Chairman of Golf Management Australia,
stated that Jim displayed the personality and
skills necessary to enable him to liaise and
collaborate with our sponsors and allied
associations to further the interests of all
within the golf industry and in turn the game
of golf.
Recognising the
achievements and
output of the previous
part-time executive
officers the GMA
Board is confident
that the time is right
for the association
to engage a full time
EO to realise its
strategic plans including the implementation
of the certification recognising professional
development as a core undertaking towards
a career in club management which is the
benchmark internationally. Jim greatly
impressed the Board with his passion to
implement the strategies necessary to
achieve all its established goals including
becoming a unitary body and in doing so to
consequently lead the association into the
next phase in its service to its members and
the golf industry.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Golf Management Australia was initially
founded after the second world war
operating as a federal body largely focusing
on conducting a national conference held
every two-years with the focus being to
provide networking and professional
development opportunities.
Jim has significant experience in corporate
governance with one of his key undertakings
being to develop a business case for the GMA
Board to determine if a recommendation
to form a unitary body should be put to the
member states.
Golf Industry Central I Summer 2017
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