Anthony Di Pietro

Anthony Di Pietro (born 15 February 1969) is a businessman from Melbourne, Australia. Di Pietro is most known for his current and longest standing chairmanship of Melbourne Victory FC, a professional association football (soccer) club that participates in the Hyundai A-League. Alongside sport, Di Pietro is also the Chief Executive Officer and a board member of industry leading fruit & vegetable producers and marketers, the LaManna Premier Group.

Anthony Di Pietro
Di Pietro addresses the audience at a Melbourne Victory Function
Born (1969-02-15) 15 February 1969
Frankston, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationBusinessman
CEO and Director of LaManna Premier Group (2003–)
Chairman of Melbourne Victory FC (2011–)
Known forChairman of Melbourne Victory FC

Early life and education

Di Pietro was born in the Melbourne suburb of Frankston in 1969, and is of Italian descent. Di Pietro completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree at The University of Melbourne in 1990, and occasionally addresses graduating students in the University's Business and Economics faculty, first appearing in 2013.[1]

Agribusiness

Di Pietro is Group CEO of LaManna Premier Group.[2][3][4][5][6]

The company's farming and marketing enterprises[7][8] cover all major Australian markets. It has farming operations in Queensland, the Northern Territory, South Australia, and Goulburn Valley Victoria.

Di Pietro voiced his advocacy for an 'Australian-led Asian food boom' and was a key participant in the Victorian Government's 2013 Food Trade initiatives into Asia.[9]

Hospitality

Di Pietro was a Director of the Sovereign Hotel Group from 2007 to 2010,[10] whose flagship business was Federation Square’s Transport Hotel, Taxi Dining Room and Transit Cocktail Lounge.

Melbourne Victory FC
Di Pietro alongside Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in October 2013

Di Pietro was appointed to the Board of Melbourne Victory FC in 2006 during its formative years and became chairman in January 2011. Di Pietro oversaw a number of key achievements, including 2017–18 Championship, making Melbourne Victory FC the most successful club in A-League history and the only club to have won three Premiership and four Championship titles, as well as winning the FFA Cup title in 2015.[11]

Di Pietro oversaw the visit of English Premier League heavyweight Liverpool F.C. to Melbourne in July 2013.[12][13][14][15] The game attracted a record crowd for a football (soccer) match of 95,446 people at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[16]

Di Pietro has been a strong voice on football hooliganism, saying fans "safety and enjoyment must be upheld at all times".[17]

In February 2017, Di Pietro spoke publicly regarding A-league expansion, governance and broadcast distribution.[18] Di Pietro highlighted that the time for change was 'now upon us and decisions made now will affect the future of football in Australia in the years to come'.[19][20]

Prior to the commencement of the 2020-21 A-League season, Di Pietro announced former club premiership & championship team of the decade player Grant Brebner as head coach.[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]

References
  1. Di Pietro, Anthony (November 2013). "Be prepared for change". Insights: Melbourne Business and Economics. The University of Melbourne, Faculty of Business & Economics. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. "Premier Fruits Group ripe for expansion". The Australian. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  3. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/economics/global-food-forum-lamannas-anthony-di-pietro-says-horticulture-future-enormous-labour-squeeze-real/news-story/bb066ce06a63aee47bd8a5e7c85ff363
  4. https://www.melbournevictory.com.au/news/ripe-innovation-a-company-reaping-benefits-progress
  5. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/a-league-s-richest-club-says-virus-crisis-is-biggest-fiscal-threat-20200324-p54dgt.html
  6. https://www.foodprocessing.com.au/content/processing/news/lamanna-group-and-premier-fruits-group-to-merge-1006021463
  7. Goodwin, Sandra. "Victorian tomato grower joins Premier Group". News Ltd. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  8. Thistleton, Rebecca. "Tomato growers sign deal for all seasons". Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  9. Stensholt, John. "Di Pietro encourages food industry to think big". Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  10. Wilmot, Ben. "Hotel Investors Pour In". Highbeam Research. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  11. "Victory's historic FFA Cup Final triumph". FFA Cup. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  12. https://www.afr.com/opinion/they-didn-t-walk-alone-20130726-ijcuz
  13. https://www.melbournevictory.com.au/news/video-liverpool-melbourne
  14. https://tribune.com.pk/story/530636/liverpool-to-make-first-trip-down-under
  15. https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/131666-lfc-announce-first-visit-to-australia
  16. Hogan, Jesse. "Victory wave on sea of Red". The Age. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  17. Lynch, Michael. "Melbourne Victory chairman blasts 'alleged' fans". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  18. Windley, Matt (11 February 2017). "Melbourne Victory chairman Anthony Di Pietro says FFA should consult clubs on A-League expansion". Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  19. Lynch, Michael (11 February 2017). "Melbourne Victory chairman Anthony Di Pietro blasts FFA bosses". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  20. "South Melbourne extend olive branch to Victory". 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  21. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/grant-brebner-named-new-coach-of-melbourne-victory-20200824-p55op9.html
  22. https://www.melbournevictory.com.au/news/grant-brebner-appointed-head-coach
  23. https://www.a-league.com.au/news/grant-brebner-announced-victory-head-coach
  24. https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/bleeds-blue-brebner-named-full-time-victory-head-coach
  25. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/aleague-brebner-appointed-melbourne-victory-head-coach/news-story/e469a7329e16289936e5b65f9ea0eddd
  26. https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/official-melbourne-victory-name-permanent-coach-552274
  27. https://neoskosmos.com/en/173681/grant-brebner-appointed-as-melbourne-victorys-head-coach/
  28. https://www.espn.com.au/football/melbourne-victory/story/4165714/melbourne-victory-confirm-interim-boss-grant-brebner-as-new-head-coach
  29. https://7news.com.au/sport/soccer/brebner-named-victory-a-league-coach-c-1261188
  30. https://www.fairfieldchampion.com.au/story/6892605/victory-back-inexperienced-brebner-in-a-l/?cs=12724
  31. https://www.sen.com.au/news/2020/08/25/brebner-details-recruitment-plans-ahead-of-victory-rebuild/
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