Executive Director
B.Ec, LL.B, F Fin
Chris is Managing Director of IOOF Holdings Limited, the parent company of Australian Executor Trustees Limited (AET), of which he is also a Director. As Managing Director of IOOF, Chris oversees the management of AET.
He has served as Managing Director of IOOF since his appointment in April 2009, when IOOF acquired Australian Wealth Management Limited (AWM).
Prior to 2009, Chris was the Managing Director of AWM, which was the then parent company of AET. He has been a Director of AET since 2006.
During his 25-year career in financial services, Chris has been instrumental in executing multiple mergers and acquisitions that have added materially to the IOOF Group and its antecedent businesses. He also has extensive capital markets experience from his time with Citicorp, where he assisted in establishing the Citicorp Investment Management and Global Asset Management businesses in Australia and New Zealand.
Chairman - Independent Non-Executive Director
B.Com, FCA, FCIS, FAICD, FTIA
George was appointed Chairman of Australian Executor Trustees Limited (AET) in November 2016 and he has been a Non-Executive Director since January 2008.
Mr Venardos is also Chairman of AET’s parent company, IOOF Holdings Limited. He has held that position since November 2016 and he has been an Independent Non-Executive Director since 2009.
Mr Venardos has over 30 years' experience in executive roles in financial services, insurance and funds management. For a period of ten years, Mr Venardos was the Chief Financial Officer of Insurance Australia Group, and Chairman of the Insurance Council of Australia's Finance and Accounting Committee. Mr Venardos was a director of Miclyn Express Offshore Ltd from 2010 to 2013 and is currently Chairman of Ardent Leisure Group.
Independent Non-Executive Director
DipAcc, ICAA, FCA.
John was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Australian Executor Trustees Limited (AET) in January 2017.
Mr Selak has over 40 years’ experience in the financial and advisory services industry. From 2000 to 2016 he was a partner in the Corporate Finance Practice of Ernst & Young, providing valuation services to a broad range of local and international clients and also holding various leadership positions at that firm.
Mr Selak is also currently non-executive chairman of Corsair Capital, a non-executive director of National Tiles and an advisory board member of Turi Foods and Quest Apartment Hotels.
In addition to his business and commercial activities, Mr Selak has been active in the community and not-for-profit sectors including being awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship by Rotary International for his services to the community. Mr Selak is also a founding director of The Family Peace Foundation.
John is also a Non-Executive Director of AET’s parent company, IOOF Holdings Limited, and has held that position since October 2016.
Independent Non-Executive Director
LL.B, Grad Dip AppCorpGov, FAICD, FGIA, FCIS, F Fin
Elizabeth has been a Non-Executive Director of Australian Executor Trustees Limited (AET) since September 2015.
She has more than 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry, including roles within law and corporate governance, as well as having executive responsibilities. From 1998 to 2010, Elizabeth was the Chief Legal Counsel, Group Compliance Manager and Group Company Secretary of financial services group Aviva Australia, and a director of NULIS Nominees, Aviva Australia’s superannuation trustee company.
Prior to her time at Aviva, Elizabeth spent 18 years as a commercial lawyer with Minter Ellison, including eight years as a partner, specialising in managed funds, banking, securitisation and superannuation. She was a director of Bennelong Funds Management from 2010 to 2015.
Elizabeth is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of AET’s parent company, IOOF Holdings Limited, and has held that position since 2015.
Independent Non-Executive Director
B.Com, FCA, GAICD, FGIA
Martin was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Australian Executor Trustees Limited (AET) in January 2017.
Mr Walsh has been an international partner and advisor for 35 years in assurance and advisory services, with previous roles held at both Ernst & Young and Deloitte in Australia, PNG, South Korea and the US. During his career, he has acquired experience in Superannuation, Asset Management and Trustee Services, including assurance, operational due diligence, strategy, risk, compliance and governance.
Mr Walsh holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Melbourne University, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Governance Institute as well as being a Graduate Member of the Institute of Company Directors. He is currently a Director of Hastings Funds Management Limited and The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and was formerly a Director of State Super Financial Services Australia Limited. He is also a Director of Surf Life Saving Australia Ltd and Chair of the National Surf Life Saving Foundation.
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