Tony Grist has extensive experience in the capital markets. He has been involved in the management of publicly listed companies across a range of industries, both in Australia and overseas. He is a former Head of Corporate Finance at an Australian stockbroking company. In 1990 he founded what became Albion Capital Partners. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Western Australia, is an Associate of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Tony has been co-founder or significant early stakeholder and director of 3, plus billion-dollar Australian telecom companies. He was co-founder and Chairman of ASX listed enterprise/business carrier Amcom Telecommunications that through various iterations, led to a $4.35 billion acquisition by Aware Super.
His is a director of the Fremantle Football Club, and a director of The Minderoo Foundation, the umbrella organisation for the philanthropic programmes of Andrew and Nicola Forrest. He has also held directorships in Canada, United Kingdom and Australia in the healthcare, mining and energy industries.
Tony is the Chair of The Purple Hands Foundation, which was established by the Fremantle Dockers to help young people aged 12-18 years overcome barriers to unlock their true potential and instil important life skills and behaviours using the power of sport.
He has also been Chair of Judging for the Western Region of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year program, as well as serving on the national judging panel. Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. It is the first and only truly global award of its kind with regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.
Through Vocus, Mr Grist was a major sponsor of UWA’s University Football Club for approximately 15 years. He is a founding partner of Vocus Upstart, one of Australia’s most generous startup accelerator programs which supports a culture of innovation and intelligent risk-taking.
