Raelene Castle
| Raelene Castle ONZM | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Castle in 2015 | |
| Born |
30 September 1970 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
| Residence | Sydney |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Occupation | CEO, Rugby Australia |
| Parent(s) |
Bruce Castle (father) Marlene Castle (mother) |
Raelene Castle ONZM (born 30 September 1970) is the Chief Executive Officer of Rugby Australia, succeeding former CEO Bill Pulver. Castle was selected for the role in December 2017, with the appointment becoming effective January 2018.
Castle was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.[1] She was Chief Executive for Netball New Zealand from 2007 to 2013.[2]
Castle was the CEO of Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs from 2013 until 2017.[3] In becoming the Bulldogs CEO, Castle became the first female to ever be a CEO of a club in the National Rugby League since the formation of the competition in 1998. At the end of the 2017 season, she was replaced by Rugby League World Cup boss Andrew Hill.[4]
In the 2015 New Year Honours, Castle was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to sport and business.[5]
Her father is Bruce Castle, a former New Zealand Kiwis captain, and her mother is Marlene Castle, a four-times New Zealand Commonwealth Games lawn bowls representative.[6]
References
- ↑ King, Madonna (7 December 2014). "Raelene Castle: game changer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ↑ "New Zealander Raelene Castle appointed new Bulldogs CEO". sunshine coast daily. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ↑ "Bulldogs appoint castle". daily telegraph. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "Bulldogs appoint veteran rugby league administrator to replace Raelene Castle". Stuff.co.nz. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ↑ "New Year honours list 2015". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ↑ "Canterbury Bulldogs boss Raelene Castle reveals her alopecia areata". Stuff. Retrieved 14 August 2017.