Brendon was appointed as CEO of the Club in August 2009, and as Executive Director in December 2015.

Brendon practiced law with a leading Australian commercial law firm, King Wood Mallesons, prior to serving as CEO of the AFL Players Association.

Brendon is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and served on the board of the Victorian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission from 2009 to 2013. He has also been an owner and director of several businesses in the hospitality and leisure sector.

Brendon is a current non-executive director of Richmond’s wholly owned subsidiary Aligned Leisure Pty Ltd, and ASX listed company, HMC Capital Limited.

Brendon played 244 AFL games with the Club from 1990 to 2001 and was awarded Life Membership in 2000.