Todd Greenberg

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Todd Greenberg
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Greenberg as Bulldogs CEO in 2009
Born (1971-07-02) 2 July 1971 (age 50)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma mater
OccupationSports administrator
Years active1993−present
Spouse(s)Lisa Greenberg

Todd Greenberg (born 2 July 1971) is an Australian rugby league administrator who was Chief Executive Officer of the NRL between March 2016 and April 2020.

Background[]

Greenberg was born in 1971 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is Jewish.[1] He went to high school at Sydney Tech. His grandfather, Dr Les Greenberg, was the first medical officer to the New South Wales Rugby League.[2]

Career[]

Greenberg represented Australia in cricket at two editions of the Maccabiah Games, an international multi-sport event for Jewish athletes.[3]

Greenberg completed a sports science degree at the University of New South Wales[4] and a part-time master's degree at University of Technology Sydney.[5]

Between 1993 and 1998 Greenberg worked for Cricket NSW as Events & Promotions Manager.[6] Greenberg joined the NRL club Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 2001 as Operations and Events Manager. He then left in 2001 to become the General Manager of Stadium Australia. In 2008 he returned to Canterbury-Bankstown, taking on the position CEO, a role he held with the Belmore club until 2013;[7] when he was appointed the Head of Football for the NRL.[8]

In March 2016 Greenberg was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the NRL, succeeding David Smith.[9][10] Greenberg stepped down as CEO on April 20, 2020.[11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ "NRL boss Todd Greenberg: 'People tell me how to do my job better'". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ Dapin, Mark (17 August 2018). "NRL boss Todd Greenberg: 'People tell me how to do my job better'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Greenberg embraces tough NRL challenges". The Australian Jewish News. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Todd Greenberg". NSW Ambassadors. National Australia Day Council. 2017. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Game changer". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Todd Greenberg (New South Wales)". Australia Day. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Five things you need to know about new NRL CEO Todd Greenberg". Daily Telegraph. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Raelene Castle and Todd Greenberg in contention to become new NRL chief executive". Sydney Morning Herald. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Todd Greenberg appointed NRL CEO". NRL. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Dave Smith quits as NRL chief despite broadcast rights deal incomplete". ABC News. Australia. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  11. ^ "I'm no 'dead man walking': NRL boss Greenberg says he can cop the criticism". Foxsports. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  12. ^ "NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg steps down as league faces coronavirus test". ABC News. Australia. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

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