Matt Carroll (sports administrator)

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Lewis Matthew "Matt" Carroll AM is an Australia sports administrator.[1] In March 2017, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Olympic Committee.

Personal

Carroll was born and raised in Mosman, New South Wales.[2] His grandfather settled in Mosman after arriving from Ireland via New Zealand in 1890.[2] He attended St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill.[2] In 1982, Carroll completed a Bachelor's Degree in Construction from the University of New South Wales.[2] He worked in his father's construction business before commencing employment as a sport administrator.[3] He is married with three children.[2]

Career as a sports administrator

Carroll played over 250 with the

Australian Rugby Union (ARU). He was then appointed to Chief Executive Officer of NSW Rugby, a position he held until December 2001. Whilst at the NSW Rugby Union, he led the organisation’s recovery from a significant debt position.[5] He rejoined the Australian Rugby Union in 2002 as General Manager of 2003 Rugby World Cup,[5] later serving as acting Chief Executive in 2003.[6] He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to rugby in 2004.[5]

In 2004, Carroll became the inaugural General Manager of

A-League, a position he held until 2007. In addition to managing the A-League, he managed a comprehensive review of community football to maximise participation for FFA, state associations and clubs.[7] In July, 2007 he rejoined Australian Rugby Union as its Deputy Chief Executive Officer.[5] He resigned in March 2013.[5]

From September 2013 until August 2014, he was Executive Adviser & Interim Chief Operating Officer for the

Yachting Australia.[7] Whilst at Yachting Australia, he moved the organisation from a federated to the centralised model.[4]

Carroll has had a strong association with John O'Neill. He was deputy to O'Neill in his two stints at the Australian Rugby Union and at Football Federation Australia.[9] In employing Carroll at the FFA in 2004, O'Neill said "Matt has shown a huge amount of competency and with his broad skills of running a successful major event (Rugby World Cup 2003) and establishing better relations between the governing body of the sport and the grassroots."[10]

In March 2017, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Olympic Committee.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Lewis Matthew Carroll". It's An Honour. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Harris, Bret (10 September 2017). "att Carroll: the man tasked with restructuring the Australian Olympic Committee". Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. ISBN 9781863957595
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  4. ^
    Sydney Morning Herald
    . Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Matt Carroll to step down from the ARU". Sports Business Insider. 6 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Annual Report 2003" (PDF). Clearinghouse for Sport. Australian Rugby Union. p. 8. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Matt Carroll appointed Chief Executive Officer of Yachting Australia". Yachting Australia website. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Matt Carroll AM appointed AOC Chief Executive Officer" (Press release). Australian Olympic Committee. March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  9. Sydney Morning Herald
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  10. ^ Lynch, Michael (14 June 2004). "New chiefs face testing times after code switch". The Age.


Preceded by Australian Rugby Union acting CEO
2003 		Succeeded by
Gary Flowers
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