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Full-service marketing and communications agency, Bastion, has announced the appointment of Peter Filopoulos as Managing Director, Experience. Commencing in early April, he will lead the agency's experiential, partnership and sponsorship offerings, and will report to Bastion’s Group CEO, Cheuk Chiang.

Peter brings more than 20 years' executive leadership experience across sport, entertainment, venues, media, and major events. He was most recently consulting internationally with Canadian Soccer Media & Entertainment, supporting brand, marketing, and commercial growth strategy across Canada Soccer's professional football, national teams, and media platforms ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. Prior to that, Peter served as Chief Customer, Brand and Marketing Officer at Football Australia, where he led customer, brand, marketing and communications strategy across the organisation between 2020 and 2025.

Bastion's Group CEO Cheuk Chiang said Peter's appointment reflects the agency's ambition to redefine what experience-led growth looks like for modern brands.

"Peter is one of the most respected leaders in the industry with deep expertise across sport, entertainment and major events. His experience building high performing teams and commercially powerful partnerships makes him uniquely placed to lead Bastion Experience into its next chapter. We have built Bastion to deliver end-to-end capability for the modern marketer and Peter will play a critical role in bringing our experiential, partnership and sponsorship offering together to create truly integrated solutions for our clients. His leadership will help drive the next phase of growth for Bastion’s experience team and further strengthen our position in market."

Peter said the role represents a significant opportunity to accelerate Bastion's experience led offering.

"Experiential has fundamentally evolved. Clients are no longer looking for one off campaigns but for connected platforms that create enduring brand relevance and deliver measurable commercial impact. Experience has the power to act as the integration engine across brand partnerships, content and audience building scalable growth platforms that drive both cultural impact and business results. The Bastion Experience team has already laid strong foundations and built real momentum in market. I am excited to continue that momentum working closely with Cheuk and the leadership team to unlock the next phase of growth for our clients."

^{(Pictured: Cheuk Chiang and Peter Filopoulos)} 

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