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The Minerva Network is proud to announce the launch of a new initiative to provide a pipeline of well qualified businesswomen to serve as Directors on sporting organisations and will work closely with the NSW Office of Sport to enable initial delivery.
The announcement was made at Minerva’s networking event in Sydney this week hosted by NAB.
Chairman and Co-founder Christine McLoughlin AM said the organisation has a strong pool of talent to draw on.
“Minerva Mentors are some of the most experienced businesspeople in Australia in their fields. That expertise is invaluable around Board tables. When Minerva Mentors indicate that they have an interest and capacity to take on a Non-Executive Director role we will provide their credentials to sporting bodies, Governments and recruitment firms who are looking for appropriate professional candidates. This pipeline will provide a catalyst for changing the current inequality in gender balance around the Board tables” she said.
“Minerva Mentors are all bound by a common purpose – to enable our extraordinary professional athletes off the field and celebrating their achievements on the field. This is one feature that makes Minerva so special.”
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The Chairman’s address also included an update on the number of athletes Minerva is now supporting – 300 across 50 sports, with the ambitious target of reaching 1000 by 2025.
Athletes from a wide range of sports attended the event including cricket, cycling, diving, karate, rowing, surf ironwoman, swimming, softball, modern pentathlon, sailing, rugby union and water polo.
The event kicked off with a workshop for athletes on Transferable Skills - An Athlete's Superpower run by Sarah Kruger, Managing Director of Human Resources at Accenture.
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Notable attendees included returning Commonwealth Games athletes Melissa Wu OLY (diving) and Ellie Cole OAM PLY (para swimming), who spoke in a panel discussion on the impact of visible role models and diversity in leadership.
The athletes were joined on stage by Minerva Network mentor Roslyn Toms (Director, nib Foundation) and Minerva Network Board member and mentor Romilly Madew AO (CEO, Engineers Australia).
Ms McLoughlin said that the impressive attendance and participation was a credit to the culture of the organisation.
“Respect, valuing partnerships and supporting each other is very much baked into all that we do at Minerva Network,” she said.
You can find out more about our Athletes and Mentors here.
