Mr Anthony Perkiss
CEO & Co. Secretary
CPA, MBA, BComm (Accy), GAICD
Anthony Perkiss is a senior management and finance executive with more than 30 years’ experience across the mutual banking, retail banking and investment banking industries both in Australia and the United Kingdom. Anthony joined Illawarra Credit Union as the CFO & Company Secretary in 2012, before being appointed as Deputy CEO in 2016, and then CEO in May 2019. Following the merger between Illawarra Credit Union and Community First on 1 February 2025, Anthony then became CEO of Community First Bank.
Anthony is a Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) and holds a Masters of Business Administration from Deakin University, a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from University of Wollongong and has completed an Executive Leadership Program from Stanford University (USA) in 2015. Anthony is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA).
