great interview, seems like a smart bloke and if his strengths are in the commercial side of things and fan engagement then that can only be a bonus. Interested to see how he handles the football side of things or whether they get someone else to come in as a GM of football but glad to have this all sorted before the season starts. best of luck to him and another good move from the club
Isn’t a sleeve sponsorship going to be announced ‘soon’Glad that's sorted out. Next a suitable GM of football. Get that sleeve sponsor in place.
Unanimous...maybe after Dib was eliminated .His extensive experience in elite sporting environments made him a unanimous choice for the Bulldogs Board following a rigorous recruitment process.
Hahaha I was wondering if there was any relation. He was a part of the club during the Yo-yo Spoon into prelim into missing the finals. Wild period for the club between Folkes / Des.I thought it was Gary Warburton at first haha.
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Yeah seems we're using Chadwicks rather than Hayes as an agency these daysHe's kinda hot maybe? This probably helps with negotiations.
It gets better by the day !!!The Canterbury Bulldogs have appointed commercial expert Aaron Warburton as their new chief executive to replace Andrew Hill.
Warburton previously worked at the Bulldogs as head of commercial and landed one of the most lucrative sponsorship deals with KIA motors.
The appointment will be announced to members this afternoon.
He has beaten a hot field for the job, including former chairman Ray Dib who was interviewed last week and reached out to major sponsor Arthur Laundy for support.
Warburton has also previously worked at the Parramatta Eels in sponsorship.
The club is now looking to hire a general manager of football to work alongside new coach Trent Barrett.
Hill last month joined the likes of former coach Dean Pay, chair Lynne Anderson, head of football Steve Price plus other members of the club’s executive team to exit the club in an unprecedented re-build on and off the field.
Imagine his first initiative is to sack Zap haha
Exactly what I was just about to say word for word !!!I also hope Aaron Warburton is a better CEO for us than Gary Warburton was as a player.
Alongside Kerrod Holland as some of the worst to have pulled on our jerseyI thought it was Gary Warburton at first haha.
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