Townsville Bulletin

Two named in admin revamp

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fessional sports career in business developmen­t and marketing with the Cowboys before going on to perform senior executive roles with the Gold Coast Titans and Stone Brothers Racing.

Mr Luck is a 226-game NRL veteran, with 76 appearance­s for North Queensland from 2001 to 2005, before becoming the club’s human resources manager in 2016.

Cowboys chairman Laurence Lancini said he was delighted about the new appointmen­ts as the club under- goes significan­t change ahead of the “pivotal” 2019 season.

“I’ve been very impressed with the way these men have undertaken their roles. Like any mature business, you always look to the people within the operation,” he said.

“Over recent months the Cowboys have introduced a new-look playing roster onfield and also implemente­d a new team structure off the field, both requiring strong leadership, and we’ve seen Jeff and Micheal go above and beyond in their acting roles.

“They have met the challenges of the impact of the recent Townsville floods and embraced the opportunit­ies of transition­ing to a new stadium and centre of excellence with profession­alism, integrity and enthusiasm.”

Mr Reibel has most recently led the club’s sponsorshi­p and corporate sales portfolio as the chief commercial officer and said he was proud to take the helm as chief executive.

“I can’t say how proud I am of being part of our great club and as a born and bred North

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