About Vanguard

Leadership team

Chairman & Managing Director Vanguard Investments Australia
Jeremy G. Duffield Chairman & Managing Director, Vanguard Investments Australia	Jeremy G. Duffield is currently the Chairman and Managing Director of Vanguard Investments Australia and Managing Director of Vanguard’s International Planning and Development. He founded Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. in 1996. Jeremy joined The Vanguard Group in the United States in 1980 as Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, John C. Bogle, after working in economic research for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Virginia. He then served Vanguard as Senior Vice President of Planning and Development for Vanguard until moving back to Australia in 1996. Jeremy is a Director of Vanguard Investments Japan Ltd, Vanguard Investments Singapore Pte Ltd and Plum Financial Services Ltd. In November 2005 Jeremy was appointed to the Federal Government's Financial Sector Advisory Council (FSAC). Jeremy is also a member of the Australian Government's Panel of Experts, the Australian Financial Centre Forum, which is an Australian Government initiative.

Chief Investment Officer, Asia Pacific
Joseph Brennan Chief Investment Officer, Asia Pacific	Joseph Brennan is Chief Investment Officer for Vanguard in the Asia Pacific region, taking up the role in March 2009. Joseph 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. Joseph's previous role was Principal of Vanguard's (US) Portfolio Review Department 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. Joseph began his career at Vanguard in 1991.

Chief Operating Officer, Vanguard Investments Australia
Chris Stevens Chief Operating Officer	Chris Stevens is Chief Operating Officer for Vanguard Investments Australia, responsible for IT, Investment operations and end to end business process management, and a member of the Australian Executive committee. Chris joined Vanguard Investments Australia in October 2007 as Chief Information Officer for Asia Pacific, responsible for overseeing the technology delivery to the business for both the Australia and Asian region. Since joining Vanguard, Chris has overseen a range of significant business and technology transformational change, ranging from IT transformation through to a core business transformation. Prior to joining Vanguard, Chris was Chief Information Officer for Sensis. Prior roles also include executive level sourcing and IT service delivery roles at Westpac Banking Corporation based in Sydney and with ANZ Banking Group across a range of executive roles, mainly within IT.

Chief Financial Officer, Vanguard Investments Australia
Jean-Yves Didier Chief Financial Officer	Jean-Yves Didier is Chief Financial Officer for Vanguard Investments Australia. He is responsible for the strategic oversight of Vanguard’s financial function and is a member of Vanguard’s executive team. Jean-Yves joined Vanguard in May 2008, having previously held a senior management role with Melbourne based AXA Asia Pacific, where he worked with finance teams throughout the region. Jean-Yves has extensive experience in the distribution and manufacture of financial products as well as in-depth understanding of the financial planning and wider financial services industries.

Principal & Head of Retail
Robin Bowerman Principal & Head of Retail	Robin Bowerman is Head of Vanguard’s retail business which spans both the adviser and direct retail client segments, and a member of the Australian executive committee. Robin has overseen the considerable growth in Vanguard’s retail business and the products and services offered to both direct investors and financial advisers. His responsibilities cover sales and marketing, client services, technical and research services, product development and management which includes Vanguard’s development of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Prior to joining Vanguard, Robin had a distinguished career in the media industry and was a leading financial services writer, commentator and editor for over 15 years. He continues to be the editor of Vanguard’s key client publications including his weekly Smart Investing column with over 50,000 readers.

Principal & General Counsel
Kathryn Watt Principal & General Counsel	Kathryn Watt joined Vanguard in 1999 and is responsible for the legal, compliance and audit management functions of the company as well as Legal and Compliance staff in our Singapore and Tokyo offices. Kathryn is a member of Vanguard's Board and Executive Committee, and chairs the Proxy Oversight Group, a board subcommittee with responsibility for the voting policies for Vanguard's equities funds. She is also Vanguard’s representative director on the board of Regnan, a company jointly owned by eight institutional investors which provides governance research and engagement services. Regnan promotes strengthened environmental, social and governance performance within the S&P/ASX200 companies in which these institutions invest.

Principal, Institutional
Geoff Diamond Principal, Institutional	Geoff Diamond is responsible for the development and implementation of Vanguard Investments Australia’s institutional business strategy and a member of the Australian executive team. Geoff joined Vanguard’s sales team in October 1997 following 11 years within the financial markets where he gained significant experience in local and offshore money markets as a senior currency trader with Canadian bank Toronto Dominion & the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

Principal & Head of Asia and Japan
Trevor Chudleigh Principal & Head of Asia and Japan	Trevor is Head of Asia and Japan for Vanguard Investments, responsible for overseeing the company’s move into Asia-Pacific and for other international businesses that Vanguard Investments Australia undertakes on behalf of The Vanguard Group, Inc. Prior to joining Vanguard, Trevor worked for County Investment Management where he was responsible for client relationship management. He also represented the London head office of County NatWest in Japan for three years. Trevor holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia and a Master of Applied Finance degree from Macquarie University.

Head of Retail Sales & Strategy
Terry Williams Head of Retail Sales & Strategy	Terry Williams is Head of Retail Sales and Strategy. He is responsible for driving growth and development in the retail sales division at Vanguard Investments Australia and a member of the Australian Executive Team. Terry joined Vanguard in November 2006, having previously consulted to Vanguard in the preparation of retail business strategy. Prior to this, Terry spent over 12 years working with Sealcorp Holdings Ltd (now ASGARD) in senior management and business development positions before leaving to jointly establish an ASX listed compnay, which specialised in the distribution of superannuation and personal investments.

National Sales Manager, Financial Advisers
Brett Mennie National Sales Manager, Financial Advisers	Brett Mennie is National Sales Manager for the financial adviser distribution channel. He is responsible for the development and management of the financial adviser sales team and a member of the Australian executive team. With over twenty years experience in financial services, Brett joined Vanguard Investments Australia in October 2007. Prior to this, Brett worked in senior management for AXA’s financial adviser network. As a qualified financial planner, Brett has also managed his own business, and previously held a senior management role with Perpetual Investments and sales and distribution roles with Colonial and Scottish Amicable.