Career
Fraser played professional Football for Greenock Morton before moving to Australia in 1980 to play in Brisbane.
His business experience has included major corporations covering national and international responsibilities with Inchcape PLC, Fuji Xerox, Adecco and Cendant Mobility.
From 1996 to 1999 Fraser was a senior executive with global recruitment company Adecco as A & NZ CEO. In 1999 he joined as a partner & CEO of Melbourne based HR consulting practice Hamilton Watts International (HWI) with operations in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and the United Kingdom. In July 2000 the NYSE listed Cendant Corporation acquired HWI. Following the acquisition, Fraser joined Cendant Mobility as Managing Director Asia Pacific, reporting to the US as Australian director.
Fraser was appointed to the executive of AFL Club St Kilda FC in 2005 and appointed as the Saints CEO in 2006 where he led the Club through a period of significant restructure, improvement and change, including the appointment of a new Senior Coach Ross Lyon and the transition to the Greg Westaway leadership and Footy First Board. Both events have proven to be significant milestones in the stability and direction of the Saints both on and off the field.
In February 2009 Fraser was appointed as Head of the Hyundai A-League. The Saints went on to play in the next 3 AFL Grand Final including the 2010 drawn AFL Grand Final before going down in a replay.
In April 2010 Fraser announced his resignation as Head of the Hyundai A-League to move back into his consulting business a leadership practice with a focus on Coaching and Strategy.
Fraser is a member of Thought Leaders and clients include Public and private companies and Elite Sporting businesses.
A competitive road cyclist, each year he takes part in a major charity bike ride (www.chain-reaction.org.au) this year 36 senior corporate leaders cycled the 1000 km route from Foster NSW to Brisbane raising more than $600,000 for the Starlight Foundation & Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.
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