Nathan Godfrey
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Nathan Godfrey (born 13 September 1977) is the former CEO of the Canterbury Rugby Union in New Zealand[1] and Glenelg Football Club in Australia[2]. He is the Company Director of 1908 Sports Management Pty Ltd, which owns the rights to three adventure running events including the Kangaroo Island Marathon[3][4][5], WILDROO Ultra[6], and KI-X. Godfrey has also completed seven Marathons on seven Continents.
Education
Godfrey was educated at the University of Otago, where he studied bachelor degrees in Sports Management and Marketing.[7][8] In 2018, he also graduated with an MBA from the Australian Institute of Business.
Career
Godfrey’s sports management career began in 2010 as an AFLPA accredited sports agent, before joining the Adelaide Football Club in 2012, where he worked for three years. In 2015, Godfrey relocated to New Zealand to take up a role as Head of Commercial at the Wellington Phoenix and was responsible for negotiating the largest sponsorship deal in NZ Football history with HUAWEI.[9]
In 2016, Godfrey was appointed CEO of the Canterbury Rugby Union[10][11] and was only the third person to occupy this position, following in the footsteps of NZ Rugby CEO Steve Tew and Crusaders CEO Hamish Riach.[12][13] The Canterbury Rugby Union, under the leadership of Chairman Trevor McIntyre[14] was the final Professional Rugby organisation in NZ to adopt a separate governance structure at Board and CEO level[15].
During Godfrey's tenure as CEO, the Canterbury Rugby Union introduced a number of diversity and technology programs, including an anti-racism campaign that was endorsed by the Human Rights Commission.[16][17][18] The CRFU also appointed its first female official in 137 years when Julie Patterson was nominated as Vice-President[19], paving the way for other female Board representatives to follow, including Black Fern Natasha Wong[20]. Both the CRFU and Crusaders were also heavily involved in lobbying Government and Council to fund a new $450M stadium following the earthquakes in Christchurch in 2011.[21][22][23]
In early 2018 Godfrey made a controversial decision to snub the Crusaders and Canterbury Men’s Rugby Teams, who had both won their respective competitions, instead choosing to nominate the Canterbury Women’s Rugby Team for their inaugural Championship success in 2017. The CRFU Women's team went on to be named ‘Team of the Year’ at the 2018 Canterbury Sports Awards[24][25] and have subsequently won four NZ national championship titles in a row[26]. In late 2018 it was announced he was stepping down as Chief Executive Officer after two years in the role to return home to Australia with his young family.[27]
In 2019, Godfrey was nominated to the National Board of the Duke of Edinburgh Award.[28] He joined other leaders and political figures in hosting HRH Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, during a visit to Sydney in September 2019 to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Award in Australia.[29]
Godfrey was announced as CEO of the Glenelg Football Club in December 2019 following the Tigers first Premiership since 1986[30], but departed on mutual terms after six months in the role following the COVID shutdown.[31]
References
- ↑ "Departed CRFU boss Nathan Godfrey: 'I don't feel like I quit my job, my priority is to my family'". Stuff. 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "Tigers' new chief the perfect man for a crisis". Sunday Mail. 2020-03-29 – via Pressreader.
- ↑ Islander, The (2015-09-03). "Get set for inaugural KI marathon". The Islander. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ↑ "World adventurers set to run wild on Kangaroo Island". The Lead SA. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ↑ "About > Kangaroo Island Marathon". www.kangarooislandmarathon.com. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ↑ Gorton, Stan (2021-01-14). "New KI ultra marathon to cross Dudley Peninsula". The Islander. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ↑ "Wellington Phoenix FC: Flying the Flag for New Zealand Football". The Australian Business Executive. Retrieved 2020-08-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Podcast: Crossing Sporting Codes & Continents with Nate Godfrey". PickStar Blog. 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "Wellington Phoenix secure A-League slot and Huawei sponsorship". Inside World Football. 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ↑ "Wellington Phoenix's Nathan Godfrey joins Canterbury Rugby as new CEO". Stuff. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ↑ "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "Departing Crusaders CEO Hamish Riach: 'There is no magic drink on a Monday morning'". Stuff. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ↑ "The changing face of Rugby Union – The Australian Business Executive | A Deeper Look at Business & Government". Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "CRFU chairman Trevor McIntyre stands down". Stuff. 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ↑ "Canterbury RFU to appoint CEO to separate role from Crusaders". Stuff. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ↑ "Devoy: Canterbury Rugby courageous in tackling racism - but this is just the start". Stuff. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ↑ staff, Newstalk ZB. "Canterbury Rugby Union let down by club's response to alleged racial abuse". ZB. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ↑ "Canterbury Rugby tackling discrimination head on". www.voxy.co.nz. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ↑ "JULIE PATTERSON APPOINTED NEW CRFU VICE-PRESIDENT". www.canterburyrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ↑ "Former Black Fern Natasha Wong appointed to CRFU Board". www.crfu.co.nz. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ↑ Columnist, Guest (2018-05-15). "The Influencers Column: Nathan Godfrey". Metropol. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ↑ "Canterbury rugby will not pay to help build a stadium in Christchurch". Stuff. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ↑ "$220m of Government funding secured for Christchurch's new multi-use arena". Stuff. 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ↑ "Title-winning Crusaders not nominated by Canterbury Rugby for regional awards". Stuff. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ↑ "Canterbury women's rugby nomination ahead of the Crusaders was based 'on merit' rather than 'a political decision'". Stuff. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ↑ "Canterbury win fourth Dr Farah Palmer Cup". Scrum Queens. 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ↑ "13 Sept 2018 - Godfrey puts family ahead of footy". www.crfu.co.nz. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ↑ "National Board – Dukeofed". Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ↑ "New South Wales – Coastal Track – Dukeofed". Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ↑ "It's Tiger Time". SANFL. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ↑ Annual Report 2019 (PDF). Glenelg Football Club. 2019. Search this book on
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