Todd Greenberg

Todd Greenberg (born 2 July 1971) was an Australian rugby league administrator who was Chief Executive Officer of the NRL between March 2016 and April 2020. In January 2021 he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Cricketers' Association.

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

In January 2021 it was announced that Greenberg had been apppointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Cricketers' Association, succeeding Alistair Nicholson in the role. [13]

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.
  13. "Former NRL boss Todd Greenberg named CEO of the Australian Cricketers' Association". ( Wide World of Sports. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

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