A highly-credentialled new director has been appointed and two returned to the Tennis Australia Board at their Annual Common Assembly in Melbourne this week.

Bain & Firm Accomplice Chris Harrop is the brand new face on the Tennis Australia Board with Dan Bisa (ACT) and Peter Robertson (Qld) returning for a 3rd time period. Janice Van Reyk is stepping off after a six-year stint.

Reflecting on a profitable yr for the organisation Tennis Australia Chair Jayne Hrdlicka advised Members that it was the continued energy of participation numbers that stood out.

“Wanting again on the previous 12 months, we now have skilled a seven per cent enhance within the variety of youngsters enjoying tennis whereas additionally managing to keep up the numerous good points within the variety of adults who returned to the game throughout Covid,” Ms Hrdlicka mentioned.

“The Australian Open smashed all information with greater than 900,000 individuals via the gates over the three-weeks. This outstanding bounce-back was an incredible consequence however we stay dedicated and importantly well-planned in our bid to keep up a robust monetary place upon which to drive additional funding into each the Australian Open and the game’s continued progress.

Ms Hrdlicka additionally took the chance to thank retiring Board Director Janice van Reyk for her service.

“I want to take the chance to acknowledge the dedication of retiring Board Director Janice van Reyk. Janice joined the Board in 2017 and served because the Chair of the Audit & Threat Committee in addition to the Tennis Australia consultant on the Melbourne & Olympic Parks Belief.”

Chris Harrop, MBA (Hons), BCom (Hons)
A lifelong tennis fan, Mr Harrop is a extremely skilled technique advisor who has labored for world technique consulting agency Bain & Firm for greater than 30 years in Australia, the US and UK. He has specialised in progress technique, buyer expertise design and alter administration, and labored throughout a big selection of industries with a deal with client services and products. He led Bain’s Telecom, Media and Know-how follow throughout the Asia Pacific area for seven years and served on Bain’s world board of administrators for six years. Earlier than becoming a member of Bain, he held gross sales and advertising roles with IBM, NCR and Adidas. A passionate advocate for early childhood growth, Mr Harrop is a non-executive director at Social Ventures Australia and Goodstart Early Studying. He additionally co-founded Restacking the Odds, an initiative serving to younger youngsters experiencing drawback.

Dan Bisa, BA Economics (Hons), MBA
Tennis Australia Director since 2019
Mr Bisa has in depth expertise in property growth, development, hospitality and monetary companies industries. He has been the Managing Director of Bisa Property since 1999, growing landmark initiatives in NSW, Qld and the ACT. He’s additionally Managing Director of Bisa Motels, overseeing operations of award-winning hospitality venues within the ACT, and has expertise in monetary markets. Previous to his appointment to the Tennis Australia Board, Mr Bisa served because the President of Tennis ACT from 2015 to 2019 and had been a non-executive director since 2012. Throughout this era Mr Bisa oversaw the bodily and monetary transformation of the ACT Worldwide Tennis Centre, elevated grassroots participation within the sport, in addition to selling and supporting flagship worldwide competitions within the area. Mr Bisa, a lifelong tennis lover, is father to 2 enthusiastic junior gamers.

Peter Robertson, B. App Science (Maths), MAICD
Tennis Australia Director since 2017
Mr Robertson combines his broad expertise in innovation and entrepreneurship in addition to sport governance experience with a lifelong connection to tennis. He started enjoying junior tennis on the Sunshine Coast and represented the area at each junior and senior stage. He was a dedicated fixture participant in each regional and metro zones, and often competed in tournaments and occasions all through Qld, NSW and the USA. With a ardour for the sport and the function that sport can play in constructing group, Mr Robertson served as a Tennis Queensland Director from 2010 to 2017. Along with his household pursuits, he acts as a director of Kawana Holdings, Golf Central BNE, Sleepy’s and EC Companions.

The Tennis Australia Board includes: