Deane Pieters

Who is Deane Pieters?

Deane Anthony Pieters is a former freestyle swimmer who competed for Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Deane is a former World Life Saving Champion and has won eight Australian Surf Life Saving Titles between 1990 to 1993.

He has represented Australia in swimming and surf life saving.

Deane is general manager of business strategy and growth for the West Coast Eagles football club and formerly held the position of general manager marketing from 2001 to 2010.

The West Coast Eagles Football Club is Western Australia's premier sporting club, a leader both on and off the field in the AFL's competition. Joining the league in 1987, the team was the first non-Victorian club to win a premiership with its triumph of 1992 followed by further success in 1994 and 2006.

Deane is a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program as part of the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, California, USA. Deane is also a graduate member of the Australia Institute of Company Directors.

In 2010 at the age of 41, Pieters won the Rottnest Channel Swim in a time of 4 hours, 41 minutes and 35 seconds, going one better from his 2009 result.