Greenberg named new CEO of Cricket Australia

Current players union head Todd Greenberg will assume the CA role in March to succeed Nick Hockley.

Todd Greenberg will succeed Nick Hockley as Cricket Australia’s next CEO, the organization announced today.

Greenberg, the current CEO of the players’ union, the Australian Cricketers’ Association, will take up the role in March.

Hockley, who was appointed in 2020, initially in an interim role after a turbulent period under Kevin Roberts, announced in August that he would step down at the end of the current cricket season.

Greenberg will become the 15th man to be secretary or chief executive of Australia’s governing body for cricket since the organization was established in March 1892 as the Australasian Cricket Council.

Greenberg played 10 seasons for Randwick CC in Sydney between 1987 and 1997 as a top-order batter, the last two of which were in first grade where he reached two centuries. He cut his teeth in sports administration running the Mike Whitney School of Cricket while studying for a degree in sports science at the University of New South Wales, and said today that he was “grateful for the opportunity to take on this hugely important role in Australian sport”. and to strengthen my involvement in a game that I have loved since my childhood.”

“This is an extremely exciting time for cricket, with the rapid growth of the game across the world creating fantastic opportunities, whilst also presenting challenges to ensure Australian cricket maintains its position at the pinnacle of the game,” said Greenberg.

“Thanks to the work of the current administration, the game is built on strong fundamentals. I want to ensure we capitalize on this momentum to ensure Australian cricket continues to thrive – from local parks to the country’s biggest stadiums.”

He is a former chief executive of the National Rugby League, having also worked with NRL club Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, and joined the ACA in January 2021.

This role saw him negotiate with Hockley as the two men reached an amicable agreement on the current memorandum of understanding for cricket which underpins how the game’s wealth is distributed and saw a major increase in women’s pay.

The current MoU is due to be renegotiated in 2028.

CA Chairman Mike Baird said he was delighted with the appointment following a global recruitment process, citing its reputation as a “renowned driver of business growth and innovation”.

“We are entering a period of great opportunity and the CA Recruitment Committee and Board have been extremely impressed by Todd’s passion for cricket and his vision to build on the achievements of recent years and continue the growth of the game,” Baird 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 agreement, our memorandum of understanding and our seven-year content strategy in place.”