Management Team

JEFF COLEMAN

General Manager, Melbourne and Major Event Lead

Jeff has more than 30 years’ experience in television, working across various global sporting events for multiple organisations. Jeff’s career in host broadcasting on major events includes multiple Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, European Football Championships, and other World and Asian Championship events. Jeff has extensive experience in Host Broadcasting on multiple FIFA World Cup; including managing Brazil’s Maracanã  Stadium for the 2014 final. Since joining NEP, Jeff took on the role of Head of Engineering and Technical Services for the Commonwealth Games 2018, and now manages NEP Melbourne, site of the Andrews Hub centralised production facility. He is at the forefront of current world-best standards in sports broadcasting.

Jeff’s past major event experience includes:

  • Olympic Games Sydney 2000
  • Goodwill Games Brisbane 2001
  • FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan 2002
  • EURO Portugal 2004
  • Commonwealth Games Melbourne 2006
  • FIFA World Cup Germany 2006
  • Asian Games Doha 2006
  • FINA World Swimming Championships Melbourne 2007
  • EURO Switzerland/Austria 2008
  • Olympic Games Beijing 2008
  • Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010
  • Winter Olympic Games Canada 2010
  • Asian Winter Games Kazakhstan 2011
  • Olympic Games London  2012
  • Confederations Cup Brazil 2013
  • FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014
  • Asian Football Cup 2015
  • U20 Men’s World Cup New Zealand 2015
  • Olympic Games Rio 2016
  • FIFA World Cup Russia  2018
  • RWC Japan 2019