Deane Pieters was a freestyle swimmer who competed for Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He was a World Life Saving Champion (1990) and has won eight Australian Surf Life Saving Titles between 1990 to 1993. A graduate of the Stanford Executive Program as part of the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Mr Pieters is also a graduate member of the Australia Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and is the general manager of business strategy and growth for the West Coast Eagles.