Hearts And Minds Investments (ASX: HM1) Share Price and News

Mr Weiss is a cofounder of the Hearts and Minds Investment Leaders Conference. He was formerly Chair of Coats PLC, Estia Health Limited and Clearview Wealth Limited and is a former Non Executive Director of Premier Investments Limited and Westfield Holdings Limited, a former Executive Director of Whitlam, Turnbull & Co and Guinness Peat Group PLC and sat on the board of a number of other public companies. He has also been involved in overseeing large businesses with operations in many regions including Europe, China and India and is familiar with investments across a wide range of industries, corporate finance, and private equity type deals. He is Member of the Conference Fund Manager Selection Committee.

Mr Wilson has more than 45 years of direct experience in investment markets, having held a variety of senior investment roles in Australia, the UK and the US. He founded Wilson Asset Management in 1997, which today comprises 20 investment professionals with more than 250 years of combined investment experience. He is the founder of Australias first listed philanthropic wealth creation vehicles: Future Generation Australia and Future Generation Global.

Mr Traill founded Social Ventures Australia in 2002, after 15 years as a co founder and Executive Director of Macquarie Groups private equity arm, Macquarie Direct Investment. He is the author of Jumping Ship From the world of corporate Australia to the heart of social investment which won the prestigious Ashurst Business Literature Prize. In 2010, he was made a member of the Order of Australia in recognition of his services to nonprofit organisations. He is also an Adjunct Professor for the Centre for Social Impact and Chair of the Federal Government Task Force on Social Impact Investing.

Mr Howes is a globally experienced executive and director with over 30 years in financial services. He was Group CEO and Managing Director of Challenger Limited, an ASX listed financial services company managing over $100 billion in assets, where he spent 19 years in senior roles including Chief Investment Officer and CEO of Challengers leading annuity business. Prior to Challenger, he held leadership positions at Zurich Capital Markets, Macquarie, and Bankers Trust, following a start to his career in strategy at QIC. He is Member of the Investment Committee and Conference Fund Manager Selection Committee.

Mr Cuffe entered the fund management industry, and he joined Colonial First State where he was CEO. He became CEO of the listed Challenger Group. In October 2007 he was inducted into the Australian Fund Managers RBS Hall of Fame for services to the investment industry. He is member of the Investment Committee.

Mr Wright is the Investment Director of Zenith Investment Partners, a business he co founded in 2002. He was CEO of the Group until December 2023 before moving to the Investment Director role where he has overall responsibility for the strategic direction of the investment functions of the Group. He remains closely involved in servicing the companys investment consulting clients with portfolio construction, management and monitoring advice. He has a wealth of investment industry experience acquired over his career including senior positions at IWL Ltd as Head of Research and Associate Director and Head of Managed Funds research at Lonsdale Limited. He is Chair of the Conference Fund Manager Selection Committee and member of the Investment Committee.

Ms Berends has worked in the financial services industry for over 40 years and possesses experience in both 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. She contributed to industry associations throughout her executive career, serving on the boards of the Investment Management Consultants Association and the Association of Superannuation Funds Australia for 12 years. She has been awarded life membership of both the CIMA Society and ASFA. He is Chair of the Investment Committee.

Mr Fowler is a cofounder of the Hearts and Minds Investment Leaders Conference. He is also the founder and Co Executive Chair of Barrenjoey Capital Partners Pty Ltd. He worked in a range of senior positions at UBS Australia for over 25 years including as the Head of Capital Markets and as the Head of the Corporate Advisory business. In these roles he has advised on many of the largest and most complex equity capital markets and corporate transactions completed in Australia.

Mr Grounds is a co founder of the Hearts and Minds Investment Leaders Conference which was the precursor to the formation of HM1. He is also the Co Executive Chair of Barrenjoey Capital Partners. Prior to joining Barrenjoey, he held a variety of senior roles at UBS including as CEO and Country Head for the ANZ business for 11 years, Joint Global Head of the Global Investment Banking business, and he served as a member of the Global Executive Committee for a number of years. In these roles, he has advised on many of the largest and most complex M&A and equity capital markets and corporate transactions. He is also Chairman of Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, and a Director of the Financial Markets Foundation for Children. He served as a member of UNSW Council for 18 years, retiring in 2025. He is Member of the Investment Committee.

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