GMA NEWS
Welcome Leigh Monti
Taking a breather from hundreds of slides - BMI Review Week participants (l-r) Nicole Martino, Craig Ridge, Simon Andrew, Paul Vardy, Fiza Errington, Jason Koenigsfeld, Craig Skimming
GMA is delighted to announce the appointment of Leigh Monti as our Commercial Manager.
BMI Review Week & CCM Exam Simon Andrew, Craig Skimming, Nicole Martino, Fiza Errington, and Craig Ridge undertook BMI Review Week and the Certified Club Manager (CCM) exam in November. The clock counts down from eight hours as 400 questions are answered on facilities management, external and government influences, golf sports & recreation, membership and marketing, F&B management, accounting & financial management, club governance, communications,
leadership and human resource management. This is the most thorough and intensive education in club management in the world and linked to over 30 countries. It's the culmination of an education journey over four to five years. A huge thank you to Jason Koenigsfeld for his support and expertise, and for flying from Virginia to be here for the week. Big thanks to the presenters this week and good friends through the journey - Richard Commerford, Chris Davies from Remuera GC in NZ, Barry West from Mollymook GC and Ian Fullagar from Lex Sportiva.
A great guy to work with, Leigh has over 20 years of experience in senior executive and board-level positions and a comes with a track record of growth with SMEs. Having been primarily involved in media & marketing, consumer products, technology and manufacturing, he will bring a fresh perspective to GMA and the golf industry. Leigh will work on GMA’s commercial strategy in alignment with GMA’s strategic plan and develop new opportunities for revenue to drive our association. A team player, Leigh looks forward to working with GMA’s board and management team, GMA's corporate partners and industry stakeholders. Leigh will commence in midJanuary.
BMI Review Week participants pictured here in the boardroom at Lake Karrinyup CC with Dr Jason Koenigsfeld, Senior Vice-President of Professional Development at the CMAA and Chris Davies from Remuera GC, on screen from New Zealand.
Golf Management Australia Journal • Summer 2023
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