Andrew Abdo
Visiting MBA Faculty at GIBS Business School
Schools
- GIBS Business School
Links
Biography
GIBS Business School
Profile
Andrew is the business manager for the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia’s largest sporting community where he focuses on strategy. Previously he has been a director at Deloitte Consulting (strategy and operations) and ATCOR (boutique financial advisory). He is a qualified Chartered Accountant (SA) and has been a non-executive director of several companies including the South African Forestry Company Limited (SAFCOL). He has worked in West Africa, Bermuda, Australia and South Africa across multiple industries in both corporate finance advisory and strategy and operations consulting. Andrew has also served as chairman of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (SAICA) Training Committee and Professional Development Committee
Responsibilities
Adjunct facuty lecturing on corporate finance, strategy and valuation.
Consulting Involvement
Director at Deloitte Consulting and ATCOR Consulting
Significant Achievements
- Started and sold two successful entrepreneurial businesse
- Youngest chairman of SAICA’s professional training committee
Qualifications
- BBusSci (Hons)
- PGDip Accounting
- MBA cum laude (GIBS)
Fields of Interest
- Strategy
- Finance
- General management
- Consulting.
Professional Memberships
- South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
Videos
Suaalii Ready & Andrew Abdo and Justin Holbrook | Episode 3 | Inside The NRL | NRL
Andrew Abdo - CEO at the NRL - Process Communication Testimonial
Andrew Abdo, Chief Executive Officer, National Rugby League (NRL)
New CEO Andrew Abdo reveals plans to 'win' the battle for the NRL’s traditional heartland | NRL 360
Andrew Abdo | League Insider | Sky Sport
Andrew Abdo - Interim CEO of the NRL
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