Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd (ASX: PNI) Share Price and News

Mr Macoun's career to date has included more than 30 years as the CEO and chief investment officer of investment management firms, including the establishment of Australia's 'multi-boutique' funds management firm (Perennial Investment Partners - founding Managing Director from 1998), building a major new investment corporation (Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) - inaugural Chief Executive from 1988), and the management of a major Australian bank's investment operation (Westpac Investment Management; Managing Director from 1993). Mr Macoun's experience, in more than 10 years at Queensland Treasury, included involvement with many major Australian and International financial market participants, and the Queensland Government's commercial participation in industrial development projects during the late 1970s and the 1980s. He was a First Assistant Under Treasurer when he moved to build and lead QIC. Mr Macoun is also a director of the following Pinnacle Affiliates: Aikya, Antipodes, Coolabah, Firetrail Hyperion, Langdon, Metrics, Palisade, Plato, Resolution Capital and Solaris.

Mr Watson, during his executive career, worked in investment banking, accumulating over 30 years of experience within global equity markets. During this period, he was responsible for starting and leading a number of securities businesses both in Europe and Asia, advising many companies on capital structuring, initial public offerings, takeovers and mergers and investment relations strategies. Mr Watson held positions as Managing Director at Barclays de Zoete Wedd Limited, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation, at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc and as Head of Securities Europe for Macquarie Capital (Europe) Ltd., concluding his executive career in 2011. Subsequent to this, he has been an independent director of public companies, both in Australia and North America. In addition to Pinnacle, currently Mr Watson is also an independent director of Airboss of America, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. He is member of Compliance and Risk Management Committee.

Ms Beale began her working career in the finance industry where she was employed by Merrill Lynch.. She then moved to Ernst & Young where she specialised in risk management, governance and public and government relations. Ms Beale also served and continues to serve on a number of government, public, private and not-for-profit boards. Her experience includes the areas of finance, corporate governance, risk management, government and public relations. Ms Beale is also the Chair of the Melbourne Convention Bureau and a director of Visit Victoria. She is member of Compliance and Risk Management Committee.

Mr Chambers has multi-channel (retail, wholesale and institutional) and multi-jurisdictional distribution experience. Prior to joining Pinnacle, Mr Chambers worked for Franklin Templeton, a multi-affiliate investment management firm. Mr Chambers is also a director of the following Pinnacle Affiliates: Five V, Metrics, Plato and Riparian.

Ms Berends has worked in the financial services industry for over 40 years and possesses experience in investment management and superannuation. Before moving to a non-executive career in 2014, she worked for 15 years with US based investment manager Marvin & Palmer Associates. Ms Berends contributed to industry associations throughout her executive career, serving on the boards of the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA Australia, now the CIMA Society of Australia) for 13 years (7 as Chair) and the Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) for 12 years (3 as Chair). Ms Berends is a company appointed director of Qantas Superannuation Limited, a non-executive director of the PNI Foundation and an independent member of the Australian Commonwealth Games Foundation Investment Committee. She is Chair of Compliance and Risk Management Committee.

Ms Lenard is in employment and workplace law, with a practice that spans both the public and private sectors. She has 20 years experience in advising and representing clients on a range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, including discrimination law, industrial disputation, enterprise bargaining, day to day employment law advisory, managing psychosocial welfare and organisational change, workplace investigations and alternative dispute resolution. She is a trusted advisor to many government agencies and works with clients across a range of industries, including banking and financial services, health and aged care, maritime and logistics, technology and the amusement industry.

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