Senior Executive


Ross E Barker
BSc (Hons) (Melb) MBA (Melb) F Fin. Managing Director

Mr Barker was appointed Managing Director in February 2001. He was appointed a Director of the COmpany in 1996. He is also Managing Director of Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited, Djerriwarrh Investments Limited and Mirrabooka Investments Limited.

Geoffrey N Driver
B Ec Grad Dip Finance. General Manager Business Development and Investor Reslations.

Mr Driver joined the Company in January 2003. Prior to joing the Company, he was with National Australia Bank Ltd for 18 years in various roles covering business strategy, marketing, distribution, investor relations and business operations.

R Mark Freeman
BE, MBA, Grad Dip App Fin (Sec Inst), AMP (INSEAD). Chief Investment Officer.

Mr Freeman joined the Company in February 2007. He was formerly a Partner with Goldman Sachs JBWere. His primary role there was advising the investment companies with their investment and dealing activities. As such he has a depth of knowledge and experience of investment markets and the Company's investment approaches, policies and processes.

Simon M Pordage
LLB (Hons) FCIS. Company Secretary.

Mr Pordage joined the Company in February 2009.  He has over 10 years company secretarial experience and was previously Deputy Company Secretary for Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited and prior to that was Head of Board Support for Barclays PLC in the UK.  He was the inaugural recipient of Chartered Secretaries Australia 'Young Governance Professional of the Year' award in 2007.  He is a member of CSA’s Victorian Council and a member of 2 of their national committees, the Legislation Review Committee and the Communication Committee. 

Andrew JB Porter
MA (Hons) (St And) FCA. Chief Financial Officer.

Mr Porter joined the Company in January 2005. He is a Chartered Accountant and has had over 16 years experience in accounting and financial management both in the United Kingdom with Andersen Consulting and Credit Suisse First Boston and in Australia where he was Regional Chief Operating Officer for the Corporate and Investment Banking Division of CSFB. He is a member of the User Focus Group of the Australian Accounting Standards Board.