Another Supercars chief to depart

A LEADERSHIP vacuum has emerged at Supercars, with another executive headed for the door.

V8 Sleuth has learnt long-time chief financial officer Cameron Price is leaving the organisation.

Price has been the category’s CFO since September 2013, and briefly juggled that role with a period as chief operating officer once Shane Howard was promoted to replace Sean Seamer as CEO.

Prior to Supercars, Price’s experience included three-plus years as Football Federation Australia’s financial controller, as well as similar responsibilities at radio networks 2UE and Nova.

“Cam has been an outstanding leader as part of the Executive Team at Supercars and a trusted advisor to so many of us over the years,” said Howard.

“His financial expertise, steady leadership and ability to remain calm under pressure have helped steer Supercars through some major challenging periods including the global pandemic. He also played a key role in the successful transition of ownership from Archer and the teams to RACE.

“He’s also been a generous mentor to staff across the business and has always gone about his work with integrity, professionalism and a clear passion for the sport.

“On behalf of the entire Supercars team, I want to sincerely thank Cam for everything he’s contributed to the business over the past 11 years. We wish him and his family all the very best for the future.”

Supercars general manager of finance Craig Fulton will fill Price’s shoes on an interim basis until a new CFO is found.

Supercars is already on the hunt for a new CEO, having announced plans to shuffle Howard into a newly created position as director of motorsport.

That revelation came merely a month after COO Tim Watsford resigned to accept an offer to become chief executive of the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL club.

So, that makes for three chiefs for Supercars now to find.

The new CEO might well be the first domino to fall, with paddock speculation linking a number of names to being in the mix, from former Supercars boss James Warburton to current Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley.

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