He respected me as somebody in an organisation. "He was amazing during her illness," says Unglik. He's convinced them that a truly national competition will benefit everyone in the long term, by bringing in more fans, giving sponsors a bigger platform, and making media rights more desirable and profitable. Andrew Demetriou timeline: achievements and controversies From North Melbourne winger to departing CEO: Andrew Demetriou's 33 years in the AFL Mar 2, 2014, 3:54pm 1981: MADE his VFL debut with North Melbourne, playing 103 games with the club between 1981 and 1987. Organise, control, distribute, and measure all of your digital content. [18], Demetriou had a regular spot with Red Symons on Melbourne radio station ABC 774. "Towards the end of the day at this function, he pointed out a woman and said, 'She's nice, isn't she?' It's convenient to hate the AFL.". People say it's how he made his fortune. Jill Lindsay, in charge of league grounds and one of the AFL's longest-serving executives, looked Demetriou square in the eye on day one and said: "So, you're the guy who stuffed the league." he exclaims.Unquestionably, says the Swans' Richard Collis, expansion will be remembered "as a part of the Demetriou era".How long an era? He seems relaxed but self-possessed, friendly but not confiding. This board of directors includes Demetriou, wife Symone and couple Mirabai Winford and Sanjay Gill, who founded Purebaby, a brand for babies and toddlers that sources garments made of organic cotton in Indian factories that eschew sweatshop conditions.When the Demetrious' twin girls arrived in 2003 - two days after the businessman and former player took over the AFL's top job from departing chief executive Wayne Jackson - Symone went scouting for baby clothes and was drawn to the natural fabric and styles of the Purebaby range being sold in a Surrey Hills shop.She hit it off immediately with Winford and eventually introduced the entrepreneurial couple to her husband. Demetriou now has four children - twin girls born two days after he took on the CEO role, the Monday after the 2003 grand final, another daughter born in 2007, and a little boy born in 2009. ""Our game takes 17-year-olds from completely different backgrounds. Andrew Demetriou speaks to the media during the official opening of the Learning Life Centre at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre on February 18,. [6], In 2011, Demetriou was involved in securing a record breaking A$1.25 billion TV rights deal for the period of 20122016. Andrew and Symone Demetriou moved there 18 months ago from Hawthorn, into a two-storey 1930s home with lap pool, cellar and five-car garage, essentially to be nearer their daughters' school. "James Brayshaw, the North Melbourne chairman and media personality who crossed swords with Demetriou when the AFL was pushing hard for North to relocate to the Gold Coast, says the AFL boss can bury the hatchet if he has to. In his role as head of the AFL Commission, he was responsible for a number of changes, including the expansion of the league from 16 to 18 teams, the restructuring of the tribunal system, and the brokering of two new television rights deals. Today it's like heaven in comparison. The advice of former AFL chairman the late Ron Evans rings true for him, daily.Evans took Demetriou aside on the day he was appointed, telling him straight: "I want you to remember one thing: you, me, everyone who works in football at our level gets to borrow the game. According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, Mackenzie filed for divorce on Monday . Even his generally unemotional chairman Mike Fitzpatrick wiped away something resembling a tear at that point. He has an older brother Jim Demetriou who played senior football for Essendon in the mid-1970s. I'm very optimistic about what's going to happen in greater western Sydney, very optimistic. ". He admits to a simple philosophy: "You should never walk away from a negotiation if one party feels dudded. He met his second wife, Symone, then a corporate sales executive at the AFL in 2001 and they married a few years later. Demetriou, of course, knows this very well. And I dare say it's the same for NRL. But I always had my eye on other things. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. We're changing people's lives. [15], Demetriou announced on 3 March 2014 that he would step down from the role as AFL CEO after eleven years, at the conclusion of the 2014 AFL season. Andrew Demetriou gives evidence at the NSW casino inquiry on Tuesday. In seven years in the job, he has transformed how, where and by whom Aussie rules is played. [citation needed] He has an older brother Jim Demetriou who played senior football for Essendon in the mid-1970s. ", Finally - and perhaps most importantly - he believes (or persuades others he believes) that no deal is worth dying for. I've always done that from the day they were born.". "And finally, I want the right amount of time to consider my responsibilities to my workplace and my family and to make sure the balance works for both. 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"Clearly, we've had great opportunities because of what our parents did for us," says Demetriou. "I don't make any decisions without everything having been thought through, chewed up, sliced, diced, looked at inside out, been criticised," he says. [citation needed], Demetriou is best known for his position as CEO of the Australian Football League. "But I remember the euphoria in the rooms after. His first wife died in 1999. I'll read junk, too. When we meet in February, he's about to chair a meeting of the Australian Multicultural Advisory Council; he's off on a weekend retreat with the Climate Change Institute board; and he's just sent an address to the UN Human Rights Council about the AFL's anti-racial vilification policies. She would have been 14 at the time of his most cherished football moment, but by then had jumped onto the bandwagon of the team that would go back-to-back that year, Essendon. "I love my girls," he says, scooping up Mattea, who abbreviates the Greek "baba" to "bubs" when she calls him. Along the way, he also chaired Baxter, a waste management company that was eventually sold to a bigger outfit. "He likes to present himself as not ambitious. McLachlan also played the pivotal role in negotiations which saw the redevelopment of Adelaide Oval as an AFL venue - an achievement which will see the season launched there on Wednesday and which Demetriou described as his greatest professional effort given the degree of difficulty involving the South Australian football body, the cricket association and the state government. ', and she said, 'Well, he's very good. I'm very outspoken. They've just gone to Blacktown because they think they can get some money from the government.". "I can't see another 10 years here," he says, looking around his office. Demetriou insists that the policy, which forces two-time offenders into rehabilitation before any suspension, is working. And the caption said something like: 'That's what it takes'. WHEN you are the chief executive of the AFL you carry a big stick and you walk the corridors of power. In his role as head of the AFL Commission, he was responsible for a number of changes, including the expansion of the league from 16 to 18 teams, the restructuring of the tribunal system, and the brokering of two new television rights deals. What followed next was his second marriage in 2002 with Symone, who is currently his wife. To do what? Chairing several companies after his retirement from playing, he was appointed CEO of the AFL Players Association in 1998, and was responsible for negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players. Name: Andrew Demetriou. The Demetriou boys regularly drop by and the commitment to family and to one another remains strong. '," Demetriou reflects now. "He'll get massive kudos, or massive condemnation out of it," says Richard Hinds. ANDREW DEMETRIOU | CHAIRMAN Former Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Football League (AFL), Andrew has been a CEO across a number of business sectors. View the profiles of professionals named "Andrew Demetriou" on LinkedIn. Andrew finished his tenure with the AFL in June. And we adopted an attitude of making the most of every day and every hour. Demetriou's tastes are eclectic if nothing else. "Symone and my children are my . The family was close, and Demetriou grew up conscious of his parents' love, sacrifice and work ethic. 1988 He had a brief move to Hawthorn in 1988, but played only three games and kicked one goal. "Sometimes in the exercise of that power, feathers get ruffled. Crown Resorts director Andrew Demetriou has resigned from the board of the embattled gaming giant but has vowed to defend his reputation. The pairing - cheeky young footy player, independent older woman - seemed unlikely, but their friends remember them as a wonderful couple. [14] Sydney won the 2012 premiership implementing a style of relentless tackling and attacking play. He also claimed that the Swans would not win a premiership with the way they were playing, and this statement was underlined when the team suffered a 43-point defeat to St Kilda in Round 10. "), Andrew Demetriou, 49, sits in his modest, shiny office, meditating upon world domination. It never affected me.". And, of course, it was Symone. "And in return? He took his first job back in football in 1997, partly so he could be at home with Bassett during her illness. "His favourite holiday destination was St Moritz, and 'classical' was his favourite music," Buckley laughs. Not that it seems to bother him. But money isn't the whole story. "He was the boy from the northern suburbs," one observer puts it. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. ("Bizarre, I know," he told one reporter. It is well known, of course, that in a country already saturated by four national football competitions, giving people options in a new place means taking them from an old one. "Expansion is going to make things much tougher for clubs in the short term," says Gale, speaking as Richmond CEO. 2 at the AFL, and now CEO of Football Federation Australia (formerly Soccer Australia), remembers Demetriou's player profile at North Melbourne. He understands the power and responsibility of running the "people's game". Aug 2020 - Present2 years 7 months. When I bring up this dedication, Demetriou smiles - a big smile, perhaps the first of the interview. My mother, who passed away three years ago, was an incredible woman. She was quite a reserved person. "It's an amazing game," he says, smiling. He later would be involved in another business, the Baxter Group, which he took from a market capitalisation of $40 million in 2003 to a sale in 2006 for $260 million. "We have an agenda and someone takes the minutes and Mirabai and Sanjay are pretty much out the door by 11 o'clock," adds Symone, who met her husband while working in the AFL's commercial department and keeps her hand in by helping Purebaby with marketing. He is not dating anyone. In recent months, he's been condemned for his lack of action over the St Kilda/Ricky Nixon scandal (involving a teenage girl) and pilloried for earning twice as much as the top players in his code. North Melbourne rejected that offer and, in January 2008, the AFL chairman, Mike Fitzpatrick and Demetriou announced that the Gold Coast Football Club would enter the AFL in 2011. Demetriou is best known for his position as CEO of the Australian Football League. Andrew Demetriou at Monday's announcement. [7], Demetriou has been highly influential in the AFL Commission's desire for a team to be based on the Gold Coast. Andrew Demetriou (born 14 April 1961) is an Australian businessman, sports administrator, and former Australian rules football player who was chief executive officer (CEO) of the Australian Football League (AFL) up to June 2014. At a time when, north of the border, the aftermath of the 1995-97 Super League war was still fracturing relationships in rugby league, "Andrew understood that the key to any successful deal is to create value for all parties," says Brendon Gale. He looks momentarily uncomfortable, as if he's never thought about it. ", "He's exceptionally adept with figures," adds James Demetriou. "I took a decision very early on that I wanted to see them grow and help my wife," he says. They met for dinner, got talking and soon the Demetrious had taken a one-third interest in the fledgling business. Having been directed by the commission to groom a successor, Demetriou has achieved that in his deputy Gillon McLachlan, who impressed the AFL board when he took over the reins during Demetrious long service leave of 2012. Demetriou was made CEO of the AFL in 2003, replacing Wayne Jackson. "When they do get to relax, it's often in front of the TV and an episode of Desperate Housewives or Wife Swap. "We've been around for 150 years, and we understand that for a lot of our supporters, their club is in their DNA, their bloodlines. But it's not all beer and skittles. In April 2014, it was announced that Gillon McLachlan, Demetriou's then deputy, would be his successor. I always put the players first: Andrew Demetriou. The AFL's headquarters are at afl House in Melbourne's Etihad Stadium. Her son was knocked out by Leigh Matthews and carried off. just moments after touching on the death of his first wife. "Except, perhaps, the meta-narcissism of some of the best political leaders. He didn't have an ounce left in him. I want that for all who work for the AFL. And probably dish them out. "I went to uni, did arts and a dip ed, majored in legal studies and politics, and got a job teaching year 12 politics. Andrew Demetriou (born 14 April 1961) is an Australian businessman, sports administrator, and former Australian rules football player who was chief executive officer (CEO) of the Australian Football League (AFL) up to June 2014. The year after Bassett's death, Ben Buckley's first wife, Kim, was also diagnosed with breast cancer. "She's all right.". noted some who passed including his first wife Jan and heaped love on his wife and four kids. He was awarded the University's Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009 and a Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) in 2015 in recognition of his outstanding contributions to sport management and to Australian society through his leadership and support of important social issues, and currently serves as an Adjunct Professor. [citation needed], Between 1998 and 2000, Demetriou was CEO of the AFL Players Association. His parents, Tony and Chrysi, met in the early 1950s, married and opened Tony's Fish and Chip shop in Melbourne's Pascoe Vale South. If you see what he's done it becomes clear he must be ambitious, and possess a certain amount of drive. His self-assessment went like this: "I am impatient when I see injustice, I am not happy with mediocrity, I have no place for lack of integrity, lack of honesty, lack of respect for others. So we have a population that is very diverse, that's very proud of what it's achieved. The chief executive, who joined the AFL first as its football boss in 2000, will vacate the role which has become the most powerful in Australian sport, was questioned about whether he should be blamed at all for Essendons dangerous drug program. Part of the secret is planning: he's created a five-person strategy team at the AFL to crunch numbers and model scenarios. That deal is up for renegotiation, and he's expected by many to winkle more than $1 billion out of broadcasters this time around. Andrew is currently non Executive Director of Crown Resorts, Chairman of Capital Health Group and Cox Architects and sits on the Australian Reconciliation Council. Demetriou kicked two goals. But Demetriou, the negotiator, has talked them around. "You can't be around for 100-plus years and not be a resilient code," he continues. Demetriou became emotional when he talked about those loved ones and colleagues he had lost during his time in the games administration - his first wife Jan Bassett, mother Chrysi, former AFL chairman Ron Evans, ground operations boss Jill Lindsay and Jim Stynes. "I don't think the AFL has the slightest interest in the community of western Sydney," says Roy Masters. Were working to restore it. In 2005 Demetriou criticised the Sydney Swans and then-coach Paul Roos, labelling the team's play as "unattractive" and "ugly". Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. "But I really can't fault him. "I've said continuously that it's not going to be easy," says Demetriou calmly. It hurts people. It was the first public example of his negotiating skill. Please try again later. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 14 April. Gallop refuses to admit publicly to anything other than total confidence in rugby league. Business was booming, but romance, he told friends, was over. "He looks at numbers and they sort of sing to him, if you like; he has the ability to pick trends and assess things very quickly. And Britney," Demetriou changes tack. is 182cm (6ft 0in) and Weight 80kg (176lb). Even if it's 10 o'clock at night he'll still be responding to emails or taking calls. Ex-AFL boss Andrew Demetriou makes humiliating exit from Crown board along with the CEO as James Packer's embattled gaming empire makes desperate bid to reverse ban on opening its new Sydney. This is what we do. Everyone has to because that's just the expectation. We've never underestimated them. He is from Australian. Demetriou is uniquely fitted for the expansionist task by two great strengths: his belief in the game's ability to promote causes like multiculturalism and egalitarianism, and his expertise in harnessing exactly these causes to make a great deal of money. Demetriou was 38. he says. No one knows what Demetriou will do next, least of all Demetriou. "It's true," he says now. A month after the ex-AFL chief and former Crown Melbourne chairman gave a televised public lesson in October in how . And on the drugs policy, the heat was coming in the form of a blowtorch from Howard Government ministers George Brandis and Christopher Pyne, who in the lead-up to the 2007 election beat a path to league headquarters, media in tow, demanding change. He keeps his cards so close to his chest, I guess I should have known that the briefest glimpse of him showing an interest in a woman meant that he would marry her and have children with her.". She was his tutor, several years older than him and a noted academic. But that's part of the game. His parents, Tony and Chrysi, met in the early 1950s, married and opened Tony's Fish and Chip . Tania Hird, the wife of the suspended Essendon coach, has repeated the controversial claim that AFL boss Andrew Demetriou tipped off the club. It represents to him what is best about Australia: egalitarianism, acceptance, encouragement of talent. They have three daughters and a son. She died in 2004. It was like winning a Grand Final because we were gone." I used to go to the races. [11] This proved to be the turning point in the Swans' season, as they lost only two further home-and-away games for the season, both by single-figure margins,[12] and eventually won the premiership. Demetriou's lasting impression was of his parents' deep commitment and love for their family, but also the pain for them of distance and separation. He is currently single. The game is certainly more dominant and far wealthier than when he took over and, according to his chairman, he has given the game a conscience. Ben Buckley, his teammate at North Melbourne, later his No. Demetriou maintained his involvement in Ruthinium when he moved to the AFLPA. "Can you imagine?". David. But that's just part and parcel of the job. I'm the little chairman. Correction: CLARIFICATION A profile of AFL boss Andrew Demetriou published yesterday in The Age (Melbourne) Magazine referred to the 1998 AFL players' deal as the first collective agreement struck on their behalf. "He has all the qualities of a good politician," says Don Watson, who, as Prime Minister Paul Keating's speech writer, should know. Thu 11 Feb 2021 06.27 EST First published on Thu 11 Feb 2021 02.37 EST. [19][20] Acquire Learning entered voluntary administration in May 2017, shortly after Demetriou left the company. He suffered heartbreak a decade ago when his first wife, the academic and historian Jan Bassett, died of cancer, but today Andrew Demetriou's life seems very much on an even keel. [8] North Melbourne rejected that offer and, in January 2008, the AFL chairman, Mike Fitzpatrick and Demetriou announced that the Gold Coast Football Club would enter the AFL in 2011. "Definitely. Exports to about 70 countries. Then there's Purebaby, to add a bit of fun. He's there strictly for his business acumen, she insists, not his sense of kids' couture. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. He may even, say several of his friends, end up at Lake Como. "Was it four years?" But, Mrs Demetriou, you're going to have to stop him putting up his hand - he's too smart for his own good.' Happily ensconced in their $7-million Toorak mansion, replete with the trappings of an executive lifestyle, the Demetrious revel in life with their twins, Francesca and Alexandra, now five, and two-year-old daughter, Mattea. There will be a bit of talk about the next season. But Demetriou became close to tears when referring to the football family and the people in the game. Join 1.7 Million Subscribers We run a football code. In common with other older, poorer clubs, Richmond will suffer from the wealth of talented young players (usually allocated to clubs via the annual draft) and financial support being channelled into the new clubs. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. "You could see, even at that young age, that he was very erudite, well-read, interested in travel.". He's also almost tripled the AFL's annual turnover, partly via a record-breaking $780-million media rights deal in 2006. "It's impossible for me to answer that, other than the fact that when you're dealing with terminal illness, and you've got a very limited time, you change your perspective on many things. Were working to restore it. "Whatever it is, I honestly don't know. He has wide interests outside the AFL. "Symone cannot recall noticing her husband on-field. Demetriou appears to have a knack of finding common ground. Andrew Demetriou, the million-dollar boss of Australia's dominant sports code, joins his fellow board members around the table once a month. I've said it 3000 times. Discover Andrew Demetriou's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Andrew Demetriou is the quintessential boy done good. Even as an 18-year-old, he had larger horizons. Demetriou in 2014 became the Chairman of the Advisory Board at Acquire Learning. Have views on everything. 1998 Between 1998 and 2000, Demetriou was CEO of the AFL Players Association. "And some day he'll move on. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Demetriou remains a shareholder and board member. Suddenly, he was switching teams.The irony was hardly lost on his new colleagues. Suitably enough, Demetriou met Symone Richards, then a corporate accounts manager, in 2001 at a grand-final-day function. Please try again later. He was no Trojan horse on behalf of the players, but nor did he give up on them when he assumed a role on the opposite side of the negotiating table. But to be truthful, I never thought I'd last long in football. Andrew Demetriou. "I've said from day one I regard it as a privilege to be in the role; I love the job, but I'm sensible enough to know one day it will come to an end.". Now in his sixth year at the helm, the 48-year-old youngest son of Greek Cypriot migrants who was raised in a Coburg fish-and-chip shop, appears to be at the top of his game. Says Demetriou now: "It was an incredibly powerful statement. There'd be trees to sit under, and coffee to drink, and papers to read. "We used to have games of the wogs against the Aussies, and we'd have Australian kids who wanted to be on the wogs' team. He was educated at La Trobe University, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1983 and a Diploma of Education in 1984. "We've got a little board," explains Demetriou, chuffed. Andrew J. Demetriou | Corporate Attorney | Los Angeles | Husch Blackwell Andrew J. Demetriou Senior Counsel Los Angeles phone: 213.356.2949 fax: 213.337.6551 email: andrew.demetriou@huschblackwell.com Overview Experience Thought Leadership Outside the Office Community Leadership Download Bio Download vCard Overview In 2002 he married his current wife Symone, and they have three daughters and a son.[22]. Lead commercial strategy and business development, major event partnerships, production and venue hire for Carriageworks, Australia's largest multi-arts organisation. People think he's a bit of a dealmaker, but he's massively respected in terms of making money for the game.". "The business is a good business. People credit Bassett and her circle with helping form Demetriou culturally: there's a famous story, told by several people, of a memorable day when he astounded everyone by leaving an AFL game early to attend an Andrea Bocelli concert. It's not worth it." "Andrew Demetriou was born, the youngest of four boys, in Melbourne to Greek Cypriot parents in 1961. I understand it. Demetriou was made CEO of the AFL in 2003, replacing Wayne Jackson. So my career was teaching. The couple tied the wedding knot in November 2021, a year after their engagement. (Kardashian is the star of US reality TV show Keeping Up With the Kardashians.) (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images). But, yeah, he's always on call. When the AFL season begins on Thursday, it will include a new team, the Gold Coast Suns, and in 2012, the Suns will be joined by the Greater Western Sydney Giants (GWS); then, for the first time in its 115-year history, the VFL/AFL will have 18 teams in its top competition. The entire Demetriou family lived in the two-bedroom flat attached to the shop. ""If you started with a blank piece of paper you wouldn't have 10 teams in Melbourne. But Toorak, Melbourne's most prestigious suburb, can seem a long way from Coburg. In 2011, Demetriou was involved in securing a record breaking A$1.25 billion TV rights deal for the period of 20122016. Leaves it to others. "Oh, hairpiece," says Walsh. ""When (players) leave the game they're infinitely better people, more rounded, because they've been educated, involved in a club, they've got experts talking to them. Initially, Andrew Demetriou worked in the industry of dental imports "Andy Demetriou" redirects here. , money, salary, income, and assets. Demetriou's first wife died in 1999. "What people don't realise is that it hasn't been easy for him," says James. "Demetriou had a cup of tea with David Gallop [head of the NRL] on the Tuesday morning," says rugby league sage Roy Masters, "and that afternoon he had Karmichael Hunt over to his Toorak home. "Don't quote me on this, I could get it wrong. Former AFL chief Andrew Demetriou is a strong family man. The chief executive of Crown Resorts, Ken Barton, and a non-executive director of the casino group, Andrew Demetriou, . "Castle Hill, Baulkham Hills, Pennant Hills: it's an upper-middle-class socio-economic group they want. Development of Carriageworks' commercial and major events programs to expand our . His early days are well recorded: he and older brothers James, George and Phivos with his parents Tony and Chrysi all sharing two bedrooms, the boys often minded in the shop and then pitching in as they grew older. 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