Mr Steven Wilson was appointed Executive Chairman of the Company in 2004. He has 30 years of professional investment experience, including four years with Cazenove & Co. in London. He has been with the Company and its predecessor entities since 1984 in a number of senior positions including Head of Research, Institutional Sales, Corporate Finance, Investment Management and Managing Director.
He has previously served as a Director on the Boards of Telstra Corporation, Tourism Queensland and The Council of Queensland University of Technology.
Listed Company Directorships held in last 3 years (current & recent):
Director, Hyperion Flagship Investments Limited, from 1997 to 2009
Other Current Directorships:
Chairman, Wilson HTM Investment Management Pty Ltd
Chairman, South Bank Corporation
Chairman, Barambah Wines Pty Ltd
Director, Pinnacle Investment Management Limited
Director, The Centre for Independent Studies
Director, National Trust St John’s Cathedral Completion Fund, Fundraising Board
Trustee for University of Queensland Rugby Union Foundation
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Queensland
Bachelor of Laws, University of Queensland
Honorary Doctorate, Queensland University of Technology and Griffish University
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland
Master Stockbroker, Securities & Derivatives Industry Association
Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Fellow, Australian Institute of Management
Fellow, Financial Services Institute of Australasia
Mr Paul Harris joined the Board and its predecessor entities in October 1998. He has worked for more than 30 years in the securities industry, being a member of the Sydney Stock Exchange Ltd and a director of a number of its member firms until the time of the public listing of ASX Limited in October 1998.
He has recently held directorships with Gresham CEA Management Ltd, Gresham Technology Management Ltd and was a Governor of the Centenary Institute for Cancer Research and Cell Biology.
Listed Company Directorships held in last 3 years (current & recent):
Director, Ten Network Holdings Ltd (Group of Companies), from 1998 to 2007
Other Current Directorships:
Director, Mekong Resources Pty Ltd
Director, Fulcrum Capital Ltd
Governor, WWF Australia
Master of Arts (Law), University of Cambridge
Fellow, Financial Services Institute of Australasia
Mr Ian Fraser joined the Board in 2006. He is a Chartered Accountant with 40 years experience as a business and accounting professional including 27 years as Partner with KPMG. He retired as an audit and corporate advisory partner with KPMG in 2004.
Listed Company Directorships held in last 3 years (current & recent):
Chairman, RP Data Ltd, from October 2008 to current (Director from 2006 to October 2008)
Director, Cellnet Group Limited, from 2006 to 2007
Other Current Directorships:
Chairman, PropertyIQ NZ Limited
Director, Diversified Mining Services Limited
Member of Board, Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority
Director South East Queensland Water Corporation Pty Limited)
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Queensland
Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Mr Warren McLeland joined the Board in March 2007. He began his career with the Reserve Bank of Australia as a research scholar. He then worked for Bain and Company then Chase Manhattan Bank in New York, Hong Kong and Europe where he had overall responsibility for Chase’s European funds management business.
He was also a member of the London Stock Exchange, a part time lecturer at the University of London, and a Director of the International Primary Markets Association and the International Securities Markets Association.
Listed Company Directorships held in last 3 years (current & recent):
Chairman, Ellect Holdings Limited, from April 2005 to current
Director, Trust Company Limited, from 2005 to current
Other Current Directorships:
Deputy Chairman of Commercial Bank of Bermuda
Director, Resimac Limited
Director, Eclectic Investment Trust PLC
Director, Utilico Limited PLC
Director, Pain Management Research Institute
Bachelor of Science, University of Sydney
Master of Business Administration, Australian Graduate School of Management, University of New South Wales
Mr Chum Darvall joined the Board in October 2005. He is presently Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Bank Australia and New Zealand, a position he has held since July 2002. He joined Deutsche Bank in September 1994 as Director of Treasury and in 1998 became Head of Global Markets with responsibility for all debt market-related activities.
Prior to his first appointment at Deutsche Bank, he worked in the financial markets divisions of Westpac (1985-1994) and BA Australia Ltd (1981-1985), a subsidiary of Bank of America.
Listed Company Directorships held in last 3 years (current & recent):
None
Other Current Directorships:
Director, Various Deutsche Bank Entities
Director, Australian Financial Markets Association
Director, The Centre for Independent Studies
Director, Financial Markets Foundation for Children
Director, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Director, Macquarie University Council
Board Member Major Performing Arts Board
Council Member of the Business Council of Australia
Bachelor of Arts, Macquarie University
Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Fellow, Financial Services Institute of Australasia
Mr Steven Skala AO joined the Board in 2002. Since 2004, he has been Vice Chairman, Australia and New Zealand of Deutsche Bank AG. He is a former commercial lawyer with more than 20 years experience in corporate law. Between 1982 and 1985, he was a partner of Brisbane law firm Morris Fletcher and Cross (now Minter Ellison). Between 1985 and 2004 he was a partner of law firm, Arnold Bloch Leibler, and was Head of its Corporate and Commercial Practice for several years.
Listed Company Directorships held in last 3 years (current & recent):
Director, Hexima Limited
Retired as Director of Max Capital Group Ltd (2000 - May 2010)
Other Current Directorships:
Vice Chairman, Australia & New Zealand, Deutsche Bank AG
Director, Deutsche Australia Limited
Director, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Vice President, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Director, The Centre for Independent Studies
Director, The General Sir John Monash Foundation
Bachelor of Arts, University of Queensland
Bachelor of Laws (Honours), University of Queensland
Bachelor of Civil Law, Oxford University
Solicitor of the Supreme Courts of Queensland, Victoria and Northern Territory and the High Court of Australia
Ms Ann Sherry AO joined the board in June 2008. Ann is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Australia, a division of Carnival Corporation the leading cruise company in Australia. Prior to this, Ann was with Westpac for 12 years. Her roles with Westpac were Chief Executive Officer, Westpac New Zealand and Group Executive, Westpac New Zealand and the Pacific. Previously, Ann was the CEO of the Bank of Melbourne and Group Executive, People & Performance. Prior to Westpac, Ann was First Assistant Secretary of the Office of the Status of Women in Canberra.
Listed Company Directorships held in last 3 years (current & recent):
none
Other Current Directorships:
Chair, Public Service Commission of Queensland
Director, Indigenous Enterprise Partnerships
Director, Australian Indigenous Education Foundation
Director, Council of the Australian National Maritime Museum
Director, Australian Sports Commission
Bachelor of Arts, University of Queensland
Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relations Queensland University of Technology
Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Fellow, Institute of Public Administration Australia