Geoffrey Wilson (Age 48) Chairman
Experience and expertise
Geoffrey Wilson has had 26 years experience in the Australian and international securities industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Graduate Management Qualification. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Company Directors and a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.
Geoffrey Wilson has been Chairman of the Company since October 2003.
Other current directorships
Geoffrey Wilson is the Chairman of WAM Capital Limited (appointed March 1999), Wilson Investment Fund Limited (appointed June 2003) and the Australian Stockbrokers Foundation Limited. He is a Director of Clime Capital Limited (appointed November 2003) and Cadence Capital Limited (appointed February 2005). He is also a director of the investment management companies, Wilson Asset Management (International) Pty Ltd, Boutique Asset Management Pty Ltd, MAM Pty Ltd and a Director of the Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation.
Justin Braitling (Age 40) Non-Executive Director
Justin Braitling has over 16 years experience in investing in Australian and international companies. He was an Investment Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Bankers Trust for 12 years from January 1991 to June 2002. He was a key member of the investment team at Bankers Trust that was consistently ranked in the top quartile of managers by InTech. In August 2003 Justin Braitling was engaged by the investment management company, Wilson Asset Management (International) Pty Limited, to manage larger company investments.
Justin Brailting has been a Director of the Company since October 2003.
Justin Braitling is the Chairman of the investment management company, KWB Capital Pty Limited.
Matthew Kidman (Age 37) Non-Executive Director
Matthew Kidman worked as a finance reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald between 1994 and 1998. In 1997 he was appointed Investment Editor of that newspaper and was charged with the responsibility of company coverage for the newspaper. He has degrees in Economics and Law and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance. He is a portfolio manager of Wilson Asset Management (International) Pty Ltd and has been instrumental in establishing the Company's valuation methodology of rating companies.
Matthew Kidman has been a Director of the Company since October 2003.
Matthew Kidman is a Director of WAM Capital Limited (appointed March 1999) and Wilson Investment Fund Limited (appointed May 2002). He is also a Director of the investment management companies MAM Pty Ltd and Boutique Asset Management Pty Ltd.
John Abernethy (Age 47) Non-Executive Director
John Abernethy has over twenty years experience in funds management and corporate advisory. He spent ten years at NRMA Investments as Head of Equities managing portfolios of approximately $2 billion. In 1994 he joined Poynton Corporate Limited as an Executive Director before forming Loftus in 1996.
John Abernethy has been a Director of the Company since November 2003.
John Abernethy is the Managing Director of Loftus Capital Partners Limited. He is a Director of HomeLeisure Limited (appointed February 2001) and Jasco Holdings Limited which represent major investments of Loftus, and is a Director of Wilson Investment Fund Limited (appointed May 2002).
Julian Gosse (Age 56) Non-Executive Director
Julian Gosse has extensive experience in banking and broking both in Australia and overseas having worked in London for Rowe and Pitman, in the United States for Janney Montgomery and Scott and in Canada for Wood Gundy. He has been involved in the establishment, operation and ownership of several small businesses and is currently working as an executive director of Advanced Management Planning Limited.
Julian Gosse has been a Director of the Company since October 2003.
He is a Director of ITL Limited (appointed September 2003) of which he became Chairman in January 2005. Julian Gosse is also a Director of Wilson Investment Fund Limited (appointed June 2003), Clime Capital Limited (appointed November 2003) and Blue Chip Financial Solutions Limited (appointed March 2006).
