Lois Appleby

Lois Appleby has been a leading sport administrator in  Australia. Appleby had significant management roles in the following major international sporting events held in Australia: Project Manager of 1985 IAAF World Cup Canberra, CEO of the 1995 Brisbane World Masters Games and CEO of the 2000 Sydney Paralympics Organising Committee. The Official Report of the 2000 Sydney Olympics reported that The Sydney Paralympic Games were an outstanding success in every aspect and in many areas, such as athlete attendance, ticket sales, broadcast rights and merchandise sales.

After the Sydney Paralympics, she was CEO of Tourism Victoria from 2001 to 2006. Her expertise led to Appleby being appointed to a number of boards including Victorian Major Events Company, 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand; Basketball Australia; and the World Masters Games in Melbourne 2002.

In 2003, Appleby was appointed Honorary Consul for Canada in Melbourne, Victoria. In 2007, she was also appointed Adjunct Professor with Victoria University Faculty of Business and Law. Appleby returned to Calgary, Canada and in 2013 was appointed to the board of the Organising Committee of the Tour of Alberta, a major road cycling event in Canada.