In with the new? Former Australian Grand Prix chief executive Andrew Westacott,Martin Pakula and outgoing grand prix chair Paul Little.Credit:Simon Schluter
Little,a self-made logistics,aviation and property billionaire and philanthropist,formally leaves the organisation on Saturday after four years in the role,without any word on his permanent replacement.
The Australian Grand Prix Corporation board was last week asked by the state government to nominate one of its remaining directors to serve as a stop-gap chairman for at least a month and potentially longer.
Former state tourism,sport and major events minister Martin Pakula is the front-running candidate to step into the role on a permanent basis.
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Sports Minister Stephen Dimopoulos declined to answer questions from this masthead about the progress the government had made in selecting a permanent replacement for Little,whether Pakula was a candidate and whether the government was considering making the Australian Grand Prix Corporation chair a paid position,in line with a recent public commitment to create more paid directorships on public boards.
The previous chairmen,Rob Walker,John Harnden and Little,all served on a voluntary basis.
A government spokesperson said:“Any appointments to the Australian Grand Prix board will be made in the usual way.”