Peter Ivany was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1954. As Chief Executive of
Hoyts Cinemas (1988–1999), Ivany grew the company to a global business with over 2,000 theatres operating in 12 countries. In 1999, he sold the business to
Kerry Packer's Consolidated Press group. Ivany is the Chairman of the Life Governors Advisory Council of the Jewish Communal Appeal (JCA), Chairman of the
Sydney Swans Foundation, and Chairman of the
National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) Foundation Trust, Peter is a board member of the Sydney Cricket Ground Heritage Trust, Sydney Swans Limited, NIDA, The Sydney Zoo, The Sydney Zoo Foundation and Allied Credit. He is also a member of The Advisory Council for the
Sydney Film Festival and is an adjunct professor for the Faculty of Business at the
University of Technology Sydney. He has previously been involved as a board member of the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust, the Jewish Film Festival, the Sydney Film Festival, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and the President's Council of the Art Gallery of
New South Wales. Ivany was also the chairman of the council that governs the
Australian Film, Television and Radio School. In June 2018, Peter Ivany and Sharon Ivany announced a gift of one million dollars to
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) to invest in sustaining future programming. He is currently chairman and CEO of his own diversified investment company, Ivany Investment Group (IIG). ==Awards==