Kate Palmer is an Australian sport administrator. She was the Chief Executive Officer of the

Australian Sports Commission The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is the Australian Government commission responsible for supporting and investing in sport in Australia. The Commission incorporates the Australian Institute of Sport. From 2018 to 2022, it was known as S ...

from January 2017 to January 2020. Previous to this appointment, she was Chief Executive Officer of

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. Palmer has been a leading figure in netball and Australian sport since the early 1990s. Palmer grew up in

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. She played netball for Victoria. Palmer has a Honours Degree in Applied Science from

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and a Masters of Sport Management from

Deakin University Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974 with antecedent history since 1887, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia and a founding father of Australian Fede ...

. Palmer was the Chief Executive of

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from 2000 to 2006. In 2007, she was appointed Chief Executive of

and resigned in November 2016. In announcing Palmer's appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Sports Commission,

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stated "This is the first female appointment to the role in the ASC’s 31 years of operation, which is a significant personal achievement and milestone for Australian sport. Palmer has an exceptional track record and is well placed to meet the challenges and opportunities of the future of sport in Australia." Palmer's roles outside netball include chair of the

Victorian Institute of Sport The Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) is the government-funded sporting institute of the Australian state of Victoria. It provides high performance sports programs for talented athletes, enabling them to achieve national and international succ ...

(2010-2016), trustee of the

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(2004-2015), director of the

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(2011-2015), director of TTNL Ltd (ANZ Championship 2008-current), panel member of the

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Advisory Committee (2010-2014), ambassador of ConnectGV and director of

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(2011).

Recognition

Palmer was awarded the AIS Sport Performance Awards Leadership Award for 2014 with Damien Marangon. In the

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Palmer was appointed a

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(AM) in recognition of her "significant service to sports administration".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Palmer, Kate Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian netball administrators Australian chief executives Australian netball players Australian sports executives and administrators Members of the Order of Australia Netball players from Victoria (state) World Netball administrators