Former News Corp and Foxtel chief Kim Williams
FORMER News Corp Australia chief executive Kim Williams has been nominated to join the AFL Commission as the replacement for retired Commissioner Chris Lynch.
The nomination was confirmed on Monday afternoon
following a meeting of Commissioners in Sydney.
Click here to read the AFL statement: Lynch retires, Williams in
Williams will stand for election at the March 4 annual general meeting, with current Commissioners Linda Dessau and Richard Goyder re-nominating and standing unopposed.
Williams joins the Commission at a time when his extensive media experience will be an asset leading into the game's next set of media rights negotiations.
Lynch offered his resignation from the Commission in March last year after moving overseas when he was appointed chief financial officer of Rio Tinto.However the League did not accept his resignation and at the time Fitzpatrick said Lynch, who is now based in London, was a very valuable member of the Commission.
The pair decided to review the role 12 months down the track.
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