David Moffett
| David Moffett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 May 1947 Doncaster, England |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Kerri Moffett |
David Moffett (born May 17, 1947) is an executive businessman who was the Group Chief Executive of the Welsh Rugby Union from 2002 until 2005 and Australia's National Rugby League from 1999 until 2001.
David Moffett was born in 1947 in Doncaster in Yorkshire, England. Having spent a large amount of his childhood in Kenya he later emigrated to Brisbane, Australia in 1963.
Before entering management in the sporting arena, David had a long period in waste management, both with major companies in Australia and starting his own businesses, from contract cleaning to clinical waste and landfill.
He is also one of the chief architects of SANZAR (South Africa, New Zealand and Australia Rugby) in 1996.
Prior to his job at the WRU, he worked as Executive Director of the New South Wales Rugby Union, Chief Executive at the New Zealand Rugby Union, Chief Executive at Australia's National Rugby League from 1999–2001 and Chief Executive of Sport England from January 2002 - 31 March 2003 earning £140,000 a year.
He took up his post at the WRU on 2 December 2002 having beaten off over 100 other applicants to the job, and immediately set about controlling the WRU's finances who were by this time heavily in debt (around £55 million) due to poor management of funds and expenditure on facilities such as the Millennium Stadium. Moffett created an 18-man Board of Directors, replacing a 27-man committee as part of his streamlining of administration at the Union.
Moffett also gained backing to dismiss the Wales 'A' Team, long considered an important development side playing at a level just below that of full international level, in order to save money and develop rugby players at a higher level.
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