Strategy CEO Thread - Jennifer Watt - Started Jan 2023

[Uber Roo]

Peter Filopoulos was highly regarded when at Arden St earlier this century. Certainly has built his reputation with that other code. Interesting candidate. Nice bloke way back when. Looks a good, strong candidate.

Was a top bloke a long time ago
However time changes people
Have known him very closely for 30 years
I don’t know how I feel about this, I’m still trying to digest it all.


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[shintemaster]

If Eugene was gettable he’d be amazing.

Re AD I despise what he did to try to force us out.

With 15 years to reflect on that time I have to wonder though who was driving the relocation push. Was it the AFL commission or was it AD and the AFL executive?

Was AD given his orders by the commission and as CEO doing his job to enact their orders or did he drive the push and take it to the commission?

Generally a board or commission would set the agenda for something so monumental and then make sure that the executive has the resources to carry out their wishes.

AD was definitely the face of the relocation push but was he the driver or just doing his job as CEO?

Can anyone with better memory than me recall who actually pushed for the relocation - the commission or the executive?

If it was a directive and driven by the commission and AD was doing his job as CEO I’d be comfortable with him as CEO.

On objective measures he did a very good job as the AFL CEO, his only real failure was losing the battle against North.

Of course it was board driven but that doesn't change anything for me. Just following orders doesn't cut it with some things.

 

[gokangas]

Was a top bloke a long time ago
However time changes people
Have known him very closely for 30 years
I don’t know how I feel about this, I’m still trying to digest it all.


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Look forward to hearing your opinion. I am making some other enquiries.

 

[Uber Roo]

Look forward to hearing your opinion. I am making some other enquiries.

Mate I can write an essay about his personality right now, and it wouldn’t be good reading

But I need to take emotion out of it, and look at his body of work, his most recent work for FFV, for the tip, seemed to do ok at Perth Glory, I don’t know GK, but personally speaking, No from me


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[SpiderBurton22]

Mate I can write an essay about his personality right now, and it wouldn’t be good reading

But I need to take emotion out of it, and look at his body of work, his most recent work for FFV, for the tip, seemed to do ok at Perth Glory, I don’t know GK, but personally speaking, No from me


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Did he give you a 1 star rating?

 

[Passmore]

Did he give you a 1 star rating?

Spewed in the Uber.

 

[Samsquanch]

The Plan is coming to fruition, Clarko as coach, Sonja as pres, AD as ceo AND a vacant Tassie (yet to be built and funded) stadium needing to be filled by a club.

Remember the calls for Clarko to coach a Tassie team, well we are well on the way to having that transpire if AD comes on as CEO.

Call it tin foil hat if you want but the AFL will make a deal with Rockdick or Rebecca opposite of Black or whoever is in charge down here by then, THAT if we (Tassie) take an existing team (US) that we (Tassie) won’t have to stump up the cash for the stadium!

There will be rejoicing in the streets to the tune of $750m being able to now be spent on Hospitals, schools, pork barrelling for the election that would be around the corner by then.

The fans will be ecstatic as they can then avoid sitting in the ED with ED for 12-24 hours before being seen or 48 hours waiting for a bed on a ward and because of this all will be forgiven for “forcing” the South Hobart PotoRoos onto us.

#tinfoilhatsrock

You aren't suggesting.... are you?

 

[Shinboner1]

Depends where you are or where you are from.. football is soccer.

That's why I put the word in quotation marks.

 

[giantroo]

 

[The Nostradamus]

After paying out ratten for 6 months and paying Lyon plus all these new coaches surely they are breaching the soft cap and paying the extra fee

 

[NMFC49]

Jennifer Watt, General Manager, Commercial Operations and Partnerships, Melbourne Cricket Club

Speaking on "All Things MCC".

Jennifer has over 20 years’ experience in the sports industry in a variety of roles, covering a range of management, commercial, marketing and communications disciplines. Following her early career in sports administration at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre and Flying Start Sports Management, Jennifer went on to spend 14 years at the Melbourne Football Club where she successfully drove a range of initiatives including the Club’s pioneering efforts in women’s football, iconic events such as the Pink Lady games, the Big Freeze at the G initiatives and Anzac Eve activations, record membership results and the Club’s major rebranding exercise in 2015. In her time at the Club Jennifer had eight different CEOs and five different Presidents and witnessed some of the most challenging episodes in the Club’s history.

Jennifer was awarded the AFL’s prestigious Graeme Samuel Scholarship in 2016 for her achievements and as a result, was seconded to the AFL to work on a major positioning and customer experience project for Etihad Stadium during 2016/17.

Appointed to General Manager, Commercial Operations and Partnerships at the Melbourne Cricket Club in October 2017, Jennifer now works at the iconic MCG, managing the critical relationships the ground has with Cricket Australia, the AFL and other hirers of the ground, along with overseeing the commercial, marketing, communications and special event portfolios for the MCG.

 

[Uber Roo]

Spewed in the Uber.[/


Relax lads
No spewing or 1 stars

Plus his dad was a cabbie, so he probably stayed loyal to taxis ( don’t blame him)

We both started uni at the same time, 1987.
We were involved in the same social/ cultural group
National union Greek Australian students
He was the Swinburne delegate, I was the Melb uni delegate

Like I said we were mates for a long time, but life took us on different paths ( marriage, kids, work etc) so we lost touch.

We still have many friends in common.

Dont believe for one moment he doesn’t understand AFL

He’s mad Richmond, and before he got involved in the soccer executive he did well at North / Hawks and maybe Richmond ( long time ago) in the membership/ marketing areas.

However, I would be staggered if he could form a formidable combination with Clarkson, I just don’t see it





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[Devington]

Uber Roo Ah, so you're concern is less that he's got a rotten character and more that he's just not the right type to handle/compliment Clarko?

Had me worried for a bit there. Thanks for the contribution.

 

[Ball Dont Lie]

Female president and female CEO is the way to go for me. NMFC have long been pioneers. We would be the first club with 2 women on the most important seats of power. Jennifer Watt seems well credentialed to me. Hopefully we can get a few more games at the G.

 

[Uber Roo]

Uber Roo Ah, so you're concern is less that he's got a rotten character and more that he's just not the right type to handle/compliment Clarko?

Had me worried for a bit there. Thanks for the contribution.

Rotten ?? No
Rotten to me means dodgy/ corrupt, he’s none of that.

I’d love to say more about his personality but I know there’d be a few in here who know him , that I can’t be fked with the fall out / if there was one

But he’s not for us




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[blackshadow]

Female president and female CEO is the way to go for me. NMFC have long been pioneers. We would be the first club with 2 women on the most important seats of power. Jennifer Watt seems well credentialed to me. Hopefully we can get a few more games at the G.

What's your issue SmallRoo? Why the thumbs down?

 

[SmallRoo]

What's your issue SmallRoo? Why the thumbs down?

Hire her because she is the best candidate not because she’s a woman. Couldn’t care less what gender our CEO is, as long as it’s the right person for the job.

 

[blackshadow]

Hire her because she is the best candidate not because she’s a woman. Couldn’t care less what gender our CEO is, as long as it’s the right person for the job.

Fair call.

 

[rickety]

Female president and female CEO is the way to go for me. NMFC have long been pioneers. We would be the first club with 2 women on the most important seats of power. Jennifer Watt seems well credentialed to me. Hopefully we can get a few more games at the G.

 

[Marstermind]

Jennifer Watt, General Manager, Commercial Operations and Partnerships, Melbourne Cricket Club

Speaking on "All Things MCC".

Jennifer has over 20 years’ experience in the sports industry in a variety of roles, covering a range of management, commercial, marketing and communications disciplines. Following her early career in sports administration at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre and Flying Start Sports Management, Jennifer went on to spend 14 years at the Melbourne Football Club where she successfully drove a range of initiatives including the Club’s pioneering efforts in women’s football, iconic events such as the Pink Lady games, the Big Freeze at the G initiatives and Anzac Eve activations, record membership results and the Club’s major rebranding exercise in 2015. In her time at the Club Jennifer had eight different CEOs and five different Presidents and witnessed some of the most challenging episodes in the Club’s history.

Jennifer was awarded the AFL’s prestigious Graeme Samuel Scholarship in 2016 for her achievements and as a result, was seconded to the AFL to work on a major positioning and customer experience project for Etihad Stadium during 2016/17.

Appointed to General Manager, Commercial Operations and Partnerships at the Melbourne Cricket Club in October 2017, Jennifer now works at the iconic MCG, managing the critical relationships the ground has with Cricket Australia, the AFL and other hirers of the ground, along with overseeing the commercial, marketing, communications and special event portfolios for the MCG.View attachment 1548746

BFNAAK?

 

[Tas]

I'd be keen to hear from the candidates and see what their pitch is, where they see the club at, where they want to take us and how they plan to do it.

I still think the major failing of recent CEOs/Presidents has been the lack of a plan on substantially increasing the membership base in Melbourne, and really having done nothing to make inroads. Where we want to be in 10, 20, 30 years from now it has to start from someone in the present.

 

[big_e]

Pete has his own website.

Home | Peter Filopoulos

peterfilopoulos.com

Peter has over 25 years of highly successful experience as an accomplished senior C-Suite executive in sports administration, providing strategic and operational leadership with some of Australia’s most iconic sports and entertainment brands.

A strong, consistent, and proven track record of developing, leading, and motivating high performance teams, as well as executing thriving business and brand building strategies resulting in sustainable, long term corporate growth.

A dynamic, results driven and a transformational visionary leader with demonstrated ability to produce optimum results within fast paced, demanding and highly competitive environments. He has a well-developed reputation within the sports and entertainment industry with an extensive industry network and an innate ability connecting business and Government with sport.

Peter is known as a consistently high performer and achiever, there is no result impossible to achieve and there is always room for improved outcomes. Results achieved through delivering innovative and diversified business strategies to date include: increased profit / revenue, increased market share and visibility, improved organisational performance and the accomplishment of short and long term business objectives, in addition to securing a sustainable competitive advantage.Peter is presently a key member of the senior management team at Football Australia (FA) in the role of Head of Marketing, Communications and Corporate Affairs.

Peter joined FA from his previous role is Chief Executive Officer of Football Victoria (FV). In this role he was able to drive an ambitious new strategic growth agenda under the “FootbALLways” strategic plan devised under his stewardship.

Achievements in this role included strong participation growth of 24% in 2018 and 29% in 2019, unlocking over $300M in government funding to address the grassroots facilities gap in Victoria and a leading the Home of the Matildas project and developing a business case for a $116M world class national training centre and successfully securing government funding support from the Federal and State Governments.

Prior to joining FV, Peter had a successful three years’ as Chief Executive Officer at the Perth Glory Football Club. In this role, Peter played a critical role in the business transformation of the club and developing and implementing a new strategic plan, “The Perth Glory Way”, driving the club in a new and exciting direction which lead to significant improvements in the club’s operations commercial, and high-performance achievements, as well as creating a new football strategy which included the development of a Football Australia accredited two-star junior academy.

Peter has developed a strong reputation as a senior sports and entertainment executive with a demonstrable history of major accomplishments in all his roles as the strategic, marketing, and commercial lead throughout his career.

This includes eight (8) years with AFL clubs Hawthorn Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club, seven (7) years with the world-class Marvel Stadium located in Melbourne and 18 months National Sporting Organisation, Swimming Australia.

Peter led the connected stadium strategy at Marvel Stadium in 2013/14 to implement high density Wi-Fi infrastructure, 1600 iPTV screens and an in-depth user experience marketing plan. Peter oversaw the RFP tender that awarded the contract to Telstra and Cisco worth over $12.5M. This also involved developing an innovative commercial model to fund the project resulting in a commercial tender to digital rights sales agencies for the commercial rights associated with the connected stadium strategy and a fan engagement strategy.

 

[Marstermind]

Female president and female CEO is the way to go for me. NMFC have long been pioneers. We would be the first club with 2 women on the most important seats of power. Jennifer Watt seems well credentialed to me. Hopefully we can get a few more games at the G.

Best president and best CEO is the way to go for me.

50% of the way there. But we're a fairly crappy football club at the minute. Stuff being pioneers. We just need the best people in the most influential roles.

 

[DuckYeah]

After paying out ratten for 6 months and paying Lyon plus all these new coaches surely they are breaching the soft cap and paying the extra fee

With what money? Their club is as broke as ours. They are genuine tin rattlers

 

[DuckYeah]

Fair call.

Is it? CEO’s are over paid and I am unsure a CEO is even necessary in any aspect of business?