Tony Pignata

Tony Pignata has been a chief executive within the sports sector for over 13 years.

He joined Perth Glory Football Club in 2018 and was chief executive of Sydney Football Club for 5 years prior. In 2016/17, Sydney FC blitzed the competition comfortably winning the premiership (home-and-away season) and the A-League Grand Final. In 2019, Perth Glory took home the Premiers’ Plate for finishing top of the ladder but lost to Sydney FC in the A-League Grand Final on penalty shootout. Mr Pignata stepped down from Perth Glory in September 2022 in order to move back to Victoria to be close to his family.

In 2016, Mr Pignata was named one of the Top 20 CEOs on Twitter by KPMG and one of Australia’s Top 21 CEOs by the Australian Financial Review.

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	NEWS: Tagged in Glory picks old hand as new boss	25 Jul 2022
	NEWS: Tagged in Glory chief steps down	18 Jul 2022

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Positions - Previous

Position	Company	Year	Company's current rank
Chief Executive	Perth Glory	2018 - 2022
Strategic Business Development Manager	Optus	2011 - 2012
Senior Marketing Manager, Global Banking & Markets	HSBC	2002 - 2004	10
Group Marketing Manager	Insignia Financial	2000 - 2002
Head of Global Marketing, Wholesale Bank	National Australia Bank	1987 - 1998