Peel Thunder Football Club

The results of the elections for Commissioners of the West Australian Football Commission were endorsed by the Nominee Members of the WAFC (AFL and WAFL Clubs) at a meeting this evening:

FRANK COOPER – Reappointed for a 3-year term from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012
Currently WAFC Deputy Chair and Chair of the Finance Committee, Frank has been a Commissioner since 1.1.07. He served on the Fremantle FC Board in 2002 and is a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

PETER GIBBONS – Reappointed for a 3-year term from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012
Currently Chair of the Facilities Working Party, Peter has been a Commissioner since 1.1.07

MURRAY McHENRY - Appointed for a 3-year term from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012
Murray is well known to football and served as a Director and Chairman of West Coast.

JEANETTE HACKET - Appointed for a 2-year term from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2011
Professor Hacket is the Vice Chancellor of Curtin University.

ROB McKENZIE – Reappointed for a 1-year term from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010
Currently Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Football Affairs Committee, Rob has been a Commissioner since 1.1.07. He served as a member of the West Coast Eagles Board 1999-2004 and the IPL Board 1994-99 and is Executive Director of McKenzie Moncrieff Lawyers.

WAFC Chairman Neale Fong paid tribute to retiring Commissioner Ross Kelly, past President of Fremantle Football Club and current Chairman of Clontarf Football Academy. "Ross has made a tremendous contribution during his 8 years as a Commissioner and I am sure football will continue to benefit from his involvement" he said.

"With the re-election of three retiring Commissioners providing great stability and the new appointments broadening the skill set of the Board we are well equipped to tackle the challenges ahead with energy and enthusiasm."