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Vanguard's board of directors are committed to ensuring that Vanguard's operations are conducted in line with the company objective of providing low cost, high value investment solutions to clients in the Asia Pacific region.

Our board members' collective experience and expertise provides Vanguard Investments Australia with the assurance of solid guidance and representation.

There are currently 5 members on the board of Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd.

John James
Managing Director, Vanguard Investments Australia

John James was appointed to the Vanguard Investments Australia board of directors in May 2010.

John is Managing Director for Vanguard Investments Australia, leading both the retail and institutional businesses.

John joined Vanguard at its U.S. headquarters in 2008 as head of broker-dealer sales and distribution, and more recently began development of a new line of global business focused on financial advisors and intermediaries.

He brings nearly two decades of experience working in senior roles with prominent Australian and New Zealand financial services companies. He was general manager of corporate distribution with MLC (and had responsibility for NAB’s Business Bank Wealth management arm) and was a senior executive with Rothschild Australia Asset Management. Prior to joining Vanguard, John was CEO of Port Adelaide Football Club (AFL).

Along with industry qualifications awarded by the Securities Institute of Australia and the National Insurance Institute, Mr. James holds an M.B.A. from The University of Adelaide.
 

James M. Norris
Head of International
The Vanguard Group

James M. Norris was appointed to the Vanguard Investments Australia board of directors in May 2008.

James is responsible for Vanguard's International Investor Group, which manages investments for institutional and retail clients in 80 countries. Before assuming that position in 2008, James spent two years as a principal in Vanguard Advice, Brokerage & Retirement Services group, and four years leading Vanguard Institutional Retirement Plan Services business, which includes all defined benefit and defined contribution services and programs for corporate and government entities.

Since joining Vanguard in 1987, James has also held leadership positions in statistics and research, corporate communications, marketing, and strategic planning, and served for many years as assistant to the chairman. In 1993 he authored The Vanguard Retirement Investing Guide.

James is a member of the M.B.A. advisory board for Saint Joseph’s University and is a board member of the Triskeles Foundation. He graduated from Saint Joseph’s University and earned an M.B.A. at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
 

Glenn W. Reed
Managing Director
Vanguard Strategy and Finance Group
The Vanguard Group

 

Glenn W. Reed was appointed to the Vanguard Investments Australia board of directors in December 2008.

Glenn W. Reed oversees the work of Vanguard’s Strategy and Finance Group, which is responsible for Vanguard’s corporate and fund accounting and finance matters, corporate and business line strategy and new product development.

Prior to joining Vanguard in April 2007, Glenn served as general counsel for a multi-line health and life insurance company. From 1978 to 1999, he was a partner at the Chicago-based law firm of Gardner, Carton & Douglas, specialising in corporate finance, investment company, and mergers and acquisitions matters. Glenn served Vanguard as outside counsel for more than 20 years before joining the company.

Glenn is a summa cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College, where he earned a degree in mathematics and economics in 1975.  He received a J.D.  from Harvard Law School in 1978.  He also is a member of the Illinois bar.
 

Kathryn A. Watt
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd


Kathryn Watt was appointed to the Vanguard Investments Australia board of directors in November 2009.

Since joining Vanguard in 1997 Kathryn has been responsible for Legal, Audit and Compliance functions here in Australia as well as overseeing Legal and Compliance staff in the Singapore and Tokyo offices. Kathryn is a member of the Vanguard Australia Executive Committee, and is Company Secretary.

Kathryn chairs the Vanguard Proxy Oversight Group, a board subcommittee with responsibility for voting policies for Vanguard’s equities funds. Kathryn is Vanguard’s representative Director on the Board of Regnan - Governance Research & Engagement Pty Limited (www.regnan.com.au).

Kathryn is actively involved with the Investments and Financial Services Association (‘IFSA’) and is also a member of the APEC Study Centre’s Financial Services Advisory Board.

Prior to working with Vanguard, Kathryn worked for a large law firm.
 

Joseph Brennan
Chief Investment Officer, Asia Pacific
Vanguard Investments Australia


 

 Joe Brennan was appointed to the Vanguard Investments Australia board of directors in July 2009.

Joseph Brennan is Chief Investment Officer for Vanguard’s Australian and broader Asia Pacific operations and a member of Vanguard Investment Australia’s board of directors.

He is primarily focused on Vanguard’s investment management strategy and implementation, the continued development of Vanguard’s highly rated index investment process and an expanding range of new products and tailored investment solutions to a growing list of Australian and international clients. Leading a team of 28 investment professionals, Joe reports to Vanguard’s Global Chief Investment Officer, Gus Sauter.

Joe worked in fixed income portfolio management for seven years, three of which were spent managing corporate bond portfolios at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He received a B.A. in economics from Fairfield University and an M.S. in finance from Drexel University. Mr. Brennan is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia.

Joe joined Vanguard in 1991 and prior to taking up his current role, Joe was principal of Vanguard’s (US) Portfolio Review Department. Joe and the team of analysts he lead were responsible for the oversight of Vanguard’s 160-plus mutual funds, assessing fund performance and portfolio consistency, as well as monitoring Vanguard’s 26 external advisors.
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