The American is set to take over his new role at the helm of the CGF tomorrow where he replaces former chief executive Mike Hooper, who announced in January he was to step down from the role after Glasgow 2014. 

Speaking exclusively to insidethegames, Grevemberg was in the firm belief that his position as chief executive of Glasgow 2014, and previous roles within the International Paralympic Committee where he spent 11 years as executive director of sport, will be crucial to his success at the CGF.

"In one way it's familiar territory for me," he said.

"My time at the IPC, being able to have the perspective that I have now, having been a leader of a Games Organising Committee, being able to now take those experiences and reflect upon my former reference points, to now being able to reflect on my new reference points, it becomes quite powerful.

"If there's anything, there's a lot of skills that are transferable that I've been taking on, but I think particularly now that I've got this experience I know when I'm working with chief executives or functional areas that are having a challenges the chances are I've experiences it so I can contribute to the conversation with a much broader array of experience."

David Grevemberg believes that his role as head of the hugely successful Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will be pivotal to his success at the CGF ©Getty Images



Grevemberg played a crucial role in the overwhelming success of the recent Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, branded by many, including CGF President Prince Imran, as the "best Commonwealth Games ever".

A recent report published by Glasgow 2014 found that more than 96 per cent of Games' overall tickets were sold, amassing to some 1.3 million ticket sales.

During Games time, more than 3.4 million people passed through Glasgow Central Station, with about 600,000 unique visitors attending what is Scotland's largest ever sporting and cultural festival.

A record-breaking 50,811 applications were received for the role of Games volunteers, with approximately 12,500 succeeding in this opportunity to become clyde-siders, the heart and soul of the Games.

Grevemberg's next major task in his new role will be the overseeing of preparations for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, where he will be hoping that the positivity of Glasgow 2014 will continue through to this next edition of the Games.

To read the full interview with Grevemberg click here. 

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