As CEO of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Organising Committee, Cindy Hook is responsible for leading all aspects of organising the Games to create an outstanding experience for the athletes and spectators and leave a positive legacy for Brisbane, Southeast Queensland, and Australia. Cindy’s responsibilities include Games planning; raising revenue through sponsorship, philanthropy, ticketing and merchandise; managing the operation of the venues; event security; volunteer recruitment and much more.

Cindy has 35 years of global leadership experience across three continents with Deloitte, including over seven years as a CEO. In 2018, she was elected the inaugural Deloitte Asia Pacific CEO leading 68,000 professionals across 19 geographies. In this role, she delivered Deloitte’s ‘Tilt to Asia’ strategy recognizing the economic strength of Asia and the growth opportunity in the region. Under Cindy’s leadership the business in AP grew 50% (to US$8.5B). She served as CEO of Deloitte Australia from 2015-2018 driving a 15% CAGR in revenue during her tenure.

Cindy’s leadership is founded on a commitment to diversity & inclusion and health & wellbeing as business imperatives. She has been recognized for accelerating the pace of change in these areas. She was previously a special advisor to Champions of Change, a coalition of Australian leaders furthering gender equality, and a board member and treasurer of Chief Executive Women (Australia), a non-profit advocating diversity and women leaders. She was also a founding member of the Asia Corporate Leadership Council, a group of business leaders who have come together to advance thinking on corporate purpose to positively influence business practice and policy.

 

Cindy served on the board of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation (GBRF) and as Chair of the independent GBRF USA. GBRF is a world leading organization enabling research to safeguard the Great Barrier Reef and coral reefs around the world from the impacts of climate change.

Cindy previously served as a board and audit committee member of the Economic Development Board of Singapore, a government agency tasked with establishing Singapore as a global center for business, innovation and talent.