For over 20 years, we have been working with athletes from Cricket, AFL / AFL W, Soccer and Cycling, along with media and artistic talent. In 2022 we have expanded to include Recruitment, Sport Business Consulting and Project Management services.
Fast Facts
Luke van Kempen (or LVK as we know him) brings over 20 years of experience in the sport industry to the Helix Group Advisory and Project Management Team. An industry specialist in sporting pathways, governance, marketing, public relations, social impact and environmental sustainability, Luke has previously held leadership roles with state and national sporting organisations, along with commercial roles within and outside of the sports industry.
LVK is currently the Vice-President of Sport Inclusion Australia, the Chair of the Taverners SA, Chair of the South Australian National Football League Juniors Committee and a Trustee on the Les Favell Foundation.
A husband and father of two, LVK helps out with the kids local footy and cricket clubs and is a Life member of the Melbourne University Football Club.
Fast Facts
Sarah brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Helix Group Advisory and Project Management team, having worked in the not-for-profit, and sport and recreation sector at various levels over the past 20 years. Most recently Sarah held executive leadership positions with Golf Australia, Baseball SA and Water Polo SA.
A qualified accountant, Sarah recently completed the Executive Education Leadership Program at Uni SA and last year became a graduate from the Australian Institute of Company Directors, GAICD.
An expert in Strategy, Governance, Finance, Risk and Stakeholder Management, Sarah currently sits on several Audit and Risk Committees and has sat on a number of Boards in the past.
A mother of four active children who have all played state level sport representing SA in various codes, Sarah has always been heavily involved in club sport and junior development. Sarah still plays competitive sport and is an advocate for women in leadership and sport.
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Richard Kelly (Rich or Dickie) is an accomplished commercial operator with leadership experience in the media and sports industries. Rich heads up the Commercial Division of Helix Group Management that connects our talent and clients to rights holders, creating authentic partnerships that deliver value to all concerned. Dickie is a Talent Manager with our partner – Hemisphere Management Group – and is the Commercial & Partnerships Consultant for the Norwood Football Club. A husband and father of four teenagers, Dickie’s weekend is full of watching his kids play footy and cricket and he also has a hand in his family’s commercial real estate portfolio. A veteran of the SANFL, Dickie played 81 games for Norwood and 48 games for Glenelg, including a Best and Fairest in 1999.
Fast Facts
Nick is our West Australian Cricket Agent working with emerging talent coming through the WA junior ranks. He completed a Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting & Finance at Notre Dame and after graduation he soon began work in this field. Nick has always been passionate about sport and has played junior cricket at Fremantle District Cricket Club and football with Claremont in the WAFL. He has worked in AFL player management since 2020, where he has helped many young players in the lead up to being selected in the AFL National Draft. With his finance skillset and experience in AFL player management, Nick has been a great addition to the Helix team.
Steven has considerable experience in a wide range of leadership situations – particularly in relation to business, service industries, sports management and media.
His business and Human Resource skills were initially developed with an international aviation company, requiring strategic management and leadership of HR and IR programs (including Enterprise Bargaining) – and extensive dealing and negotiation with government bodies. Those skills – and others such as strategic planning, project management and general leadership – have since been applied in senior management roles including the positions of Chief Executive at both the Adelaide and Carlton Football Clubs.
He has also served on a number of commercial and charitable Boards; and has completed a ‘Masters of Business Administration’ – to complement an Education Degree and a Management Diploma. Steven’s major strength is that he has extensive leadership and management experience with people in diverse and very complex and demanding organisations. Specifically, those strengths are in the areas of wine, elite sport, media/public relations, change management, policy development, project management, governance and general administration. He is married to Susie, and has two girls.
2018 – current Randall Wine Group Managing Director
2014 – 2017 Carlton Football Club Chief Executive Officer
2002 – 2014 Adelaide Football Club Chief Executive Officer
1997 – 2001 Adelaide Football Club Communications / Membership Manager
1991 – 1996 Lloyd Helicopters Pty Ltd HR & Administration Manager
1991 – 2001 ABC Television Sports Presenter
1991 – 1992 Sturt Football Club Senior Coach
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND & QUALIFICATIONS
2005 Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors
2002 MBA Southern Cross University (NSW)
FURTHER EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2021 – current Helix Group, Chairman
2018 – current Onda Group, Chairman
2016 – current Elite Sport; Male Champion of Change
2007 – current Prostate Cancer Foundation (SA), Board member
2018 – 2020 GP Accelerate, Adviser
2018 – 2020 Adelaide 36ers, Chairman
