Background
Peter Ivany was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1954.
executive Chief Executive Officer of Hoyts
Peter Ivany was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1954.
He currently runs Ivany Investment Group and is the former Chief Executive Officer of Hoyts (1988–1999). 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 (National Institute on Drug Abuse) Foundation Trust.
Ivany was also the Chairman of the council that governs the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. He is currently executive chairman of his own diversified investment company, Ivany Investment Group (IIG).
He has previously been involved as a board member of 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.