Hatt a good fit at Hockey Australia

David Hatt has been appointed the new president of Hockey Australia, following the resignation of Stuart Grimshaw who left the position in September to relocate overseas.

Mr Hatt is a former hockey coach and manager of both Western Australian and Australian teams, has represented Australia at masters’ level, and was previously team manager for the senior Australian men’s national team, the Kookaburras.

He was the inaugural chief executive of the Fremantle Dockers Football Club, and CEO at the state Department of Planning.

Mr Hatt was also chief policy adviser to the WA premier for more than five years until his resignation in 2008.

He is a consultant in town planning and sports administration, and has been a board member of Hockey Australia since 2011.