WAM Active

Experience and Expertise
Geoffrey Wilson has had 31 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 Fellow of the Securities Institute of Australia.

Geoffrey Wilson has been Chairman of the Company since July 2007.

Other current directorships
Geoffrey Wilson is currently Chairman of WAM Capital Limited, WAM Research Limited, Australian Stockbrokers Foundation and Ascham Foundation Limited.  He is a Director of Australian Leaders Fund Limited, Clime Capital Limited, Cadence Capital Limited, Vietnam Fund Limited, Incubator Capital Limited, The Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation, Australian Fund Managers Foundation, Odyssey House McGrath Foundation and the Australian Children's Music Foundation.  He is also a Director of investment management companies Wilson Asset Management (International) Pty Limited, MAM Pty Limited and Boutique Asset Management Pty Limited.

Experience and Expertise
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.  For the last 12 years, he was a Portfolio Manager of Wilson Asset Management (International) Pty Limited.

Matthew Kidman has been a Director of the Company since July 2007.

Other current directorships
Matthew Kidman is a Director of WAM Capital Limited, WAM Research Limited and Incubator Capital Limited.  He is also a Director of the investment management companies, MAM Pty Limited and Boutique Asset Management Pty Limited.

Experience and Expertise
John Abernethy has over 25 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 Clime Investment Management Limited (formerly known as Loftus Capital Partners) in 1996.  John was also appointed Chairman of Clime Capital Limited in July 2009.  He has a Bachelor of Law and Commerce from University of NSW.

John Abernethy has been a Director of the Company since November 2007.

Other current directorships
John Abernethy is Chairman of Clime Capital Limited, WAM Research Limited, Australian Leaders Fund Limited and Jasco Holdings Limited.

Experience and Expertise
Ronald J Walker AC CBE has been prominent in public life for more than forty years.  He was founder and Chairman of one of Australia's largest private chemicals companies between 1963 and 1976, and was co-founder and major shareholder of Hudson Conway Limited, and was co-founder and major shareholder of Crown Casino Limited.  He served two terms as Lord Mayor of Melbourne from 1974 to 1976.

He is Chairman of Australian Grand Prix Corporation and Chairman of Evolve Development Pty Ltd.  He is a Director, Football Federation Australia; Chairman, O'Brien Foundation and O'Brien Institute at St Vincent's Hospital; Director, Australian Tissue Engineering Centre at St Vincent's Hospital, and also a Member of the International Formula One Commission. More recently, Ronald has been appointed Chairman of the 2011 Victorian Floods Disaster Relief Fund.

He has served Australia in many capacities over many years in public life including: Chairman, Cancer Institute; Chairman, Heart Foundation Appeal; Chairman, Save the Children Fund; Chairman, Aborigines Advancement League; Chairman, Australian Ballet Foundation; Chairman, Australia Business Arts Foundation; Commissioner, Melbourne 1996 Olympic Games Bid; Member, Sydney 2000 Olympic Bid; Trustee, National Gallery of Victoria for nine years; Founding Chairman, Victorian Major Events Company for ten years; and Chairman, Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.

In 1977, Mr Walker was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for service to the Commonwealth.  He became an Officer of the Order for Australia (AO) for service to the community 1987, and was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2003 for services to business, arts, tourism and the community.

Ronald Walker has been a Director of the Company since March 2008.

Other current directorships
Ronald Walker is a Director of Football Federation Australia Limited.

Experience and Expertise
Kate has worked in the funds management industry the past 6 years with the Wilson Asset Management Group initially as a Financial Accountant, CFO and more recently as CEO.  Kate is also the Company Secretary of WAM Capital, WAM Active and WAM Research.  Prior to this she worked in London and Dublin for over 6 years as an Accountant for a finance outsourcing company and a private investment company.  She is a CPA, holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Southern Queensland and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment.  Kate is currently completing Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance with CSA.

Kate was appointed Company Secretary on 30 October 2008.