we@wentworthwilliamson.com.au
Wentworth Williamson is a boutique fund manager, owned and managed by staff.
Geoff is Chairman of WW and MPC and was CEO and then Executive Chairman of Investec Bank (Australia) Limited from 2001 – 2008, where he retired and became the non-executive Deputy Chairman until March 2014. Geoff previously held a number of non-executive directorships of ASX listed companies including Cromwell Property Group Limited, Specialty Fashion Group Limited, Mirvac Limited, Channel Ten, Rebel Sports Limited, Freedom Furniture Limited, Hoyts Limited and STW Limited.
Prior to Investec Bank, Geoff was a principal of Wentworth Associates, a boutique investment and advisory firm acquired by Investec Bank in 2001 and was formerly a partner of Freehills Holingdale and Page (now known as Herbert Smith Freehills, Law Firm).
Geoff has previously held positions in State and Federal Government organisations including being the initial Deputy Chairman of the Australian Sport Anti-Doping authority (ASADA), Chairman of Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited, Chairman of the NSW Government Property Asset Utilisation Taskforce, Chair of the selection panel for the Australian Film Licenced Investment Company Scheme and Chair of the NSW Attorney Review into the Public Purpose Fund, amongst others.
Geoff was appointed by the Australian Olympic Committee to be the Attaché to the South African Olympic Team at the 2000 Olympic Games. He has also been involved in several Not for Profit and Philanthropic organisations. Geoff was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2005 for his significant contribution to Sports, the Arts and Philanthropy.
He holds a Bachelor of Law from the University of New South Wales, a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Witwatersrand, a diploma from the Securities Institute of Australia, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia.
James is currently chairman of the beverage company Australia Vintage Limited and a Director of the US based specialist chemical company Alexium International Limited.
James previously worked for Allan Gray and Investec Bank Australia Limited in Australia.
Before this, James was a top three-rated equity analyst working for the major Pan-European banks based in London.
James has Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting, Tax and Finance from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and Graduate Diploma from FINSIA in Australia.
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She was previously at Investec Bank of Australia and managed their $5b balance sheet through funding structures such as securitisation, syndicated debt, bond issuance and a deposit base of high net worth investors. Her experience at Investec also included managing a property portfolio before moving to Treasury.
Prior to that, she was a financial markets dealer and analyst at Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Her various roles in banking translates to a broad experience in investor relations, balance sheet management, credit analysis and financial markets. It also includes living experiences in Singapore and Tokyo.
She is passionate about developing long term relationships with the market and investors through active participation, open conversations and engagement.
Kuin has Bachelor of Economics from Monash University, Graduate Diploma from Securities Institute of Australia and Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.