Frank Costa

For the football player, see Frank Costa (American football). For the American radio broadcaster and politician, see Frank N. Costa. For the American guitarist, see Animosity (band).

Frank Costa
AO
Born
Francis Aloysius Costa

(1938-02-03)3 February 1938
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died2 May 2021(2021-05-02) (aged 83)
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralia
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur and philanthropist
Known for
Spouse
Shriley Costa
​
(m. 1960)​
Children8 daughters[1]
Parents
  • Tony Costa (father)
  • Mary Piccone (mother)
Awards

Frank Aloysius Costa AO (3 February 1938 – 2 May 2021[2]) was an Australian businessman. Costa had been a prominent figure in the Geelong region for more than four decades after inheriting Costa Group, the family's produce business, in the late 1950s. Initially privately-held, the Costa Group became the largest service wholesaler of fruit and vegetables in Australia with operations in five states. In 2015 the company was floated on the Australian Securities Exchange as Costa Group Holdings Limited.[3]

In 1998, Frank Costa became president of the Geelong Football Club.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference bows out was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Death Notice, Geelong Football Club
  3. ^ "Fruit and vegetable giant Costa announces $2.25 share price ahead of ASX float". ABC News. Australia. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2020.