Prime Minister, Premier of Queensland, Minister for the Olympics
Premier and Prime Minister announce the final five Board directors and Andrew N. Liveris AO as the President of the Organising Committee Board for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Leaders of business and industry have been named among the final five people who will be the President and independent directors on the Board of the Brisbane Organising Committee for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games (OCOG).
The five comprise:
Andrew N. Liveris AO (President) Chairman Lucid Motors and Blackrock Long Term Private Capital. Former Chairman and CEO of Dow Chemical Company. Former student Brisbane State High School and The University of Queensland.
Rob Scott Olympian. Silver medallist rowing 1996 Atlanta. President and Chairman Rowing Australia. CEO and Managing Director Wesfarmers Ltd.
Sarah Kelly OAM. Associate Professor Marketing and Law - The University of Queensland, Deputy Chair Brisbane Lions AFLFC and Tourism and Events Queensland. Queensland leader of the Minerva Network mentoring professional sportswomen with women business leaders. Awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for services to sports administration and tertiary education.
Brett Clark Founder and Managing Director ePharmacy. Managing Partner Chemist Warehouse Qld and Northern NSW. Chairman Queensland Rugby Union. Former Director Queensland Ballet. Brett is well known for philanthropic and community work including Mater Little Miracles and Bridgeworks.
Shelley Reys AO. Co-Chair Reconciliation Australia, CEO Arrilla Indigenous Consulting. Instrumental in events including The People’s Walk for Reconciliation, Parliament’s Apology to the Stolen Generation, Australia Day and the Australian of the Year Awards. Partner and Board Member KPMG Australia.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments had worked closely to select leaders who would bring the experience, skills and drive that would help make the Games a success.
“These Games aren’t just an opportunity for our next generation of sporting talent, but they’re an opportunity to further unlock the potential of Queensland and spread the benefits across the country,” the Prime Minister said.
“The Board of the Organising Committee represents some of this country’s most successful leaders who will ensure the 2032 Games are the world’s best ever.”
The Premier and Minister for the Olympics Annastacia Palaszczuk said the Board reflects a breadth and depth of experience that also has its heart firmly in Queensland.
“This will be the biggest single transformational event in a generation,” the Premier said.
“Our job is to honour the commitments I made to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) but also provide a lasting legacy for our State and I am confident that is exactly what we will achieve.”
The five new independent directors join 16 other directors who come from diverse backgrounds, including multiple Olympic and Paralympic representatives.
Other board members include John Coates AC, Vice President of the IOC and the President of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), the President of Paralympics Australia Jock O’Callaghan, Brisbane Lord
Mayor The Right Honourable Councillor Adrian Schrinner, three-time Olympian Bronte Barratt OAM OLY and the triple Paralympic gold medallist Kurt Fearnley AO PLY.
Adrian Schrinner Lord Mayor of Brisbane City Council said the critical stage of forming the OCOG Board for Brisbane 2032 was an important step forward.
“We are officially off and running now with the Board announced, and with 10 years to go we have time to ensure Brisbane is ready to be on the world stage in 2032.”
John Coates said Andrew Liveris is well-known to the IOC as the Chair of a former worldwide sponsor of the Olympic Games and the IOC is well-known to him.
“He adds tremendous value and international credibility.
“The strong representation of Olympians and Paralympians on the Board will ensure athletes remain the focus of our preparations,” Mr Coates said.
Mr Jock O’Callaghan, President of the Australian Paralympic Committee said Brisbane 2032 was already setting a new standard.
“I am pleased to see the diversity of the Board, with representatives advocating for our First Nations People, and voices championing accessibility, inclusion, and the regions to ensure tangible and meaningful conversations are had at the Board table,” Mr O’Callaghan said.
Mr Liveris, the newly announced President of the OCOG Board, led Dow as a TOP (The Olympic Partner) sponsor of the IOC in 2010, becoming the Sustainability Partner to create the ‘Green Olympics’, with London 2012 being the first of its kind in minimising the impact of the Olympics on the environment. Recycling technologies for building materials and water management were introduced, as well as designing and implementing carbon emissions and climate change strategies.
Mr Liveris said he expects his new role will be one of the greatest and most satisfying opportunities to contribute to Australia.
“I have worked around the world and I have always attributed my success to my study at the University of Queensland, so Brisbane holds a special place in my heart.
“I am honoured to have been asked to make an important contribution to our State and nation in this critical role,” Mr Liveris said.
The Board will ensure the OCOG raises revenue through sponsorship, philanthropy, ticketing and Brisbane 2032 merchandise, manages the temporary overlay and operation of the venues, and recruits the
Brisbane 2032 volunteers, to make the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games a memorable and successful experience for all.
The inaugural meeting of the OCOG Board will be held later this month.
The Board of the Brisbane Organising Committee for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games (OCOG)
President:
- Andrew N. Liveris AO
Vice Presidents:
- The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, Premier and Minister for the Olympics
- Senator the Honourable Richard Colbeck, Federal Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services and Minister for Sport
- The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Brisbane Councillor Adrian Schrinner, Brisbane City Council
- Mr John Coates AC, Vice President of the International Olympic Committee and AOC President
- Mr Jock O’Callaghan, President of Paralympics Australia
Board Directors:
- Robyn Smith, Australian member of the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board
- Matt Carroll AM, CEO of the Australian Olympic Committee
- The Honourable Steven Miles MP
- Mayor of Redland City Councillor Karen Williams
- Ted O’Brien MP
- Bronte Barratt OAM OLY
- Kurt Fearnley AO PLY
- Patrick Johnson OLY
- Natalie Cook OAM OLY
- Tracy Stockwell OAM
- Rebecca Frizelle OAM
- Sarah Kelly OAM
- Shelley Reys AO
- Rob Scott OLY
- Brett Clark
Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee Summary of the Board Directors
Andrew N. Liveris AO (President)
Andrew N. Liveris AO is a proud Australian with strong ties to Queensland. He moved to Queensland as a teenager and studied at Brisbane State High School, before graduating with a degree in Chemical Engineering from The University of Queensland in 1976, where Mr Liveris recently established an Academy for Leadership and Innovation to nurture leaders for the 21st century. His career at Dow Chemical spanned 42 years, with roles in manufacturing, engineering, sales, marketing, business and general management, across three continents. This culminated in Andrew serving as Chairman and CEO for 15 years for an organisation that employed over 60,000 people across 160 countries. He is currently Chairman of Lucid Motors and Blackrock Long Term Private Capital, a director of IBM and the Minderoo Foundation and is a member of The B Team. Mr Liveris has significant experience and relationships globally across the public, private and philanthropic sectors and is dedicated to making the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games memorable and successful for all.
Sarah Kelly OAM
Dr Sarah Kelly OAM is an accomplished business leader and company director, with over 20 years of combined experience within the sports, marketing, law, education and waste management sectors.
In addition to a PhD in sports marketing and her legal qualifications, Sarah holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Queensland where she is an Associate Professor in marketing and law and the co-leader of a trust, ethics and governance research hub. Sarah is currently the Deputy Chair of The Brisbane Lions AFLFC and Tourism and Events Queensland.
Sarah is passionate about sports and its impacts on local, national and international communities. She is the Queensland Leader of the Minerva Network, a national network uniting female business leaders with professional sportswomen through mentoring, advocacy and training, and Founder and Director of the Sports Diplomacy Alliance. In 2021, Sarah was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for her services to sports administration and to tertiary education.
Shelley Reys AO
Ms Shelley Reys AO is a Djiribul woman of far north Queensland and a respected Indigenous specialist, strategist and service provider. She has been a leader in the corporate, Indigenous and reconciliation space for nearly three decades.
As CEO of Arrilla Indigenous Consulting, Shelley has been helping the Australian workforce to work in the Indigenous space with greater skill and confidence. She is also a Partner and Board member of KPMG Australia.
She is known for her role in leading large conversations and events of national importance, including The Walk for Reconciliation across the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Parliament’s apology to The Stolen Generations, Co-Chair of Reconciliation Australia, and Vice Chairman of the National Australia Day Council. Shelley has been named by the Australian Financial Review as one of Australia’s 100 Women of Influence and awarded the prestigious Officer of the Order of Australia in honour of her nation-building work. Her vision is “to create a culturally competent Australia, one workplace at a time”.
Brett Clark
Mr Brett Clark is the Founder and Managing Director of ePharmacy and the Managing Partner of Chemist Warehouse stores in Queensland and Northern NSW. He negotiated the merger of the two companies in 2004, which is now the largest privately owned pharmacy group in Australia with over $6 billion in sales and more than 500 stores employing approximately 17,000 staff.
Brett has enjoyed a lifelong connection to Rugby and played at Brisbane Boys Grammar School. He is currently the Chair of Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) as well as Chair of the QRU Foundation, which aims to improve participation and enjoyment across all levels of Rugby Union in Queensland. Brett was also a director of Queensland Ballet for 10 years, and served the last six years of his tenure as Chair before retiring in 2019.
Brett is a well-known philanthropist in Queensland and has assisted his wife over the past 15 years in raising over 1.5 million dollars for the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane. He has also held past board and committee positions in the not-for-profit sector, including Chair of Bridgeworks - a registered training organisation owned by the Sisters of Mercy, and a founding committee member of the Mater Little Miracles.
Rob Scott OLY
Mr Rob Scott OLY is a dual Olympian in rowing, having stroked the Eight at the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992 and winning a silver medal in the Pair at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He has been the President and Chairman of Rowing Australia since 2014 and oversaw preparations for the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Rob has significant experience in business, leadership, major projects, governance and public affairs, across a range of industries in Australia and internationally. He is the CEO and Managing Director of Wesfarmers Limited, a top ten ASX-listed company with an annual turnover of $34 billion and employing over 120,000 people. Rob has previously worked with Deutsche Bank in Asia and Australia in various investment banking roles and is a past President of the Insurance Council of Australia.
Rob holds a Master of Applied Finance degree from Macquarie University and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Australian National University. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.