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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.


 

Robert Frost (B.Com., LLB)
Robert was appointed head of Small to Mid-Cap Investments in 2009 and has been a Portfolio Manager since joining OC Funds Management in 2001.  Prior to OC, Robert was a Senior Research Analyst with Austock Brokers specialising in small and mid-cap industrial companies. His responsibilities included business and industry analysis, financial modelling, and company valuation. Prior to that Robert worked in the derivative divisions at UBS in London and Rabobank in the Netherlands.


 

Sam Baillieu (B.Com.)
Sam is one of the founders of OC Funds Management and has been a member of the Investment Team 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.


 

Dean Fergie MAICD (Non-executive Director)
 Before joining OC Funds Management 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.
   
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.
 
   
Graham Cunningham (Non-executive Director)
Graham has had 30 years local and international investment banking experience specialising in mergers and acquisitions, project and property financings and major infrastructure projects. Past clients include major Australian Corporations, Property Construction Groups and State Governments. Apart from on-going financial consultancies, Graham is the Chairman of Ronstan International; an Australian based manufacturer and exporter, a start up IT company and a major Private Fund Manager and Investment group. Graham is based in Melbourne; he is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and has a MBA from the London Business School. Outside of work Graham is a keen cyclist, races a Couta Boat and is the President of Yachting Victoria.
    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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