Congratulations to Traralgon’s Courtney Ford who was elected to the Board of Directors for Swimming Victoria. Courtney was elected through a ballot sent to all Victorian Swimming Clubs and Swimming Districts. We are exceedingly proud of Courtney’s election and how that reflects on her own reputation, that of Brian Ford and perhaps even the Traralgon Club. There is no doubt that our Club develops swimmers to be adults who are community minded and capable of making a significant contribution in their chosen interests. We are excited to have Courtney involved with our State body and undoubtedly supporting the needs of Country competitors. Well Done Courtney!!
The following article appeared on the SVI news feed regarding the new board:
The Board of Swimming Victoria has appointed Paul Malcolm (Senior Consultant Governance & Commercial Delivery at National Australia Bank), as the President of Swimming Victoria. This appointment was announced at Swimming Victoria’s 121st Annual General Meeting conducted on Sunday 5th October 2014. This appointment aligns with Swimming Victoria release of its new 2014-2017 strategic plan and will allow Paul to oversee the implementation of this plan in his first term as Swimming Victoria President.
Paul’s appointment follows the retirement of Daniel Burger who was President from 2012. Daniel who has been a Director since 2009 made the decision not to seek re-election due to increased work commitments. The Swimming Victoria Board acknowledges Daniel’s contribution as a Director and more recently as President.
A Director on Swimming Victoria’s Board for the past 9 months. Paul and his family have been involved in swimming for over 15 years, being members at Surrey Park SC before moving over to MLC Aquatic where he is the immediate past President.
Paul will bring with him a sound knowledge of the sport along with key financial and business skills which Paul has developed over many years in the commercial finance sector.
In one of his first roles as President, Paul thanked his fellow Directors for their support and looks forward to working with Swimming Victoria, Staff, Members and key stakeholders to explore additional revenue opportunities and expand our membership base beyond the traditional Swimming Victoria membership model
“The next four years will be an exciting phase for swimming both in and out of the pool and I welcome the opportunity to help grow and improve the sport as we have outlined in our new Strategic Plan”, said Paul Malcolm.
In addition to the appointment of the President, the results of the Swimming Victoria Board elections were announced the new Board is as follows: Paul Malcolm – President, Rahmin De Kretser, Geoff Hare OAM, Courtney Ford, Robyn Miller, Gillian O’Mara, Adrian Radley, Lawrie Cox, and Damian Van De Berg.
October 7, 2014
Traralgon Swimming Club News