JackJumpers announce CEO

Saturday, September 23, 2023

"I congratulate Christine on this deserved appointment and look forward to working with her even closer."

Photo: Tasmania JackJumpers.

The Tasmania JackJumpers have announced the appointment of Christine Finnegan as their sole CEO.

See the full statement from the club below.

The Tasmania JackJumpers congratulate Christine Finnegan on being appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the club.

Following an internal process within the LK Group, Finnegan has been promoted to the CEO position to provide ongoing stability ahead of the sale of the club.

“Following an interim period with a Co-CEO structure, it has become evident that a sole CEO is necessary to take the club forward through a sale process and provide ongoing certainty for all involved ,” Tasmania JackJumpers Owner and NBL Executive Director, Larry Kestelman said.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Tasmania JackJumpers are delighted to announce Christine Finnegan has been appointed as the club’s CEO. <br><br>Following a period with an interim Co-CEO structure, Finnegan has been promoted to the CEO position to provide ongoing stability. <br>READ MORE at <a href="https://t.co/XlXCfAkkKV">https://t.co/XlXCfAkkKV</a> <a href="https://t.co/pconjeiMl7">pic.twitter.com/pconjeiMl7</a></p>— Tasmania JackJumpers ? (@JackJumpers) <a href="https://twitter.com/JackJumpers/status/1705119290805170176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The exciting announcement comes ahead of the Tasmania JackJumpers' Season Launch and Jersey Presentation on Friday, and ahead of the start of the 2023/24 Hungry Jack’s NBL season.

“I congratulate Christine on this deserved appointment and look forward to working with her even closer. I would also like to thank Jorrick Chivers for the work he has done over the last three years and during his time as Co-CEO,” Kestelman said.

“This decision puts the club even in firmer position to peruse the strong interest in regard to the sale process from a large number of parties locally, nationally and internationally. Our number one priority is to select the right owner for the long term success of the club and we are confident of progressing the sale process over the coming months.”

Finnegan has vast experience over a 25-year career in the Australian Sports Industry having held senior positions at Tennis Australia, Melbourne Rebels, the AFLPA, Melbourne Storm and St. Kilda Football Club.

“I’m delighted to take on this role and continue the strong trajectory of this club, which has an incredibly promising and prosperous future both on and off the court,” Finnegan said.

“I look forward to continuing to lead with strong values and with people at the forefront of our decisions and strategy.”

Finnegan joined the JackJumpers on the Executive as Chief Commercial Officer in 2020, before taking on the interim Co-CEO role in March 2023.