Stephen Menzies BEcon, LLB, LLM

Independent Non-Executive Director since 11 March 2015.  Member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee and the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee.

Mr Menzies is Chairman of Silicon Quantum Computing Pty Limited and is a past Chairman of the Centre for Quantum Computation & Communication Technology. Mr Menzies retired as a partner at Ashurst law firm in 2015 and until his retirement was consistently ranked as one of Australia's leading corporate lawyers. As Head of China Practice for Ashurst, Mr Menzies oversaw the Shanghai and Beijing offices of that firm. Mr Menzies is a director of Platinum World Portfolios Plc. Former directorships include Freedom Insurance Group Ltd until 29 April 2019 and Century Australia Investments Limited until 5 March 2019.

 

Anne Loveridge BA (Hons), FCA (Australia), GAICD

Independent Non-Executive Director since 22 September 2016.  Chair of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee and member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committees.

Ms Loveridge has over 35 years’ of experience in the financial services industry including as a Committee Chairperson and Non-Executive Director for three ASX-listed organisations. Formally trained as a Chartered Accountant, Anne has a breadth of experience in financial reporting, auditing, risk, ethics and regulatory affairs following a 30 year career at PwC Australia, where she retired as Partner and Deputy Chair in 2015.

Through various senior leadership roles, Anne also has experience and a focus on leadership, performance and culture. Ms Loveridge is entitled to receive payments from PwC as part of a retirement plan. The payments are based on a set formula relating to her partnership and tenure with PwC. The amount is fixed and is not dependent on the revenues, profits or earnings of PwC. The Board is satisfied that this does not affect Ms Loveridge’s independence as a non-executive Director, nor does it constitute a conflict of interest and complies with the Corporations Act. The Board has, however, put in place appropriate safeguards to address any perceived conflicts of interest if they were to arise from time to time.

 

Brigitte Smith B.Chem Eng (Hons), MBA, MALD, FAICD

Independent Non-Executive Director since 31 March 2018.  Chair of the Nomination & Remuneration Committees and member Audit, Risk & Compliance and Committee.

Ms Smith was co-founder and Managing Director of GBS Venture Partners for twenty years and has worked with Australian and US fast growth companies as an investor and board member, supporting business strategy, human resources and operations.  Prior to GBS Ms Smith worked in the US and Australia in operating roles with fast growth technology based businesses, and at Bain & Company as a strategic management consultant.

 

Andrew Clifford BCom (Hons)

Managing Director since 1 July 2018 and Chief Investment Officer since 8 May 2013.

Mr Clifford joined Platinum as a co-founding member in 1994 in the capacity of director of Platinum Investment Management Limited and Deputy Chief Investment Officer. In May 2013, Mr Clifford was appointed Chief Investment Officer. Effective 1 July 2018, Andrew Clifford was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director of the Platinum group. Previously he was a Vice President at Bankers Trust Australia covering Asian equities and managing the BT Select Market Trust - Pacific Basin Fund.

 

Kerr Neilson BCom, ASIP

Non-Executive Director from 1 September 2020 (Executive Director from 12 July 1993 to 31 August 2020). Member of the Audit, Risk & Compliance and Nomination & Remuneration Committees (since 1 September 2020).

Mr Neilson founded Platinum in 1994 and was the Managing Director of the Company from incorporation to 30 June 2018. Prior to Platinum, Mr Neilson was an Executive Vice President at Bankers Trust Australia. Previously he worked in both the UK and South Africa in stockbroking.

 

Elizabeth Norman  BA, Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning

Director of Investor Services and Communications since 8 May 2013.

Ms Norman joined Platinum in February 1994 in a role of Investor Services and Communications Manager. Previously she worked at Bankers Trust Australia in product development and within the retail funds management team.

 

Andrew Stannard  BMS(Hons), Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment,CA.

Director and Chief Financial Officer since 10 August 2015.

Mr Stannard joined Platinum from Alliance Bernstein where he held the position of Chief Financial Officer for the Asia-Pacific region. Mr Stannard has 30 years of finance experience with expertise in audit, financial control, operations, funds management, financial services regulation and corporate governance.

 

Joanne Jefferies, BCom, LLB

Company Secretary since 17 October 2016.

Ms Jefferies is an English law qualified solicitor with more than 25 years of legal experience in asset management and banking, in England and across Asia Pacific.

 

Ms Jefferies joined Platinum from BNP Paribas Securities Services, where she was Head of Legal, Asia Pacific and Company Secretary of all Australian subsidiaries. Prior to this Ms Jefferies held senior legal positions with Russell Investments, Morley Funds Management (Aviva Investors) and Lord Abbett. She also served as the General Counsel for the UK’s funds management industry association, the Investment Association.