MELBOURNE chief executive Peter Jackson will remain at the club until the end of 2017, having committed to overseeing the coaching transition from Paul Roos to Simon Goodwin.

Jackson, who began his tenure at the Demons at a time of instability in 2013, was contracted until the end of 2016 but he has extended his deal by another year.

Roos is due to finish up as senior coach at the end of next season and hand the reins to Goodwin.

Goodwin is expected to have a higher profile and take on more responsibility over the course of next season.

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"Having a situation where Roosy finishes next year and Simon Goodwin is well in place as part of the succession plan – to then have Peter finish at the same time would've been less than ideal," Melbourne chairman Glen Bartlett told the club's website. 


The former Essendon boss joined the Demons in an interim six-month role in May 2013 following the departure of Cameron Schwab.

Bartlett credited Jackson with restoring stability to the club.

"The great thing with Peter and Roosy is that they're focused on the development of people. To see the way Peter's executive leadership team is developing is fantastic," Bartlett said.

"The way the club is being run financially, with the work that Chip's doing (chief financial officer David Chippindall), and the branding work and logo launch last week in [general manager of marketing and communications] Jen [Watt's] area is fantastic. 

"The way that [general manager of football operations] Josh Mahoney's developed and the excellent results his team has had again – in terms of trade period and list management work – is also fantastic to see."