Todd Greenberg
Todd Greenberg is an Australian rugby league administrator who was Chief Executive Officer of the National Rugby League (NRL) between March 2016 and April 2020.
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Greenberg as Bulldogs CEO in 2009 | |
Born | 1971 |
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Sports administrator |
Spouse(s) | Lisa Greenberg |
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 College of Knowledge[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
- "NRL boss Todd Greenberg: 'People tell me how to do my job better'". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- 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.
- "Greenberg embraces tough NRL challenges". The Australian Jewish News. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- "Todd Greenberg". NSW Ambassadors. National Australia Day Council. 2017. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- "Game changer". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Todd Greenberg (New South Wales)". Australia Day. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Five things you need to know about new NRL CEO Todd Greenberg". Daily Telegraph. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Raelene Castle and Todd Greenberg in contention to become new NRL chief executive". Sydney Morning Herald. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Todd Greenberg appointed NRL CEO". NRL. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Dave Smith quits as NRL chief despite broadcast rights deal incomplete". ABC News. Australia. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "I'm no 'dead man walking': NRL boss Greenberg says he can cop the criticism". Foxsports. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- "NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg steps down as league faces coronavirus test". ABC News. Australia. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.