Senior Executive Profiles

Geoffrey N Driver
General Manager Business Development & Investor Relations
B Ec Grad Dip Finance

Mr Driver joined the Company in January 2003. Previously, 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
Chief Investment Officer
BE, MBA, Grad Dip App Fin (Sec Inst), AMP (INSEAD)

Mr Freeman joined the Company in February 2007. He was formerly a Partner with Goldman Sachs JBWere. His primary role there was advising 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 Pordage
Company Secretary
LLB (Hons) FCIS MAICD

Mr Pordage joined the Company in February 2009.  He has over 12 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 is Deputy Chairman of Chartered Secretaries Australia’s Victorian Council and is Chairman of their national Legislation Review Committee and a member of their national Communication Committee. 

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

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 UK 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. He is also a non-executive Director of the Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital.