Tony Sage

Antony William Paul Sage, known as Tony Sage (born 26 June 1960), is a Western Australian businessman who is also notable for owning A-League football club Perth Glory.

Tony Sage
Born
Antony William Paul Sage

(1960-06-26) 26 June 1960
Home townPerth, Western Australia, Australia
Websitetonysage.com.au

Biography

Born in Gloucester, England, on 26 June 1960, Sage moved with his parents to Australia in 1969, residing first in Adelaide, then Melbourne and Sydney before again moving to New Zealand with his mother and father in 1975. In 1978, he went to Western Australia and enrolled at Churchlands College (now part of the Edith Cowan University) in Perth. He graduated with a Bachelor of Business (Accounting and Finance) in 1980. He later became a Fellow of the Society of Certified Practising Accountants, a Chartered Accountant, and a Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia. He has three children.

Corporate interests

Mining and resources

In 1997 Sage formed the consulting firm Okewood Pty Ltd to finance and manage mining and exploration companies in Australia and overseas. Sage came to corporate prominence in 2008, when he sold a magnetite project called Mt Anketell to the Metallurgical Corporation of China for $400 million after buying it 18 months earlier for just $20m. In 2009 he asset flipped CopperCo from the receivership and after converting its debt to equity, sold the CopperCo assets for approximately $300m. The sale of African Iron Ltd to Exarro for approximately $375m took place in 2012.[1]

In October 2014 Sage became Executive Chairman of Cape Lambert Resources Ltd, and Non Executive Chairman of Cauldron Energy Ltd and Fe Ltd. He is a non-executive director of Kupang Resources Ltd, Caeneus Minerals Ltd, and International Petroleum Limited and Managing Director of his consultancy business Okewood Pty Ltd.[2]

From 2012 to February 2014, Cape Lambert was the subject of continuing investigations by the Australian Taxation Office. The result was a $96m assessment issued to his flagship company, Cape Lambert Resources Ltd, plunging the share value by 75%. After two years of intense scrutiny, the ATO settled for $2.4m.[3][4]

Perth Glory

In 2007 Sage purchased a part ownership stake in A-League football club Perth Glory, and fully took over the club in 2009 after buying out co-owner Brett McKeon. In 2020 he began the process of selling part of the club to the London Football Exchange, a football-based Cryptocurrency exchange.[5][6]

Fashion and media

Sage is part owner of the Perth Fashion Festival. He was also the owner and publisher of the defunct Kurv fashion magazine.

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References
  1. Board of Directors, Fe Ltd official website
  2. Cape Lambert Resources Ltd Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine official website. Retrieved 2 October 2014
  3. Ker, Peter; Spooner, Rania No glory for Sage after police raids
  4. Australian Federal Police raid Perth offices of mining boss Tony Sage ABC News, 6 February 2014
  5. Cockerill, Michael (10 December 2011) Money men deserve seat on FFA board, says Glory owner
  6. Simon Hill talks to Perth Glory owner Tony Sage about the club's current woes. Fox Sports, 11 March 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014
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