THE South Australian Football Commission has today ratified two new appointments to the Port Adelaide Football Club’s Board of Directors.
The new Directors are Mr Nick House and Ms Jane Jeffreys. Ms Jeffreys is the first woman to become a director of the Port Adelaide Football Club in its 140 year history.
Current board members Mick O’Connor and Alex Panas have also been returned to the board, with the support of the club’s members and the SANFL Commission.
The two new appointments have been made at the request of the Port Adelaide Football Club and take the board back to 10 persons.
Port Adelaide President Brett Duncanson says Mr House and Ms Jeffreys bring skills to the board which have been specifically targeted by the club.
Mr Duncanson says the appointments follow an extensive three-month process conducted for the club by Hender Consulting, which included a skills analysis of the current board and interviews with a large number of potential board members.
“Nick House brings a great deal of business experience, but also very importantly for us a focus on community issues and involvement,” Mr Duncanson said.
“Jane Jeffreys brings considerable expertise with organisational structure and governance matters, human resources, and in the entertainment and tourism sector.
“The skill sets that both Nick and Jane bring will really complement the current board and provide great value as we develop our community engagement in South Australia and our push into the Northern Territory.”
Nick House is an eighth generation builder and founder and managing director of the House Group of Companies, which includes House Bros Builders, All Exclusive Homes, the Gleneagles Aged Care Facility and Monreith Aged Care Facility. He is responsible for the management of more than 250 staff.
Mr House is a board member of the North Eastern Community Hospital and the Aged Care Association of South Australia, as well as the Power Future Fund. His family are also involved with Catherine House, a supported accommodation service for women who are homeless.
Mr House played under age football for Sturt in the mid-70s and is a major sponsor of the Sturt Football Club. He has supported the Power since the club entered the AFL and has been a sponsor and member of the Chairman’s Club.
He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Jane Jeffreys is an experienced Company Director and Managing Director of Jane Jeffreys Consulting, a Management Consulting firm based in Adelaide.
She has extensive experience in business, tourism and hospitality including as a consultant to both the public and private sectors. She was formerly a Senior Executive and Acting CEO of the Adelaide Casino, and an Executive with Hilton International Australasia.
Ms Jeffreys’ current board appointments include:
- Chairman, Adelaide Convention Centre
- Director, South Australian Tourism Commission
- Director ECH (Elderly Citizen Homes) Inc.
- Chair, Gaming Care (Australian Hotels Association Early Intervention Agency)
- Member St Peters Collegiate Girls School, and
- Director Le Cordon Bleu Academic Board.
Ms Jeffreys is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Fellow Australian Institute of Management and Fellow Australian Human Resources Institute.
Mr House and Ms Jeffreys will take up their appointments in the New Year.
