Commissioner

Australian Sports Commission

Lynne Anderson

Lynne Anderson was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Paralympic Committee in August 2015. The APC was re-named Paralympics Australia in 2019 and Lynne stepped down as CEO in December 2021. Before joining the APC, Lynne was Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand for Repucom, a global leader in sports marketing research. She started her career as Marketing Manager for the Canterbury Bulldogs Rugby League Club (1993-1997) before setting up her own sponsorship research consultancy with S-COMM Australia and New Zealand. Lynne has nearly 30 years’ experience helping all sectors of the industry including sports, sponsors, government and media. Lynne currently sits on Board of the Australian Sports Commission and is also a member of the Sport Integrity Advisory Council. Former Board roles include Chair of the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs Rugby League Club, Deputy Chair of the Parramatta Stadium Trust, World Masters Games Melbourne 2002, Camp Quality, the Gold Coast Titans NRL Club, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences and Invictus Games Sydney 2018.