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A media and communication professional who runs his own sports media business in Sydney, Australia. Thomas Sports Solutions specialises in event media operations, media relations and management, issues management and policy formation. Until recently he was the Head of Communications for the International Rugby Board based in Dublin, Ireland, with global responsibility for all media, PR, communications and event programmes. He is presently consulting to Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand on the delivery of the tournament media programme and was Head of Media for the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa. He was the senior media advisor to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Organising Committee, where he was also the Venue Media Manager for Aquatics, and Media and Broadcast Manager Aquatics for the 2000 Paralympic Games. Following the Games he took up the role of Deputy Managing Director of the Australian Tourism Export Council before relocating to Dublin in 2004 to take up his role with the International Rugby Board. Prior to the Sydney Games he was Venue Media Manager for several World Cup sporting events in Sydney and 2001 he was Media Manager for the Aquatics and Athletics venues at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane. |
