Raelene Castle

Speaker

23 Feb

Raelene Castle

Raelene Castle is the CEO of Sport New Zealand, and one of the country's best and most accomplished sports administrators.

She joined the organisation in December 2020 after seven years working in Australia as Chief Executive of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and then Chief Executive of Rugby Australia. She was previously Chief Executive of Netball New Zealand from 2007 to 2013.

Before beginning her career in sports administration, Raelene built a successful corporate career in communications, sales and marketing. This included general management and other senior roles at Telecom New Zealand (now Spark), Bank of New Zealand and Fuji Xerox

Raelene has held several governance roles in sport, previously serving as a board director of the ANZ Championship Netball, International Federations of Netball Associations, SANZAAR Rugby and the World Rugby Council.

She also has a rich sporting background as a former representative-level netball, tennis and lawn bowls player.

Raelene was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in 2015 for services to Business and Sport.

Through compelling storytelling, Raelene shares insights on effective leadership, resilience, and organizational transformation, offering your audience actionable strategies to elevate their own professional journeys.

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Leadership Lessons as CEO of Rugby Australia, Bulldogs, Sport New Zealand and more!

Episode 155

Raelene Castle is the CEO of Sport New Zealand, and one of the most accomplished and experienced administrators in sport in the country.

After a successful business career, she spent six years as CEO of Netball NZ, before becoming the first female CEO of an NRL team, when she led the Bulldogs for six years. After that she smashed another glass wall, becoming Rugby Australia’s first female CEO in 2018, before returning to New Zealand to address the challenges facing sport here.

After listening to this, you’ll get a taste for why Raelene has had the career she has. She’s the real deal, full of energy, sharp as a tack and doesn’t miss a beat.