Exclusive: Sydney Uni stalwart Mortimer on shortlist for Rugby Australia chairman | geerob
A potential successor to Cameron Clyne as Rugby Australia chairman has emerged, with Sydney University rugby doyen and boardroom veteran David Mortimer among a handful of candidates approached about the looming high-profile vacancy.
David Mortimer AO, right, with Nick McArdle and Murray Mexted, at the launch of IRAA in Sydney last year.The committee, made up of John Sharp, Daryl McDonough and Mark L'Huillier, is in the middle of three days of interviews in their search for a new chair and two new directors, which represents a third of the nine seats on the RA board and two of its most senior positions.
The nominations committee spent Friday and Monday making their way through a list of more than 60 people put together by consultants Korn Ferry. Interviews were continuing on Tuesday. They must announce their nominations to members on March 9, three weeks out from the Rugby Australia annual general meeting on March 31.As well as Clyne, deputy chairman and former Wallaby Brett Robinson is stepping down. His seat will have to be filled by a past player from the professional era.
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