Staff - Senior Management
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John Pereira, BJuris, LLB
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Mr Pereira is Managing Director of Olympus Funds Management Limited and CEO and Executive Director of India Equities Fund Limited and Asia Diversified Fund Limited. Prior to this, he established Tristar Corporate Advisors Pty Limited, a boutique corporate advisory business, advising and capital raising for small to mid-cap companies. Subsequently, Mr Pereira founded Olympus Funds Management Limited to offer a range of investment opportunities in alternative markets. Previously, he was the Head of Private Advisory and Head of Corporate Finance at Burdett Buckeridge Young Limited (BBY) and formed Alchemy Corporate Advisors Pty Limited jointly with BBY. Mr Pereira has an extensive career encompassing 27 years of funds management, banking and the law.
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Damien Hennessy, BCom, MAppFin, ASIA
Investment Strategist
Mr Hennessy is the co-founder and Director of Heuristic Investment Systems, a company that provides investment strategy resources to fund managers, asset consultants and researchers along with decision support systems, front office portfolio management systems. Previously, he was the Chief Investment Officer of HSBC Asset Management Australia Limited and worked with them for over ten years covering asset allocation, investment strategy and management of interest rate and foreign currency portfolios. He has over 23 years experience in the financial services sector.
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David Carruthers, BCom, CA, CFTP(Snr), MAICD Dip
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Carruthers is Non Executive Director of India Equities Fund Limited, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of Olympus Funds Management Limited and Non-Executive Director & Audit Committee Chairman for Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited and Genetic Technologies Limited. Mr Carruthers manages the corporate finance division of Tristar Corporate Advisors. During his career with BP Finance he was CFO for the global operations based in London and the European Regional CEO based in Brussels. On returning to Australia he was Managing Director of Treasury Corporation of Victoria and coordinated management of A$29 billion of privatisation proceeds.
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Stewart Gault, BEng, MBA, F Fin
Director - Operations
Mr Gault has been a key executive with Olympus supporting operations for India Equities Fund Limited. He has also been a part of the Investment Committee for the evaluation of managers. Mr Gault is a member of the management committee of Australia India Business Council. Prior to joining the Olympus team Stewart was a Research Analyst at Lonsec Limited where he researched managed investments. Prior to this position he has spent 4 years in Japan with a boutique consulting firm.