● BOARDS & LEADERSHIP
More than three decades of board and executive experience across the commercial and not-for-profit sectors, and more than 20 boards. Strategy, governance, sales and marketing, sport, technology and AI, capital raising and change.
● NOW
EngageRM
Executive Chair and President
CEO from 2020, Chair from 2024
Confederation of Australian Sport
Chair
Since 2022
World Masters Games 2029, Perth
Director
Since 2025
FIBA Masters Sport Commission
Member
Since 2023
SportsLink Travel
Chair
Since 2024
Precisor AI
Advisor
Since 2025
AllStar Pathways
Advisory Board
Since 2026
Coten Investments
Director
Since 2002
● SELECTED IMPACT
• Led EngageRM's expansion into the US and UK/European markets, with relationships across the NBA, FIBA, NFL, MLB, Premier League and many others.
• Led multiple capital raises and the legal and structural work that came with them, including recent growth capital.
• Played a central role in EngageRM's Microsoft relationship and its wider channel-partner engagement.
• Helped drive the turnaround of Basketball Australia from a poorly performing, loss-making organisation to one with stronger foundations and management.
• Led governance restructures, constitutional reviews and strategic planning, and aligned organisations around agreed goals.
• Built, scaled and invested in businesses across sport, technology, property and self-storage, combining board oversight with hands-on commercial work.
● BEFORE
Basketball Australia
Chair
Director from 2014, Chair 2016 to 2021
FIBA Competitions Commission
Member
2016 to 2022
The Contenders Advisory Board
Chair
2015 to 2025
Self Storage Association of Australasia
Director
2019 to 2025
Perth Wildcats (NBL)
CEO and Director
CEO 1997 to 1999
Victoria Titans (NBL)
CEO and Director
CEO 2000 to 2003
Also: Vice President of Basketball Victoria; FIBA Women's World Cup Board member and Chair of its COVID Working Group; Director of the Women's National Basketball League, South Dragons, Basketball Western Australia, the WA Basketball Foundation and BigV Basketball League; and Board Advisor to Refbook.
“I have known Ned for over 25 years and in that time can attest to his professionalism, work ethic, integrity and thought leadership.”
Chris Carroll, Marketing Director, Medibank Private
Send a short note about the organisation and the role, and Ned will come back to you.