David Gallop

David Gallop
Born	6 August 1965 (1965-08-06) (age 46) Canberra
Residence	Sydney
Occupation	CEO of the NRL Chairman of the ASC
Height	6' 2" (1.88 m)

David Gallop is an Australian sports administrator who has been the Chief Executive Officer of the National Rugby League since February 2002. He has also been the Secretary of the Rugby League International Federation since its inception in 1998.

Early life

Gallop was born in Canberra and lived there until the age of 14 whilst his Father worked as a lawyer. He spent a short time in Darwin before returning to Canberra in the suburb of Narrabundah. Gallop played cricket and rugby union at Canberra Grammar, however his Father converted him to become a Canberra Raiders supporter. He started a sports administration course at Canberra College of Advanced Education but bowed out after just a week for arts at the Australian National University. He then moved to Sydney in 1984 to study law at the University of Sydney, graduating in 1988. In 1989 he travelled to England to play cricket in the Kent League. In 1990 he married Kathy and they have 2 children.^[1]

Rugby league

During the summer of 1994–95, Gallop was working as an associate with the Sydney law firm Holman Webb, and playing cricket on weekends with a University of NSW side. A UNSW team-mate had set up a meeting with John Ribot, who had come up with the Super League idea, and Gallop first became involved in Rugby League as Legal Affairs Manager for Super League in 1995.^{[citation needed]}

Having previously acted as the NRL’s Director of Legal and Business Affairs, he has been closely involved in all key decisions involving the game since the NRL’s inception in late 1997. He was voted the New South Wales Sports Administrator of the Year in 2002. In 2006 he was voted the Australian Sports Administrator of the year at the Confederation of Australian Sport Awards.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010 he was named Chairman of the Australian Sports Commission.^[2]

In 2011 he fell in some hot water after he likened Melbourne Storm fans to terrorists after they booed him during the presentation of the 2011 Minor Premiership (this followed the Storm being stripped of the 2007 and 2009 Premierships the year before). This coming after the Storm were presented the minor premiership on September 11, exactly the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks in America.

References

1. ^ http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/a-man-on-top-of-his-game/2007/03/09/1173166982358.html?page=4
2. ^ Farewell to Outgoing Chairman of the ASC Board Greg Hartung

External links

• Interview on Sunday Program (Channel 9)
• Sydney Morning Herald article
• Australian Institute of Company Directors profile

Preceded by David Moffett

National Rugby League CEO 2002–

Succeeded by Incumbent

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Name	Gallop, David
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Date of birth	12 August 1965
Place of birth	Canberra
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