Platinum Asset Management Limited Shareholder Information

Guy Strapp, BCom, Dip AF&I, CFA

Mr Guy Strapp was appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director on 27 August 2020. He was elected Board Chair on 21 November 2020. Mr Strapp serves as a member of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee, Investment Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee. 

Mr Strapp has over 35 years’ experience in the investment and financial services sectors, having worked in a variety of roles in Australia and abroad at Bank of America, JP Morgan Investment Management, Citigroup Asset Management and BT Financial Group. Mr Strapp’s most recent executive role was as CIO and CEO of Eastspring Investments (formerly Prudential Asset Management) in Hong Kong. 

Mr Strapp brings to the Board extensive local and international experience in asset management, gained on both the investment and distribution side of the business.

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

Ms Anne Loveridge was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 22 September 2016. She is elected Chair of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee and serves as a member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee.

Ms Loveridge has over 30 years’ experience in business. She is formally trained as a Chartered Accountant and has a breadth of experience in people leadership and remuneration as well as audit, risk, regulatory compliance and finance skills. Ms Loveridge had a 30-year career at PwC Australia, where she retired as Senior Audit Partner and Deputy Chair in 2015.

Ms Loveridge brings to the Board extensive financial services and company director experience gained through her numerous senior leadership and director roles in highly regulated ASX listed organisations (in financial services and health sectors) as well as arts related not-for-profit and Government entities.

Ms Loveridge is a Non-Executive Director of ASX listed companies National Australia Bank Limited, NIB Holdings Limited and Accent Group Limited and of the government agency, Destination NSW. She was previously the Chair of Bell Shakespeare. In 2023, Ms Loveridge was awarded as a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to theatre administration and to business.

Philip Moffitt BEcon (Hons), BLAS Psych (Hons), GradDipPsych, Associate FINSIA

Mr Philip Moffitt was appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director on 17 December 2021. He serves as a member of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee, Nomination & Remuneration Committee and became Chair of the Investment Committee on 23 August 2023.

Mr Moffitt has over 35 years’ experience in investment management.

Mr Moffitt was previously a partner at Goldman Sachs (London and Sydney) and also Chair of Goldman Sachs Australia Managed Fund Board. Prior to this he held a number of senior roles within Tokai Asia in Hong Kong and Bankers Trust in Australia.

Mr Moffitt is a Non-Executive Director of Aware Super and serves as Chair of its Investment Committee and Direct Assets Committee, is a Director of Green Road Consulting, and the Chair of Newington College Foundation.

Rachel Grimes AM BBus (Acc) FCS, FCPA, FIPA

Ms Rachel Grimes AM joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective 2 September 2024.

Ms Grimes brings more than thirty years’ experience in financial services to the Board, including extensive experience in asset management. Ms Grimes’ most recent executive roles were Chief Financial Officer of Challenger and General Manager of Finance at Westpac. Ms Grimes has strong corporate transaction experience having previously led the sale of Challenger Bank, and co-led the Westpac - St George merger and BT Investment Management listing.

Ms Grimes is a director of ASX listed HUB24, Australian Payments Plus (and its subsidiaries), Digital Finance CRC and Angus Knight. She is a member of the Financial Reporting Council and the Chair of the Finance and Risk Committee of Surfing Australia. Ms Grimes is a past President of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) (2016-2018), past President of ICAA (now CA ANZ) and was awarded a Member in the General Division Medal in 2022 for her significant service to business in the field of accountancy and to professional associations.

James Simpson BEco

Mr James Simpson joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective 12 November 2024. He serves as a member of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee.

Mr Simpson has over 34 years’ experience in investment management. He joined Platinum Asset Management as a founding member in 1994. This followed a period with Coopers & Lybrand Corporate Services division and four years at Bankers Trust Australia, where his responsibilities included analysis of Asian companies.

At Platinum, Mr Simpson had regional responsibility for Japan and was the portfolio manager of the Platinum Japan Fund and Japanese strategies from 1998 until leaving Platinum in 2007. Over the last 17 years he has managed his own equity and credit portfolios.

Jeff Peters, BA (Princeton), MBA (Harvard)

Mr Jeff Peters was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) on 8 January 2024 and as Managing Director on 19 March 2024. With over 30 years of industry experience, Mr Peters brings to Platinum an extensive asset management background, together with strategic and management consulting skills.

He previously led the institutional and international businesses of two large global asset management firms, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and Putnam Investments, respectively, following his time working in the asset management practice at McKinsey.

Joanne Jefferies BCom, LLB

Ms Joanne Jefferies was appointed Platinum’s General Counsel and Group Company Secretary on 17 October 2016. Ms Jefferies serves as the Company Secretary for Platinum and a number of its subsidiary entities including ASX Listed investment companies, Platinum Asia Investments Limited and Platinum Capital Limited.

Ms Jefferies is an English law qualified solicitor with more than 25 years’ experience in financial services law and corporate governance specialising in asset management and banking, in England and across Asia Pacific.

Ms Jefferies previously worked for 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.

Constitution
Appendix 4G
Corporate Governance Statement

Board Charters

Board of Directors' Charter
Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee Charter
Nomination & Remuneration Committee Charter
Due Diligence Committee Charter
Investment Committee Charter

Policies

Directors’ Code of Conduct
Director Independence Policy
Continuous Disclosure Policy
Shareholder Communications Policy
Responsible Investment Policy
Risk Management Policy
Securities Trading Policy
Diversity and Inclusion Policy
PIML Business Rules of Conduct & Personal Investing Rules
Whistleblower Protections Policy
Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy
Modern Slavery Policy
Proxy Voting Policy
Human Rights Policy