David Pourre
Chief Executive Officer at Brisbane Roar FC
David has been involved with the Brisbane Roar Football Club since 2014 and over this time has been the Commercial Director before taking over the reigns as CEO.
Having been involved in a variety of sports from a young age – Playing AFL for the Southern Stingrays, representing Victoria in Lifesaving, a Victorian Champion in Swimming, he has a great love of football which was past on from his parents and grandparents who immigrated to Australia from France and England.
Throughout his corporate career, David started from entry level roles and like many people, held multiple jobs at one time from an early age – Safeway Produce Assistant, trolley boy and Pizza maker before heading to the banking and financial planning world last the age of 18. Progressing quickly through the ranks of 2 major financial institutions, David finished his career as the General Manager of the NAB Private bank before transitioning into the world of sports.
An MBA qualified professional, he’s consulted to a variety of sporting clubs and bodies, he resides on a variety of committees and boards and continues to influence government at all levels to improve football in his state which has seen the likes of Logan City Council investing over $10M into a new football precinct which Brisbane Roar now calls home.