FFA Chairman Chris Nikou announced at Thursday’s AGM that Board Member Heather Reid has returned from medical leave. Reid had been on leave to focus on her treatment and recovery following a cancer diagnosis.
“Heather is back on the board,” Nikou said. “We agreed to her leave of absence [last February] … in Heather’s case she has been given, thankfully, a clean bill of health and she has decided to come back and share her experience at board level.”
FFA also announced the appointment of two newly elected board members.
G8 2 c #genderequality on the #FFA Board! Congratulations to Robyn and Carla. Along with the @thepfa, the @FFA can lead in supporting the growth of the women’s game thru #governance, #coaching and #officiating @WomenOnside @auswomensport @TheMatildas https://t.co/s4iCYEp25F
— Catherine Ordway, PhD (@catherineordway) November 21, 2019
Reid’s illustrious career culminated with her election to the FFA board in November 2018 and she has long been a leader in football, including as the Chief Executive of Capital Football. Her honours from her contribution to the game are extensive, including:
- 1986 – Life Member, ACT Women’s Soccer Association[3]
- 1998 – Life Member, Womensport and Recreation ACT[3]
- 2000 – ACT Sport Star of the Year in the administrator category [4]
- 2001 – Australian Sports Medal[3]
- 2003 – ACT Women’s Soccer, Cathy McCallum Award for outstanding contribution
- 2004 – Life Member, ACT Football Federation[10]
- 2006 – Australian Sports Commission’s Margaret Pewtress Memorial Award for her contribution to women in sport[2]
- 2007 – Inducted into the Australian Football Federation Hall of Fame [4]
- 2013 – Awarded the ‘Edna Award’ for her work in women’s sport and football and appointed Ambassador for Australian Womensport and Recreation Association (AWRA)[11]
- 2014 – ACT Honour Walk Recipient [12]
- 2015 – Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to sport administration, particularly football, in the Canberra region, and as an advocate for gender equity in sport[13]
- 2017 – Honorary doctorate from the University of Canberra for distinguished service to sport administration, football and as an advocate for gender equality[4]
Chris Nikou has been re-elected as Chairman and he also provided an update regarding the appointment of a new CEO.
Nikou: "We're at the pointy end of the decision (to appoint a new CEO). The intention is by the end of the month or shortly thereafter."
— Football Australia (@FFA) November 21, 2019
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