Leading sports administrator joins SPAA as chief operating officer

The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed Jacqui Murdoch as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective immediately.

She will have administrative oversight of SPAA, the pre-eminent association in the self managed super sector that is fast approaching one million trustees and has more $500 billion in assets under management.

Jacqui established a management consultant company in 2006 that has won global contracts with the London Olympics in 2012 and the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016. Her responsibilities also included Vice President of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games and Director of Games Delivery for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Jacqui joins SPAA boasting 18 years of experience in executive management, administration and international event management since joining the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in 1996. Jacqui has had previous member association and education experience.

SPAA CEO Andrea Slattery says: “We are very fortunate to have someone of Jacqui’s experience join our close-knit team.

“Jacqui has an impressive track record as a senior executive, administrator and event manager, having participated at the highest level in managing major international sporting and political events in Australia and around the globe.

“All this experience will prove invaluable as SPAA prepares itself to meet the challenges that our superannuation sector will encounter in 2014 and beyond and the delivery of SPAA’s thought leadership programs.

“As part of the SPAA team, Jacqui will be heavily engaged in stakeholder engagement. She will ensure we utilise our resources efficiently to provide genuine value for our members.”

Jacqui Murdoch says: “I am privileged and excited to be joining SPAA, an organisation that has achieved so much in the past 11 years.

“The next 10 years will see the first generation of Australians who will have accumulated substantial assets under the Superannuation Guarantee.

“This will require additional skills, capabilities and competent professionals to advise and manage the increasing number of assets in pre-retirement and post-retirement phases and the unique nature of these assets and income streams. I look forward to working with our members to meet the challenges ahead.

“It’s my goal to use the skill set I have accumulated over the past 18 years to ensure that SPAA is fully engaged with its members, and to give them every support they need as professionals to grow their businesses in this fast-paced, maturing industry sector.”