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

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