Football NSW have announced the appointment of Deborah Chapman and Brett Mitchell as new directors to the Football NSW Board.
With an extensive background in finance and organisational strategy, particularly in relation to audit and risk experience, both Chapman and Mitchell will help to develop and advance the member federation’s financial accounting, reporting, and strategy development.
As Chief Financial Officer for NSW Treasury, Chapman holds a wealth of financial and strategy experience, which also spans to previous executive roles at Unilever Australia and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Appointed for a period of two years, Chapman comes from a football family with her husband and daughter both current members of the Football St George Association. Her son is a referee in the St George area and part of the referee development program at Football NSW. Both her daughter and son also previously participated in Football NSW’s State Cup and Champion of Champions competitions.
Joining the Board to fill the casual vacancy in the Elected Director position, Mitchell joins with an abundance of experience in the finance and strategy space.
As a Partner at KPMG for 16 years, Mitchell is the National Partner in Charge of Enterprise – Tax, Transactions & Accounting, a current member of the KPMG Board, Chair of the KPMG Audit Committee, a member of the Ethics and Independence Disciplinary Committee, and is a trusted advisor in providing taxation and accounting services to various private companies and high-wealth individuals.
Mitchell also boasts a long history within the Australian Football family, having played for 26 years at community and state league level, including two National Championship campaigns (1988, 1989). He also holds qualifications in coaching and refereeing and has previously served as the Junior President of Chatswood Football Club.
Football NSW warmly welcomes the addition of these new Directors.
