Todd Greenberg appointed as Cricket Australia CEO

Todd Greenberg appointed Cricket Australia CEO (Twitter)

Greenberg will bring a wealth of experience to the position from his roles across the sporting industry including as CEO of the National Rugby League and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, General Manager of Stadium Australia and most recently as CEO of the Australian Cricketers’ Association.

CA Chair Mike Baird and newly appointed CEO Todd Greenberg will also be available to media on Thursday, December 5 at the Adelaide Oval, ahead of the Pink Ball Test between Australia and India for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.

Greenberg has an extensive background in cricket, having played First Grade for Randwick in NSW Premier Cricket and was Events and Promotions Manager for Cricket NSW. He also holds degrees in sports science from the University of NSW and a master’s degree from University of Technology, Sydney.

Greenberg will succeed current CEO Nick Hockley, who announced in August he would leave the position at the end of the domestic summer in March.

The appointment follows a widespread recruiting and interview process that included candidates from Australia and overseas.

Mike Baird, CA Chair said, “I’m delighted Todd Greenberg will join Cricket Australia as Chief Executive Officer. Todd will bring enormous experience to the role from his time leading the National Rugby League and his current position as CEO of the Australian Cricketers’ Association, as well as his time in club and stadium management.

“He is also a renowned driver of commercial growth and innovation, such as bringing the State of Origin to Melbourne and introducing the NRLW. We are entering a period of great opportunity and the recruitment panel and CA Board was enormously impressed by Todd’s passion for cricket and his vision to build on the achievements of the past few years and continue the game’s growth,” he further said.

“I would like to thank Nick Hockley who will leave the game in a position of great strength at the end of the season with important foundations including our broadcast rights deal, MOU and seven-year content strategy in place,” Baird concluded.

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Want to ensure we build on this momentum so Australian cricket thrives: Greenberg

Upon his appointment as the chief, Todd Greenberg said, “I am grateful to be given the opportunity to take on this enormously important role in Australian sport and to further my involvement with a game I’ve loved since childhood.

“This is an extremely exciting time for cricket, with the rapid growth of the game across the globe creating fantastic opportunities, while also presenting some challenges to ensure Australian cricket retains its position at the very peak of the game.”

“Thanks to the work of the current administration, the game has strong fundamentals in place. I want to ensure we build on this momentum so Australian cricket continues to thrive – from local parks to the nation’s biggest stadiums. I’m grateful to all those at the Australian Cricketers’ Association where we formed positive and productive partnerships across the game, and I look forward to continuing and enriching these relationships for the betterment of cricket,” he concluded.

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