Joining our program in this exclusive feature profile is Tony Quinn - Founder of Quinn Family Office (Quinnfinity Group).
A visionary, pioneer & the man with the Midas touch, Tony’s remarkable business success is a journey across three Countries, wherein his innate corporate nous combined with a relentless work ethic has enabled him to scale to the top of a diverse range of industry sectors including fresh pet food, confectionary, motorsport & commercial real estate investment.
Though perhaps best known for his early success as the founder & driving force behind global market leader VIP Petfoods, the business he established from the ground up in 1994 before selling a majority stake to Quadrant Private Equity in a $410m transaction in 2015, Tony’s business achievements extend far beyond the VIP deal & incorporate a number of other triumphs; not least of which being the rapid turnaround & re-structuring of the infamous Darrell Lea Confectionary business, a company he acquired in 2012 for $25m before selling six years later in a $200m deal.
Alongside his well popularised feats with both VIP & Darrell Lea Confectionary, Tony’s unheralded business victories include a number of other previous ventures in both his hometown of Scotland & his adopted home of New Zealand, with his entrepreneurial flair resulting in similarly successful outcomes being achieved for sign writing business Lofthus & Co Signs, waste-fat collection businesses CueWaste & Fatman Services Limited as well as chip-producer Fast Fry Chips amongst many others.
The culmination of this financial success over a long period of time led to Tony establishing his own private investment vehicle Quinn Family Office (Quinnfinity Group) in 2015, a company through which he channels his considerable resources & expertise to invest in a broad spectrum of domestic and international businesses, commercial property assets throughout the World & venture opportunities.
Through Quinnfinity Group, Tony combined his passion for motorsport & love of New Zealand to develop Highlands Motorsport Park in Queenstown, a World-class, purpose-built racing circuit he developed in 2013 for a speculated $25m that now incorporates a 4.1km racetrack that hosts global championships, multiple racing experiences, members-only club events, a motorsport museum, an innovation & technology park and one of the World’s largest & most valuable private car collections.
In 2015, Tony further added to his portfolio of motorsport investments acquiring Hampton Downs Motorsport Park as well as Taupo Motorsport & Events Park, both situated in New Zealand’s North Island & revered amongst the sports global racing community - in 2021, he also acquired the rights to Queensland Raceway in Australia.
With a long-held passion for & interest in philanthropy, in 2021 Tony established the Tony Quinn Foundation, a charitable organisation that provides grants, sponsorship, mentoring and advice to a broad range of grassroots organisations and individuals. In particular, the foundation is heavily geared toward supporting the next generation of motorsport talent across New Zealand & Australia to reach their ambitions on a global stage.
Committed to sharing his legacy and life experiences, first and foremost with his family but also with the general public, Tony co-authored his biographical bestseller ‘Zero to 60’ in 2016, recounting in detail his vast journey in both life and business.
In this rare & exclusive profile produced and distributed by Ready Media Group, Tony Quinn details his extraordinary life, from growing up in a caravan in Aberdeen, Scotland to becoming one of the World’s most successful self-made business owners & investors - this is Tony Quinn, in his own words, filmed in his adopted hometown on Queensland’s Gold Coast, Australia.
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