MANAGEMENT TEAM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIRMAN
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 1984
Member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Risk Committees
Mr Millner has extensive experience in the investment industry.
Other current listed company directorships:
• Apex Healthcare Berhad – Appointed 2000
• Brickworks Limited – Appointed 1997 Chairman since 1999
• BKI Investment Company Limited – Appointed Chairman 2003
• New Hope Corporation Limited – Appointed 1995 Chairman since 1998
• TPG Telecom Limited – Appointed July 2020
• Tuas Limited – listed on 30 June 2020. Appointed 14 May 2020
• Aeris Resources Limited. Appointed 1 July 2022
Former listed company directorships in the past three years:
• Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Limited – Appointed 2000. Resigned 9 July 2020
• TPG Corporation Limited – Appointed 2000. Resigned July 2020
• Milton Corporation Limited (delisted from ASX on 5 October 2021, now dormant) – Appointed 1998
B.Bus, LLB(Hons)(UTS)
MANAGING DIRECTOR since 2015
Member of the Risk Committee
Mr Barlow was appointed Chief Executive Officer of WHSP in April 2015 having previously been the Managing Director of Pitt Capital Partners Limited for five years.
Mr Barlow has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets and investing and has been responsible for a number of WHSP’s investments since joining the WHSP Group in 2004. His career has spanned positions in law and investment banking in Sydney and Hong Kong.
Mr Barlow has a Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Other current listed company directorships:
• New Hope Corporation Limited – Appointed 2015
Former listed company directorships in the past three years:
• Palla Pharma Limited – Appointed 2015. Resigned 4 February 2021
B.Com(UniMelb), CA, GAICD
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 2017
Chair of the Audit Committee and Member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Risk Committees
Mrs Fuller is an experienced public company director with a background in chartered accounting, private equity and investment banking. Her experience includes financial advisory, investment management, mergers and acquisitions and management consulting.
Mrs Fuller holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Melbourne and is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Other current listed company directorships:
• Computershare Limited – Appointed 2014
Former listed company directorships in the past three years:
• Smart Parking Limited – Appointed 2011. Resigned December 2020
AM B.Sc(Sydney), FAICD, SFFin
LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 2012
Chairman of the Nomination and Risk Committees, member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees
Mr Hawker is a professional company director with over 35 years experience in financial services and investment. He was Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Insurance Australia Group from 2001 to 2008. From 1995 to 2001, Mr Hawker held a range of positions at Westpac, including Group Executive of Business and Consumer Banking and General Manager of Financial Markets. Prior to this, he held a number of positions at Citibank, including Deputy Managing Director for Australia and subsequently Executive Director, Head of Derivatives, Europe.
Mr Hawker is a Non Executive Director of BUPA (Global UK based board), Deputy Chairman of BUPA (Australian boards), and a Non Executive Director of Allianz Australia.
Mr Hawker has been Chairman of the Insurance Council of Australia, Chairman of the Australian Financial Markets Association, a member of the Australian Governments Financial Sector Advisory Committee, and a member of the Business Council of Australia.
Other current listed company directorships:
• Westpac Banking Corporation – Appointed 2020
Former listed company directorships in the past three years:
• Macquarie Group Limited – Appointed 2010. Resigned 30 September 2020
• Aviva PLC – Appointed 2010. Resigned 2019
B.Des(Industrial), GDipAppFin(Finsia), FFin, GAICD
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 2011
Member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Risk Committees
Mr Millner is a Director and Portfolio Manager of Contact Asset Management Pty Limited which is the manager of BKI Investment Company Limited (BKI:ASX).
Mr Millner has over 20 years experience within the financial services and funds management industry. He has extensive experience in managing equity portfolios and over 10 years as a Director of Australian publicly listed companies.
Mr Millner has a Bachelor of Industrial Design degree and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance. He is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Other current listed company directorships:
• New Hope Corporation Limited – Appointed 2015
AM BSc(UNSW), GradDipEd
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since July 2020
Chair of the People, Culture & Remuneration Committee and Member of the Nomination and Risk Committees
Josephine Sukkar is a professional company director with over 30 years of experience in a diverse range of industries.
Josephine is Principal of Australian construction company Buildcorp, and serves on a number of industry, government and not-for-profit boards, including the Property Council of Australia, the Green Building Council of Australia, the Australian Museum, and Centenary Institute of Medical Research and the Buildcorp Foundation.
She has been Chair of the Australian Sports Commission since 2021.
Josephine is a Member of the Order of Australia and a Fellow of the University of Sydney.
Other current listed company directorships:
• Growthpoint Properties Australia Limited – Appointed 2017
MAICD
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 1 March 2022
Member of the Audit, Nomination, Remuneration and Risk Committees
Ms Pollard has held various non-executive director roles since 2012.
Ms Pollard has over 30 years’ experience in sales, marketing, media and digital technology in both senior management and director roles. In her executive career, she was Group Executive of Media and Marketing at Telstra and Chief Executive of Ninemsn and Publicis Mojo. Ms Pollard also held executive leadership roles at Mindshare in Australia, Hong Kong and London, Nine Entertainment and Nike Inc in the USA and Japan. She is a non-executive director at Greencross Limited and RACAT Group and a Member of Chief Executive Women and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Other current listed company directorships:
• Endeavour Group – appointed June 2021
• oOh! Media – appointed August 2021
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 1 February 2023
David is an experienced senior executive, investment expert, and public company director. Before co-founding his investment firm Coogee Capital, David held executive leadership positions in Asia Pacific and Internationally with software development company Global Blue, the industrial division of Wesfarmers, and various roles at Virgin Group – including as Co-CEO of the Group’s $6 billion family office with responsibility for the branded investment activities globally.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIRMAN
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 1984
Member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Risk Committees
Mr Millner has extensive experience in the investment industry.
Other current listed company directorships:
• Apex Healthcare Berhad – Appointed 2000
• Brickworks Limited – Appointed 1997 Chairman since 1999
• BKI Investment Company Limited – Appointed Chairman 2003
• New Hope Corporation Limited – Appointed 1995 Chairman since 1998
• TPG Telecom Limited – Appointed July 2020
• Tuas Limited – listed on 30 June 2020. Appointed 14 May 2020
• Aeris Resources Limited. Appointed 1 July 2022
Former listed company directorships in the past three years:
• Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Limited – Appointed 2000. Resigned 9 July 2020
• TPG Corporation Limited – Appointed 2000. Resigned July 2020
• Milton Corporation Limited (delisted from ASX on 5 October 2021, now dormant) – Appointed 1998
B.Bus, LLB(Hons)(UTS)
MANAGING DIRECTOR since 2015
Member of the Risk Committee
Mr Barlow was appointed Chief Executive Officer of WHSP in April 2015 having previously been the Managing Director of Pitt Capital Partners Limited for five years.
Mr Barlow has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets and investing and has been responsible for a number of WHSP’s investments since joining the WHSP Group in 2004. His career has spanned positions in law and investment banking in Sydney and Hong Kong.
Mr Barlow has a Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Other current listed company directorships:
• New Hope Corporation Limited – Appointed 2015
Former listed company directorships in the past three years:
• Palla Pharma Limited – Appointed 2015. Resigned 4 February 2021
B.Com(UniMelb), CA, GAICD
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 2017
Chair of the Audit Committee and Member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Risk Committees
Mrs Fuller is an experienced public company director with a background in chartered accounting, private equity and investment banking. Her experience includes financial advisory, investment management, mergers and acquisitions and management consulting.
Mrs Fuller holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Melbourne and is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Other current listed company directorships:
• Computershare Limited – Appointed 2014
Former listed company directorships in the past three years:
• Smart Parking Limited – Appointed 2011. Resigned December 2020
AM B.Sc(Sydney), FAICD, SFFin
LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 2012
Chairman of the Nomination and Risk Committees, member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees
Mr Hawker is a professional company director with over 35 years experience in financial services and investment. He was Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Insurance Australia Group from 2001 to 2008. From 1995 to 2001, Mr Hawker held a range of positions at Westpac, including Group Executive of Business and Consumer Banking and General Manager of Financial Markets. Prior to this, he held a number of positions at Citibank, including Deputy Managing Director for Australia and subsequently Executive Director, Head of Derivatives, Europe.
Mr Hawker is a Non Executive Director of BUPA (Global UK based board), Deputy Chairman of BUPA (Australian boards), and a Non Executive Director of Allianz Australia.
Mr Hawker has been Chairman of the Insurance Council of Australia, Chairman of the Australian Financial Markets Association, a member of the Australian Governments Financial Sector Advisory Committee, and a member of the Business Council of Australia.
Other current listed company directorships:
• Westpac Banking Corporation – Appointed 2020
Former listed company directorships in the past three years:
• Macquarie Group Limited – Appointed 2010. Resigned 30 September 2020
• Aviva PLC – Appointed 2010. Resigned 2019
B.Des(Industrial), GDipAppFin(Finsia), FFin, GAICD
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 2011
Member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Risk Committees
Mr Millner is a Director and Portfolio Manager of Contact Asset Management Pty Limited which is the manager of BKI Investment Company Limited (BKI:ASX).
Mr Millner has over 20 years experience within the financial services and funds management industry. He has extensive experience in managing equity portfolios and over 10 years as a Director of Australian publicly listed companies.
Mr Millner has a Bachelor of Industrial Design degree and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance. He is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Other current listed company directorships:
• New Hope Corporation Limited – Appointed 2015
AM BSc(UNSW), GradDipEd
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since July 2020
Chair of the Remuneration Committee, member of the Risk and Nomination Committees
Josephine is a professional company director who works across a range of industries, including property, construction, finance, sport, the arts, medical research, and social services.
Josephine is Principal of Buildcorp, and serves on a number of private, public, government and not-for-profit boards, including Growthpoint Properties Australia, the Australian Museum, Green Building Council of Australia, Centenary Institute of Medical Research, and the Buildcorp Foundation.
She is president of Australian Women’s Rugby and through Buildcorp has been a major sponsor of rugby in Australia for over 30 years.
In 2021, Josephine was appointed Chair of the Australian Sports Commission.
Josephine is a Fellow of the University of Sydney, and in 2017 she was recognised for her services to the community, the arts, and sports in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Other current listed company directorships:
• Growthpoint Properties Australia Limited – Appointed 2017
MAICD
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 1 March 2022
Member of the Audit, Nomination, Remuneration and Risk Committees
Ms Pollard has held various non-executive director roles since 2012.
Ms Pollard has over 30 years’ experience in sales, marketing, media and digital technology in both senior management and director roles. In her executive career, she was Group Executive of Media and Marketing at Telstra and Chief Executive of Ninemsn and Publicis Mojo. Ms Pollard also held executive leadership roles at Mindshare in Australia, Hong Kong and London, Nine Entertainment and Nike Inc in the USA and Japan. She is a non-executive director at Greencross Limited and RACAT Group and a Member of Chief Executive Women and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Other current listed company directorships:
• Endeavour Group – appointed June 2021
• oOh! Media – appointed August 2021
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 1 February 2023
David is an experienced senior executive, investment expert, and public company director. Before co-founding his investment firm Coogee Capital, David held executive leadership positions in Asia Pacific and Internationally with software development company Global Blue, the industrial division of Wesfarmers, and various roles at Virgin Group – including as Co-CEO of the Group’s $6 billion family office with responsibility for the branded investment activities globally.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIRMAN
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 1984
Member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Risk Committees
Mr Millner has extensive experience in the investment industry.
Other current listed company directorships:
• Apex Healthcare Berhad – Appointed 2000
• Brickworks Limited – Appointed 1997 Chairman since 1999
• BKI Investment Company Limited – Appointed Chairman 2003
• New Hope Corporation Limited – Appointed 1995 Chairman since 1998
• TPG Telecom Limited – Appointed July 2020
• Tuas Limited – listed on 30 June 2020. Appointed 14 May 2020
• Aeris Resources Limited. Appointed 1 July 2022
Former listed company directorships in the past three years:
• Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Limited – Appointed 2000. Resigned 9 July 2020
• TPG Corporation Limited – Appointed 2000. Resigned July 2020
• Milton Corporation Limited (delisted from ASX on 5 October 2021, now dormant) – Appointed 1998
B.Bus, LLB(Hons)(UTS)
MANAGING DIRECTOR since 2015
Member of the Risk Committee
Mr Barlow was appointed Chief Executive Officer of WHSP in April 2015 having previously been the Managing Director of Pitt Capital Partners Limited for five years.
Mr Barlow has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets and investing and has been responsible for a number of WHSP’s investments since joining the WHSP Group in 2004. His career has spanned positions in law and investment banking in Sydney and Hong Kong.
Mr Barlow has a Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Other current listed company directorships:
• New Hope Corporation Limited – Appointed 2015
Former listed company directorships in the past three years:
• Palla Pharma Limited – Appointed 2015. Resigned 4 February 2021
B.Com(UniMelb), CA, GAICD
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 2017
Chair of the Audit Committee and Member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Risk Committees
Mrs Fuller is an experienced public company director with a background in chartered accounting, private equity and investment banking. Her experience includes financial advisory, investment management, mergers and acquisitions and management consulting.
Mrs Fuller holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Melbourne and is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Other current listed company directorships:
• Computershare Limited – Appointed 2014
Former listed company directorships in the past three years:
• Smart Parking Limited – Appointed 2011. Resigned December 2020
AM B.Sc(Sydney), FAICD, SFFin
LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 2012
Chairman of the Nomination and Risk Committees, member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees
Mr Hawker is a professional company director with over 35 years experience in financial services and investment. He was Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Insurance Australia Group from 2001 to 2008. From 1995 to 2001, Mr Hawker held a range of positions at Westpac, including Group Executive of Business and Consumer Banking and General Manager of Financial Markets. Prior to this, he held a number of positions at Citibank, including Deputy Managing Director for Australia and subsequently Executive Director, Head of Derivatives, Europe.
Mr Hawker is a Non Executive Director of BUPA (Global UK based board), Deputy Chairman of BUPA (Australian boards), and a Non Executive Director of Allianz Australia.
Mr Hawker has been Chairman of the Insurance Council of Australia, Chairman of the Australian Financial Markets Association, a member of the Australian Governments Financial Sector Advisory Committee, and a member of the Business Council of Australia.
Other current listed company directorships:
• Westpac Banking Corporation – Appointed 2020
Former listed company directorships in the past three years:
• Macquarie Group Limited – Appointed 2010. Resigned 30 September 2020
• Aviva PLC – Appointed 2010. Resigned 2019
B.Des(Industrial), GDipAppFin(Finsia), FFin, GAICD
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 2011
Member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Risk Committees
Mr Millner is a Director and Portfolio Manager of Contact Asset Management Pty Limited which is the manager of BKI Investment Company Limited (BKI:ASX).
Mr Millner has over 20 years experience within the financial services and funds management industry. He has extensive experience in managing equity portfolios and over 10 years as a Director of Australian publicly listed companies.
Mr Millner has a Bachelor of Industrial Design degree and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance. He is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Other current listed company directorships:
• New Hope Corporation Limited – Appointed 2015
AM BSc(UNSW), GradDipEd
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since July 2020
Chair of the People, Culture & Remuneration Committee and Member of the Nomination and Risk Committees
Josephine Sukkar is a professional company director with over 30 years of experience in a diverse range of industries.
Josephine is Principal of Australian construction company Buildcorp, and serves on a number of industry, government and not-for-profit boards, including the Property Council of Australia, the Green Building Council of Australia, the Australian Museum, and Centenary Institute of Medical Research and the Buildcorp Foundation.
She has been Chair of the Australian Sports Commission since 2021.
Josephine is a Member of the Order of Australia and a Fellow of the University of Sydney.
Other current listed company directorships:
• Growthpoint Properties Australia Limited – Appointed 2017
MAICD
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 1 March 2022
Member of the Audit, Nomination, Remuneration and Risk Committees
Ms Pollard has held various non-executive director roles since 2012.
Ms Pollard has over 30 years’ experience in sales, marketing, media and digital technology in both senior management and director roles. In her executive career, she was Group Executive of Media and Marketing at Telstra and Chief Executive of Ninemsn and Publicis Mojo. Ms Pollard also held executive leadership roles at Mindshare in Australia, Hong Kong and London, Nine Entertainment and Nike Inc in the USA and Japan. She is a non-executive director at Greencross Limited and RACAT Group and a Member of Chief Executive Women and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Other current listed company directorships:
• Endeavour Group – appointed June 2021
• oOh! Media – appointed August 2021
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR since 1 February 2023
David is an experienced senior executive, investment expert, and public company director. Before co-founding his investment firm Coogee Capital, David held executive leadership positions in Asia Pacific and Internationally with software development company Global Blue, the industrial division of Wesfarmers, and various roles at Virgin Group – including as Co-CEO of the Group’s $6 billion family office with responsibility for the branded investment activities globally.
SENIOR EXECUTIVES
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & COMPANY SECRETARY
David joined WHSP in April 2018. He is a chartered accountant with over 20 years’ experience as an ASX listed CFO, operating in high growth or turnaround situations, across industries as diverse as e-commerce, financial services and transport/logistics. Mr Grbin has also been a divisional chief executive, leading a corporate trust business operating in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Mr Grbin is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from the University of Adelaide. He has attended the Insead Advanced Management Program.
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Brendan was appointed Chief Investment Officer of the Company in October 2021 having previously been the Managing Director and CEO of Milton Corporation for 3 years. Mr O’Dea is an experienced global equity markets executive with extensive business management and investing experience having spent 22 years with Citigroup in Sydney, Hong Kong, New York and Tokyo as a Managing Director. He holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney and a Master’s Degree in Business Finance from the University of Technology, Sydney. Mr O’Dea is Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a Member of the Institute of Company Directors. Brendan is currently a Non-Executive Director of Pengana Capital Group Limited (appointed 2023).
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Jaki was appointed Chief Operating Officer in August 2023 bringing over 20 years of financial services experience and a track record of effecting organisational change. She joined the Company from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia where she served as Executive General Manager, Strategy and Performance within the Technology division, and prior to that was EGM of the Customer Remediation Program. Jaki also brings strong investment banking experience from her time with UBS and Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong and London. Jaki holds a Masters of Communications Management from the University of Technology Sydney, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from FINSIA, and a Bachelor of Business in Finance and Accounting from the University of Technology Sydney.
SENIOR EXECUTIVES
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER and COMPANY SECRETARY
David joined WHSP in April 2018. He is a chartered accountant with over 20 years’ experience as an ASX listed CFO, operating in high growth or turnaround situations, across industries as diverse as e-commerce, financial services and transport/logistics. Mr Grbin has also been a divisional chief executive, leading a corporate trust business operating in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Mr Grbin is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from the University of Adelaide. He has attended the Insead Advanced Management Program.
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Brendan was appointed Chief Investment Officer of the Company in October 2021 having previously been the Managing Director and CEO of Milton Corporation for 3 years. Mr O’Dea is an experienced global equity markets executive with extensive business management and investing experience having spent 22 years with Citigroup in Sydney, Hong Kong, New York and Tokyo as a Managing Director. He holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney and a Master’s Degree in Business Finance from the University of Technology, Sydney. Mr O’Dea is Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a Member of the Institute of Company Directors. Brendan is currently a Non-Executive Director of Pengana Capital Group Limited (appointed 2023).
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Jaki was appointed Chief Operating Officer in August 2023 bringing over 20 years of financial services experience and a track record of effecting organisational change. She joined the Company from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia where she served as Executive General Manager, Strategy and Performance within the Technology division, and prior to that was EGM of the Customer Remediation Program. Jaki also brings strong investment banking experience from her time with UBS and Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong and London. Jaki holds a Masters of Communications Management from the University of Technology Sydney, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from FINSIA, and a Bachelor of Business in Finance and Accounting from the University of Technology Sydney.
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