Andrew Abdo

Andrew Abdo was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the National Rugby League (NRL) in September 2020.

Prior to that Andrew was the NRL’s Chief Commercial Officer for 4 years, primarily responsible for revenue growth.

During this period, Andrew led the growth of the game’s total revenues by 12% per annum (growing from $334m in 2015 to $528m in 2019).

Together with Australian Rugby League Commission Chairman Mr Peter V’landys AM, Andrew played a pivotal role in keeping the NRL Telstra Premiership season safely on the field during the 2020 and 2021 COVID-19 pandemic.