Gillon mclachlan afl biography of michaels

Australian Rules football executive, born 1973

Gillon McLachlan (born 1973^[1]) is a former Australian sports administrator and now CEO of a major gambling company.

He is the former chief executive officer of the Australian Football League (AFL).^[2] He was appointed to the role in 2014, succeeding Andrew Demetriou, having previously been his deputy,^[3] and finished his contract at the end of the 2023 season, passing the reins to Andrew Dillon.

Gillon is now the CEO of Tabcorp.

Early life

McLachlan grew up on his family farm, "Rosebank", located in Mount Pleasant, South Australia. His parents are Angus, a former first class cricketer, and Sylvia.^[1][4] He is the eldest of four brothers: Hamish, Will and Banjo.^[1] His uncle, Ian McLachlan, was an Australian governmentMinister for Defence, and was long term president (to 2014) of the South Australian Cricket Association.

Schooling

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