Board of Directors

Mr John Atkinson - Managing Director

Mr Atkinson has a legal background having worked in Australia as a lawyer and then with Baker & McKenzie for eleven years in Hong Kong and New York. Mr Atkinson principally practiced as a merger and acquisitions lawyers advising a number of leading multi-national corporations on their corporate activities in Asia. He also played an active role in the management of Baker & McKenzie in Hong Kong (its largest office) and globally through his chair of one of Baker & McKenzie's global business units.

Mr Atkinson left Baker & McKenzie to co-found Hunter Bay Partners Pty Ltd, a boutique investment house. He has been on the board of a number of public and private companies. He is currently the Managing Director of the Company.

Mr John McGuigan - Non-Executive Chairman

Mr McGuigan has had a successful career in the professional services arena, culminating in his appointment as Executive Chairman of Baker & McKenzie. In that role, he was responsible for Baker & McKenzie's worldwide operations. During his tenure he was based for four years in Chicago, having spent the preceding seven years in Hong Kong where he played a key role in developing Baker & McKenzie's presence throughout the Asia-Pacifis region, in particular in Hong Kong and China.

Mr McGuigan has both an accounting and legal background, having commenced his career with Price Waterhouse. Upon leaving the law, John co-founded Hunter Bay Partners Pty Ltd, a boutique investment house. Mr McGuigan has been on the board of a number of public and private companies including a long association with various entities in the resources sector. In addition, Mr McGuigan has maintained an active involvement in charitable and civic organisations.

Mr Ilyas Khan - Non-Executive Director

Ilyas, aged 45, founded Techpacific Capital Limited (now renamed Crosby Capital Limited) in December 1998 and is also responsible for the Merchant Banking activities of the Group. Prior to December 1998, Ilyas was a senior member of the management team and a Managing Director of Nomura, responsible for a regional (non-Japan Asia) investment banking and fixed income business, where he worked closely with Simon Fry (the CEO of Crosby Asset Management Inc.).

Ilyas has worked at financial institutions such as Citicorp, UBS, Nomura and Schroders. At Citicorp and UBS, Ilyas initiated, built, and then managed regional corporate finance and capital market businesses in Asia and was responsible for a number of landmark transactions and "deals of the year" across Asia.

Ilyas is an independent Non-executive Director of London listed Speymill Group Plc, Australian listed White Energy Company Limited, and London listed Conister Financial Group Plc. Ilyas also is a Non-executive Director of Crosby Asset Management Inc.

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