Hurricanes
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.
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Hurricanes
The Hurricanes represents the Hurricanes Investec Super Rugby team. Founded in 1996, the Hurricanes are based in Wellington and play the majority of their home matches at Sky Stadium. The Hurricanes represent eight provincial unions - East Coast, Horowhenua Kapiti, Manawatu, Poverty Bay, Wairararapa Bush, Wanganui and Wellington. The team’s storied history includes one Investec Super Rugby title (2016) and two Investec Super Rugby minor premierships (2015, 2016). As an organization, the Hurricanes are striving to be the best sports and entertainment organization in the country. Our club is now looking to the future to continue to work to provide the best fan experience possible.