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

Mr Macoun has been the Managing Director and Chair of PIML since 2006. 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 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 early experience, in more than 10 years at Queensland Treasury, included involvement with 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 Assistant Under Treasurer when he moved to build and lead QIC.

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. 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 for over a decade. She then moved to Ernst & Young where she focused 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 the Compliance and Risk Management Committee.

Mr Chambers has been a senior executive with PIML since he commenced with the firm in March 2008. Mr Chambers has multi-channel (retail, wholesale and institutional) and multi-jurisdictional distribution experience and is currently responsible for leading the firm's institutional and international distribution divisions. Prior to joining Pinnacle, Mr Chambers worked for Franklin Templeton, one of the investment management firms.

Ms Berends has worked in the financial services industry for over 40 years and possesses extensive 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. 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 non-executive director of the PNI Foundation, Chair of the Qantas Group Super Plan Superannuation Committee (part of Australian Retirement Trust) and an independent member of the Australian Commonwealth Games Foundation Investment Committee. She is chair of Compliance and Risk Management Committee.

Ms Lenard is experienced 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. Christa 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. She is member of Compliance and Risk Management Committee.

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