NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo, having removed the “interim” tag from his title, is ready to lead the game. And he'll be doing it his way | proshenks
“The CEO reports to the board and ultimately he has charged me and the management team with delivering against objectives that we need to deliver. Operationally, we run the business, we’re accountable to the business. He will hold me to account against the decisions.“I’m pretty passionate and pretty determined. I like to win. In a good way, I’m competitive.
Having spent seven years at Rugby League Central and then five months in the top job in an interim capacity, Abdo is under no illusions about the pressure that will be brought to bear. He has worked closely with previous NRL chief executives Todd Greenberg and Dave Smith, and caught up with another former league boss, David Gallop, for coffee a fortnight ago.
“I kind of know what to expect, I understand what goes with the job, the pressures of having to balance competing interests.
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