Geoff Lord is an Australian businessman and the current chairman of the Australia

Australia

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n football (soccer)

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 club, Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....

 in the A-League

A-League

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. A well known corporate identity in Melbourne and former president of Hawthorn Football Club

Hawthorn Football Club

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 (AFL

Australian Football League

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), he founded the Belgravia Group in 1990. It now employs over 3000 people in a wide variety of operations, and is one of the largest operators of golf courses and fitness centres in Australia. Amongst the companies owned by Lord's Belgravia Group is Belgravia Soccer Management, which in turn owns a 50% stake in Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....

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Lord was listed on the BRW Rich 200 in 2005 with a fortune of $115 million.