GRNSW Board Appointments

[Dougie]

Written by: GRNSW
28/01/09

Bill Mangafas, Murray Nicol, Tom Green and Joyce Alamango have been appointed to the Board of Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) when the current Board’s term of office ends on 9 February 2009.

A fresh ballot is to occur in the TAB sector to determine the nominee of TAB Clubs to the Board of GRNSW.

Mr. Mangafas was nominated by the NSW Greyhound Breeders, Owners and Trainers Association whilst Mr. Nicol was nominated by the NSW National Coursing Association.

Mr. Green was selected through a balloting process as the nominee of Country Clubs and is a first time appointment to the Board of GRNSW.

Mrs. Alamango has been selected as the Industry Participant Representative to the Board through an interview process undertaken by an Independent Selection Committee chaired by Judge McGuire.

The new Board will meet in early February with its first task being to select an independent chairman.

Brief biographies of the Board Members elect follow.

Bill Mangafas (GBOTA Nominee)

Mr Mangafas has been the NSW GBOTA’s nominee on the Board of Greyhound Racing New South Wales since its inception. He was a licensed greyhound owner / trainer for 31 years and in 1992 he formed the Camden Branch of the GBOTA, before being appointed as a Director of the NSW GBOTA in 1995. He was the NSW GBOTA’s Treasurer from 1996 to 2000 and is the current Chairman of that organisation.

Mr Mangafas is the elected Vice Chairman of the Wentworth Park Sporting Complex Trust, and a member of the Gosford Showground Trust and the Bulli complex committee. He is the current Chairman of the Australian Greyhound Racing Association, and a delegate to the Australian Federation of Greyhound Breeders, Owners & Trainers’ Associations.

Mr Mangafas has been the proprietor and/or General Manager of a number of companies and is currently employed as a consultant.

Murray Nicol (NCA Nominee)

Mr Nicol was first appointed to the Board of GRNSW in May 2008 as nominee of the NSW NCA. Mr. Nicol is currently the President of the NSW National Coursing Association.

His thirty years experience in nearly all facets of the Gaming and Wagering Industry commenced with the NSW TAB in 1969. He also formerly held senior positions with AWA Totalisators, Club KENO, Stargames and Shuffle Master Inc USA and consulting positions to NSW Racing, Tabcorp and Sportsbet Australia.

Tom Green (Country Clubs Nominee)

Mr. Green founded the Greyhound Social Club Limited in 1963 and held the position of Chief Executive Officer of that Club for a period of 35 years. Upon his retirement from that role Mr. Green was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Club and has held the position of President since that time.

A first time appointee to the Board of GRNSW, Mr. Green was a member of the Greyhound Racing Control Board between 1987 and 1992 serving three of those years as Deputy Chairman. During his term on the Greyhound Racing Control Board, Mr. Green was the greyhound racing appointee on the Board of the NSW Totalisator.

In 2000 Mr. Green was awarded the Australian Sports Medal by the Commonwealth for services to the sport of greyhound racing. In 2002 he was appointed to the position of Assessor for greyhound racing on the Greyhound Racing Appeals Tribunal.

Joyce Alamango (Participant Nominee)

Mrs Alamango was first appointed in February 2008 to the Board of GRNSW as the representative of industry participants. Mrs Alamango has been an active owner and trainer in greyhound racing for over 30 years.

Mrs Alamango was a member of the Greyhound Racing Authority Board between 2001 and 2003 before the current structure and board was put in place. She has also been the Trainers representative on the Greyhound Racing Industry Participants Advisory Committee (GRIPAC) and is currently the Secretary of the Registered Greyhound Participants Association (RGPA).

Apart from the greyhound industry, Mrs Alamango also runs her own small business.