Brisbane Olympics organising committee CEO Cindy Hook will step down in December at the end of her ‌four-year contract rather than see the role through to the 2032 Games.

Hook, a former CEO of Deloitte Asia Pacific, took the role in 2022. The committee said ⁠it would begin a global search for a replacement.

Committee president Andrew Liveris said Hook had set the Games up for success.

“Her focus on values, organisational excellence and strict financial and governance processes are embedded throughout a high calibre team that she recruited and I ‌thank ⁠her for her great contributions,” Liveris said in a statement.

Hook’s departure comes at a pivotal time for the Games which is facing questions ⁠over its cost.

Liveris told the International Olympic Committee session in Milan in February that Brisbane organisers were ⁠working with the IOC on a revised budget for the Games, and that the ⁠original bid budget of A$4.9 billion ($3.41 billion) bore “no resemblance to reality”.