Gillon McLachlan

Gillon McLachlan joined the AFL in May 2000 as a strategic planner and was appointed General Manager Commercial Operations in November 2003 before taking on the additional areas of broadcasting and major projects in 2006. He promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer in 2008 with responsibility for AFL broadcasting and digital media, fixturing, venue agreements and stadia infrastructure, and was then appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2014.

Gillon has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Adelaide and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Melbourne. He has worked in a strategic role at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) that involved a variety of industries in different countries.