He received a master's degree in economics at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 1973.
From June 1997 until December 1998 he was President Europe of SITEL Corporation.
Tony Mary was Senior Executive Vice President of Groupe Bull from January 1999 until December 1999.
He succeeded Bert De Graeve in 2002 as president and CEO of the VRT and remained in office from August 2002 until September 2006.
Since 2000 he has been an independent director and member of the audit committee of Vivium and several other companies.