Nathan Bombrys is the Chief Executive Officer of

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. He was previously the Head of International Commercial Projects in the

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and the managing director of the

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, a professional Scottish

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club playing in the

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Career

Bombrys is from the state of Michigan in the United States and grew up in Mendon. He began playing rugby at

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, where he captained the team."Glasgow Warriors: Michigan man Nathan Bombrys aiming high"
BBC Sport, Jamie Lyall, 23 April 2015. Bombrys played rugby for 17 years, and also qualified as a referee."Bombrys swaps SRU for Warriors"
''Herald Scotland'', Keven Ferrle, 16 November 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Bombrys worked with the

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basketball program. After that, he spent seven years overseeing commercial operations at

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in the English Premiership, and then worked as the head of the commercial department at the

's headquarters.

Glasgow Warriors

Bombrys began working with

in 2011. One of his first projects was to oversee Glasgow's move from

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in Glasgow's west end. Since making the move, the Warriors have gone from 700 season tickets to over 3,500 season tickets. The Warriors have also seen on-field success during Bombrys' tenure, finishing in the Pro 12 top four in 2012 and 2013, and reaching the final in 2014 and becoming Pro12 champions in 2015. On 10 March 2021 it was announced that Bombrys would take over as Head of International Commercial Projects at

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in April 2021. Former Glasgow Warriors captain

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would replace him as managing director of the Glasgow club. Bombrys said of his time at the Warriors: "Glasgow Warriors is such a special club. I’ve been privileged to play my part over the past 10 years, working with so many talented staff, coaches and players to see the club grow into one of the top clubs in Europe." In April 2022, it was announced that Bombrys would leave

to take over as Chief Executive Officer at

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bombrys, Nathan American expatriates in the United Kingdom Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Glasgow Warriors Syracuse University alumni People from Mendon, Michigan