Avan Lee

Avan Lee currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Hurricanes, a position held since June 2015. Prior to this role, Avan Lee worked at World Rugby from June 2012 to June 2015, initially as General Manager - Sevens and previously as Commercial Manager. Avan Lee's earlier experience includes a tenure at New Zealand Rugby Union from June 2007 to June 2012, where responsibilities included Broadcasting & Commercial Operations Manager and Product Manager, as well as serving as Chairman of Hertz Sevens from April 2010 to June 2012. Avan Lee holds a Bachelor of Management Studies with a focus on Marketing from The University of Waikato, earned between 1992 and 1995.