NBL Executive Team
â– General Manager - Commercial, Fan Growth & Data
Mitch Coulson
Mitch Coulson is the General Manager - Commercial, Fan Growth & Data
Coulson joined the club in July 2025 from his former role as Netball Tasmania CEO, where he has been instrumental progressing the sport’s participation, business strategy and stakeholder relations.
Coulson brings more than 15 years’ experience in professional sports administration including 7 years in senior membership, ticketing, data and consumer engagement roles at St Kilda Football Club and Geelong Football Club.
â– General Manager - Basketball
Darren Smith
Darren Smith is the General Manager of Basketball.
Highly respected former NBL Player and long-time administrator, Darren Smith joined the club in 2023 to oversee all club operations, high performance program administration, player recruitment, relations and welfare, community impact, facilities management, and fiscal responsibility.
Since the club was awarded the 9th WNBL License in August 2025 and the unveiling of the team as the Tasmania Jewels, Darren has also led the setup of the women's program, alongside Assistant General Manager, Kayla Steindl.
Prior to joining the JackJumpers, Smith was CEO at Basketball Australia Pathways, where he was instrumental in strengthening high performance pathways for Australian athletes to secure US College basketball program places and scholarships, as well as helping emerging athletes reach national and international representative honours.
Born in Victoria, Smith began his professional career with the Hobart Devils in 1994, the first of eight seasons in the NBL across four clubs before he retired after 211 games.
Having played professionally for over a decade throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Smith was already part of the broader JackJumpers family as one of 26 Bloodline members, a program initiated by Scott Roth to connect the history of Tasmanian basketball with the JackJumpers and beyond.
â– General Manager - Communications & Brand
Katelyn Davies
Katelyn Davies is the General Manager - Communications & Brand.
Katelyn is a passionate and strategic sports administrator with strong knowledge, relationships and technical skill across the Tasmanian and national media landscape.
Katelyn works closely with the High Performance team to ensure maximum internal and external promotion of the team, National Basketball League, commercial partners and community engagement. She oversees all internal and external communications, media and stakeholder relationships, social media engagement and content creation, brand vision and consistency,
Katelyn joined the club soon after its inception in 2021, establish the club's brand vision ensuring strong, recognisable and respected brand channels and assets that represent and reflect the club's values and mission. She also established the club's media and marketing strategy, ensuring strong stakeholder relationships and customer engagement.
Beginning her professional career as a television journalist in Tasmania, Katelyn moved interstate to report on some of the biggest sports events and stories, and forged an undeniable presence and strong professional relationships in the industry.
Over a decade in media production, Katelyn worked with Channel 7, Sky News, Triple M (Southern Cross Austereo) and Fox Sports News, honing her skills in strategic communications management, content creation and team operations.
With a strong camera presence and warm, engaging nature, Katelyn is also a highly sought-after event and media MC and regularly hosts key JackJumpers events as well as for some of Tasmania's biggest organisations and events.
â– General Manager - Strategy & Finance
Rob Inches
Rob Inches is the General Manager - Strategy & Finance.
Boasting a decorated on court career including more than 290 games with the Hobart Chargers in the SEABL, Inches brings more than 20 years’ experience in financial management and executive roles across a range of industries.
He joined the club in August 2025 from his most recent role at CEO of Kriticos Nominee, where he has overseen a diverse group of companies operating Tourism & Accommodation, Hotels, Advanced Manufacturing and in the Financial Services sectors. Inches has previously served as a member of the JackJumpers Advisory Board since 2023.
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