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M H Charles Baillieu (Chairman)
Charles is a director of a number of private companies. He was a director of institutional equities at Deutsche Bank prior to which he was an executive director and head of the institutional equities business at E L & C Baillieu. He has 26 years experience in the investment industry.


 

Dean Fergie MAICD (Executive Director)
Dean is a Portfolio Manager within the investment team. Before joining OPIS Dean was a Portfolio Manager with National Asset Management (‘NAM’) where he had joint responsibility for managing the $250m NAM Smaller Companies Trust. In addition, he had responsibility for several Industrial sectors within the NAM large capitalisation Australian equity portfolios. Dean also has extensive experience in fixed interest investment, having managed over $4bn in debt securities for the National Australia Bank.


 

Sam Baillieu (Executive Director)
Sam is one of the founders of OPIS Capital and has been a Portfolio Manager since inception. Sam has over 11 years experience in corporate finance, private equity, venture capital and property operations. He is a Non-Executive Director of Orchard Investments Management Limited, which is an agribusiness property and infrastructure fund with approximately $300m of assets under management. Sam began his investment career at the stockbroking firm EL & C Baillieu.


 

Robert Frost (Executive Director)
Robert has been a Portfolio Manager since joining OPIS Capital in November 2001. Prior to OPIS Capital, Robert was a research analyst with Austock Brokers specialising in small and mid-cap company research. His responsibilities included business and industry analysis, financial modelling, and company valuation. Prior to that Robert worked in the derivative divisions at Rabobank in the Netherlands and UBS in London.
   
Sidney Myer (Non-executive Director)
Sidney is the Chief Executive Officer of the S B Myer family group's investment and operating businesses. He holds directorships with The Myer Family Company Pty Ltd and The Myer Family Office Pty Ltd, as well as a number of other private companies. He has over 15 years experience in the retailing and investment industries in Australia and Asia. Sidney is a director of a number of charitable organisations including The Myer Foundation, the Zoological Parks & Gardens Board, and The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal.
 
   
Peter Barnett (Non-executive Director)
Peter is a director of Santos Ltd, Symbion Pty Ltd, Jumping Juice Australia Pty Ltd and AMCIL Ltd, a committee member of the Victoria Racing Club and a member of the Advisory Board of ABN AMRO Australia. Peter’s previous directorships include Norwich Union Australia Ltd (Chairman), Ericsson Australia Pty Ltd, and Smorgon Steel Group Ltd. Peter was President of the Minerals Council of Australia 1993-1995 and is a former member of the Business Council of Australia. Peter commenced his business career in the Australian minerals industry culminating in the position of founding Managing Director and Chief Executive of Pasminco Limited from 1988 until retirement in June 1995.
    Michael Hamson (Non-executive Director)
Michael Hamson is Chairman of Hamson Consultants Pty. Ltd, Technolgy Venture Partner Pty. Ltd (venture capital), Solar Systems Pty. Ltd (renewable energy), Recreational Tourism Pty. Ltd (tourism). He is also a Director of Newmont Mining Corporation Inc. in the U.S.A. (mining), Genesis Emerging Markets Limited (PLC) in the U.K. (funds management), Ager Sectus Company Limited in New Zealand (wine industry). He is Deputy Chairman of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Victoria and also Chairman of the Royal Botanic Gardens Australian Garden Project Fundraising Commitee. He has 7 years experience in industry, 15 years in investment banking and has worked as a director and consultant since 1986 when he retired as Joint Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of McIntosh Hamson Hoare Govett Limited (now Merrill Lynch Australia).

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