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Darren Peters was the CEO of the Australian Paralympic Committee and CEO of Rowing Australia.
Darren Peters | |
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| Nationality | Australian |
He worked for Surf Life Saving Australia and was involved with the Australian Beach Safety and Management Program.[1]
In 2000, he was the CEO of Rowing Australia.[2]
Peters was new to the position of CEO of the Australian Paralympic Committee in 2003.[3] He was the team's Chef de Mission for the 2006 Winter Paralympics.[4][5] In 2008, Peters was the chef de mission for Australian Paralympic Committee. In that role, he spoke to the press about issues with athlete classification related to the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[6] He also tried to dampen media suggestions the Australian team could earn its 1,000th all time Paralympic medal.[7] In 2008, Peters was also serving as the CEO of the Australian Paralympic Committee.[8] While serving in these positions, Peters oversaw the Australian Paralympic swimming team getting a major sponsor, Speedo.[9] He left the job after the Beijing Games.[10] When Peters left his role in the APC, he was succeeded by Jason Hellwig, who held the position in an acting role until Mr. Murphy took over the position.[11] In 2011, Hellwig succeed Peters as the chef de mission for the Australian Paralympic Committee.[12]
After Peters left the position CEO at Australian Paralympic Committee, he took a job at Macquarie University as the Director Campus Engagement. He is now the Director of Campus Wellbeing at the University. He provided information to an author writing a book on the Paralympics.[13]
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