Anthony Grima

Background

About Anthony Grima

Having been voted #8 in the Top 30 Franchise Executives in 2023, Anthony has been employed in various senior executive roles including Chief Operating Officer, franchising, and Sports Business roles including in commercial and sponsorship, media, events management, sales, talented player development, elite team management and Futsal (Indoor 5-a-side football).Currently Chief Operating Officer at The AllStars Academy (TAA), Anthony was formerly employed as Head of Commercial at Football Victoria (FV) and was responsible for the strategic management of FV's sustainability activities and oversees sponsor, licensing and partner activation at all relevant FV events/programs including FV's Community in Business network and formerly also the Melbourne Victory W-League program.Anthony was also intrinsically responsible for maximising the profile of FV and ensuring the implementation of a master brand and marketing strategy and overseeing the delivery of all FV media and communications. Anthony also played a key advocacy role to help secure state and federal government funding for the Home of The Matildas at La Trobe University, Bundoora.Anthony was previously Team Manager of the Melbourne Victory National Youth League program and has been FV's representative for major football events held in Victoria including the 2015 AFC Asian Cup Australia, 2015 & 2016 International Championship Cup tournaments, the Real Madrid World of Football Premiere, the FIFA Ferenc Puskas Award Tour and Statue unveiling and Socceroos and Matildas matches held in Victoria.In 2018, Anthony represented Australia as a journalist at the Football For Friendship international children’s social program in Moscow, Russia, ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.