BOARD MEMBERS
David Groves
Non-Executive Independent Chairman
David has over 25 years’ experience as a company director. He previously chaired H&G High Conviction Limited (ASX: HCF) and served as a non-executive director of Pengana International Equities Limited (ASX: PIA). His earlier directorships include MA Redcape Hotel Fund RE Ltd, as responsible entity of the MA Redcape Hotel Fund, EQT Holdings Ltd, Tassal Group Ltd and GrainCorp Ltd. Earlier in his career, he was an executive with Macquarie Bank Limited and its antecedent, Hill Samuel Australia.
David is a member of the Council of the University of Wollongong and a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
Special responsibilities: Member of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Russel Pillemer
Chief Executive Officer
Russel Pillemer co-founded Pengana in 2003. He has been the company’s Chief Executive Officer since inception.
Prior to founding Pengana, Russel worked in the Investment Banking division of Goldman Sachs in New York where he specialised in providing advice to funds management businesses. Before moving to New York, he was responsible for leading Goldman Sachs’ Australian Financial Institutions Group.
Russel was previously Chairman of Centric Wealth Group and a principal of Turnbull Pillemer Capital.
He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and has a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from the University of New South Wales.
Jeremy Dunkel OAM
Non-Executive Director
Jeremy is a director of Taurus Capital, a family office investment consultancy specialising in philanthropy. His accounting and finance experience includes working for Chemical Bank, Chase Manhattan and Price Waterhouse. He is a director of Education Heritage Foundation as well as being the Chair of Y2i.
Special responsibilities: Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Other current directorships: None
Brendan O’Dea
Non-Executive Director