Mark Korda | |
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13th President of the Collingwood Football Club | |
In office 21 April 2021 –16 December 2021 | |
Vice President | Alex Waislitz (April–May 2021) |
Co-Vice Presidents | Jodie Sizer (since May 2021) Paul Licuria (since May 2021) |
Preceded by | Eddie McGuire [lower-alpha 1] |
Succeeded by | Jeff Browne |
Co-President of the Collingwood Football Club | |
Interim | |
In office 10 February –21 April 2021 ServingwithPeter Murphy | |
Preceded by | Eddie McGuire |
Personal details | |
Born | Mark Korda 1967 (age 56–57) |
Nationality | Australian |
Children | 3 |
Education | Whitefriars College,Donvale |
Alma mater | Swinburne University of Technology |
Mark Korda is an Australian businessman and former president of the Collingwood Football Club. He is also co-founder of KordaMentha. Korda studied at Swinburne University of Technology and later received an honorary doctorate from the university. [1] [2]
Korda was appointed to the board of directors at the Collingwood Football Club in May 2007, [3] after five years at his company,KordaMentha. Following the resignation of long-time President Eddie McGuire,Korda,along with Peter Murphy,took over as interim Co-Presidents on February 10,2021 until the announcement of the next President. [4] [5] Korda was announced as the thirteenth president of the Collingwood Football Club on 21 April 2021. [6] [7] [8] Korda,having been in the role for less than a month,saw his vice president at Collingwood,Alex Waislitz,resign effective immediately. [9] His vacancy was filled by two co-vice-presidents,Indigenous businesswoman Jodie Sizer and former Collingwood player Paul Licuria. [10] Former cyclist and medical practitioner Bridie O'Donnell was appointed to the board following Waislitz's resignation. [9] [11] On 15 September 2021,having been on the Collingwood board for 120 days,O'Donnell resigned effective immediately,citing the magnitude of the role. [12] [13] On 6 October 2021,Korda announced his resignation as president,but remained in the role until 16 December 2021. [14]
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