Brisbane 2032 Olympics committee chief to step down
“Brisbane Olympics organising committee CEO Cindy Hook will step down in December at the end of her four-year contract rather than see the role through to the 2032 Games. Hook, a former CEO of Deloitte…”
Hook, a former CEO of Deloitte Asia Pacific, took the role in 2022. The committee said it would begin a global search for a replacement. Committee president Andrew Liveris said Hook had set the Games up for success.
"Her focus on values, organisational excellence and strict financial and governance processes are embedded throughout a high calibre team that she recruited and I thank her for her great contributions,” Liveris said in a statement. Hook's departure comes at a pivotal time for the Games which is facing questions over its cost.
Liveris session in Milan in February that Brisbane organisers were working with the IOC on a revised budget for the Games, and that the original bid budget of A$4.9 billion ($3.41 billion) bore "no resemblance to reality".
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