Outgoing VIS Chair Kate Palmer has been appointed the first female chief executive of the Australian Sports Commission.
Palmer has recently left a highly successful reign at Netball Australia where she oversaw massive surge in revenue, and a landmark pay deal for players.
The role became vacant when Simon Hollingsworth left the role shortly after the Rio Olympics.
Palmer says she is excited to take up the role, "If that inspires other young female leaders to aspire to be either a CEO of a state or national sport organisation, to be on boards or to be the CEO of the Australian Sports Commission, I think that's a wonderful thing," she said.
Palmer will begin as CEO at the end of January.
