Mark Arena

Owner and Chief Executive / Perth Wildcats

Mark Arena is a Perth-born cyber security entrepreneur. After roles with the Australian Federal Police, ASC and ERG Transit Systems, Mr Arena co-founded US-based cybersecurity startup Intel 471 in 2014. He stepped back as chief executive of Intel 471 in 2023, following a significant investment by private equity firm Thoma Bravo in 2021. As of 2023, he also chairs the board of Melbourne-founded, US-based counter-drone-security company DroneSec. Based in Europe for a decade, Mr Arena returned to Australia in 2022 and is understood to be based in Perth once more.

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2024

Owner and Chief Executive

Perth Wildcats

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Person Activity

	NEW ROLE: Owner and Chief Executive, Perth Wildcats	02 Apr 2025
	NEWS: Tagged in Minogue snub prompts Wildcats rethink	03 Feb 2025
	NEWS: Tagged in New home for Wildcats and Lynx	21 Jan 2025
	NEWS: Tagged in New majority owner for Perth Lynx	10 Dec 2024
	NEWS: Tagged in Arena provides insight into ownership	19 Nov 2024
	NEWS: Tagged in HoopsFest tips off in Perth	19 Sep 2024
	NEWS: Tagged in Arena keen to build on Wildcats legacy	10 Sep 2024
	NEWS: Tagged in Majority ownership for Arena	14 Aug 2024
	NEWS: Tagged in Arena to buy Wildcats for $40m	11 Jul 2024
	NEWS: Tagged in Who is Mark Arena	30 May 2024

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Thursday, 30 May, 2024 - 09:44
Tech entrepreneur makes Wildcats bid
Craig Hutchison-backed Sports Entertainment Group has revealed it has received a non-binding indicative offer from MT Arena Capital Investment to acquire the Perth Wildcats.
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Thursday, 30 May, 2024 - 12:15
Who is Mark Arena
The likely new owner of the Perth Wildcats is an Edith Cowan University graduate who started his working life at Telstra before building a global tech success story.
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Thursday, 11 July, 2024 - 07:46
Arena to buy Wildcats for $40m
Tech entrepreneur Mark Arena has signed a $40 million deal to purchase the Perth Wildcats from Craig Hutchison’s ASX-listed Sports Entertainment Group.
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Wednesday, 14 August, 2024 - 13:00
Majority ownership for Arena
WA's march towards a new era of professional basketball is now complete.
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Tuesday, 10 September, 2024 - 09:14
Arena keen to build on Wildcats legacy
Two themes became clear not long after Business News sat down to interview Perth Wildcats owner Mark Arena.
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Thursday, 19 September, 2024 - 15:30
HoopsFest tips off in Perth
Basketball enthusiasts flocked to Forrest Chase on Thursday afternoon, as the highly anticipated HoopsFest officially got under way.
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Tuesday, 19 November, 2024 - 10:31
Arena provides insight into ownership
Perth Wildcats owner Mark Arena has revealed Wildcats players routinely train at high schools on weekends – along with confirming he contemplated buying Perth Glory.
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Tuesday, 10 December, 2024 - 09:01
New majority owner for Perth Lynx
Another chapter in Western Australia’s unforgettable off-court calendar year of basketball has begun.
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Tuesday, 21 January, 2025 - 14:54
New home for Wildcats and Lynx
WA Labor has pledged $16 million towards a new state-of-the-art basketball headquarters for the Perth Wildcats and Perth Lynx in Warwick.
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Monday, 3 February, 2025 - 17:58
Minogue snub prompts Wildcats rethink
Perth Wildcats owner Mark Arena says the state will one day need a standalone hardcourt sport facility, as his team shapes up to be blocked from RAC Arena despite being its anchor tenant.

Who is Mark Arena
Thursday, 30 May, 2024 - 12:15

New home for Wildcats and Lynx
Tuesday, 21 January, 2025 - 14:54
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Tech entrepreneur makes Wildcats bid
Who is Mark Arena
Arena to buy Wildcats for $40m
Majority ownership for Arena
Arena keen to build on Wildcats legacy
HoopsFest tips off in Perth
Arena provides insight into ownership
New majority owner for Perth Lynx
New home for Wildcats and Lynx
Minogue snub prompts Wildcats rethink
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