SEEKING: Chief Executive Officer – The Australian Golf Club

POSTED ON May 4, 2016 @ 1:43 pm

One of the highest profile roles in Australian Golf Club Management
With one of Australia’s oldest, most exclusive and prestigious Golf Clubs
The opportunity to build on an excellent foundation.

The Australian Golf Club has hosted 19 Australian Opens including back to back Australian Opens in 2014 and 2015. It is scheduled to host in 2017 and again in 2019, 2021 and 2023. The 2014 event showcased the talents of Jordan Spieth, who won the title that year, before going on to add the 2015 US Masters and US Open to his resume.

In 2012 the Club undertook a $5m course upgrade under the guidance of Jack Nicklaus, with 18 new greens being built and other aspects of the course being modernized. A $1.8m landscape plan was implemented at the same time to improve shot values and strategy, enhance aesthetics and improve maintenance efficiencies.

With a strong membership and forward thinking Board, this role becomes available at a very attractive time in the Club’s development. Reporting to the Board of Directors, you will have overall operations management responsibility. You will work with the Board in developing and implementing strategic and operational plans.

We welcome interest from proven golf club Chief Executive/General Management professionals in Australia and offshore. Ideally this experience will have been gained within other golf club membership based organisations of a similar scale, operational intensity (circa 40,000 rounds pa) and standing of The Australian Golf Club.

You will be able to demonstrate a successful track record in strategic and operational leadership and financial management. You will also have the presence, communication and interpersonal skills, judgement and adaptability to drive the organisation through the continuous improvement in service standards and member experience. Very much a golfers’ club, a background, knowledge, capability and passion for golf is a given. Given the frequency of tournaments being hosted at the club, a depth of experience in a similar environment would serve you well. Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline would also be expected.

This is a superb opportunity, in a great city, to lead one of Australia’s most highly regarded golf club organisations through the next stage of its development.

Please respond to Mark Matehaere at Ellington Savage, who is assisting the Board of The Australian Golf Club with this appointment, by forwarding your resume to mail@ellingtonsavage.com.au reference number 9979, or for an initial discussion call Mark on +61 2 8234 0200 or +61 416 205 541.