Graham Symons Announces ITTF Executive Committee Candidacy

Table Tennis Australia is proud to announce that TTA President, Graham Symons, has been nominated to be elected to the ITTF Executive Committee.

The ITTF Members will vote to elect the ITTF Executive Committee, who will serve as Vice Presidents, at the ITTF Annual General Meeting on 24 November 2021. Nine people will be elected worldwide and will join two appointed people to form the complete ITTF Executive Committee, all of whom will serve a four year term.

TTA is actively encouraging ITTF Members to vote for Graham as he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience and will be a strong representative for Australia, Oceania and Commonwealth countries/territories on the global stage.

Graham's campaign centres around three key pillars: 

• UNITY
• TRANSPARENCY
• RESULTS-FOCUS 

To view Graham's ITTF Executive Committee candidate manifesto, please click on the link below: 

GRAHAM SYMONS ITTF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MANIFESTO

Graham has been involved in table tennis for more than 50 years. Graham has served in multiple roles including as a player, coach, Board member, administrator and Tournament Director. Graham joined the TTA Board in late 2017 and during his tenure TTA has undergone a significant and sustainable resurgence, including: turning a $650,000 debt into a $500,000 surplus, achieving record participation numbers, securing more than $4.5 million in Government funding and sponsorship, achieving record breaking results at the Tokyo Paralympic Games and earning maximum quota places for the Tokyo Olympic Games, revamping the National Championships and launching the TTA Tour, plus recognising the rich history of Australian table tennis.

In Graham's professional career, he has 27 years experience as a senior executive, including being Chief Executive of 4 Government agencies and Deputy Chief Executive of another 4 Government agencies. Graham also has more than 20 years of Board experience, including serving multiple organisations as President/Chairman.

If elected, Graham will be the first Australian to hold this prestigious position since TTA Life Member and TTA Hall of Fame Member Neil Harwood OAM, who served in the role from 2005-2013.

TTA wishes Graham the best of luck in his quest to be elected to the ITTF Executive Committee.