Company Overview

To invest in a portfolio of listed and unlisted microcap companies.

Directors and Management

Mr Barry George Fairley

Executive Director 27/02/2014

Mr Fairley is a director of the Manager. He is the founder and former managing director of the Manager and the architect of the company's investment philosophy, strategy and process. Prior to Acorn Capital Barry founded and took on the role of CEO of Triako Resources a listed mining and resource investment company. He was formerly a director of Mcintosh securities where he was responsible for mining research and corporate activities. He is also director of Acorn Capital Ltd, Australian Microcap Investments Pty Ltd and Acorn Capital GP Pty Ltd.

DipMinEng, ASIA, FAustIMM Male

Mr John James Steven

Non-Executive Chairman,Non-Executive Director 27/02/2014

Mr Steven is a senior partner of the National Capital Markets and Commercial Business Unit of Minter Ellison. He practices in the corporate and capital markets area, particularly public and private mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings and government projects. He also has an general corporate practice. John is on the Advisory Board of various not for profit organisations. He was previously a Board Member of the Monash University Law Foundation.

B.Ec, LLB (Hons), DipCommLaw Male

Mr David Dundas Trude

Non-Executive Director 27/02/2014

Mr Trude is a senior banking executive with over 40 years experience in a variety of financial services roles in the banking and securities industry. He is Chairman of Waterford Retirement Village, Hansen Technologies Limited and is a member of the board of Chi-X Australia Pty Ltd and MSL Solutions Ltd. He was Chairman of E.L.& C. Baillieu, a position he held from 2010 to 2019 and a Member of the Board from 2007. He was also formerly the Managing Director, Australian Chief Executive Officer/Country Manager of Credit Suisse Australia Ltd. He was also a former panel member of the ASX Disciplinary Tribunal and Director of the Stockbrokers Association of Australia.

BCom, SrAsso-FinSIA, MAICD, MMSAFAA Male

Mr Robert Brown

Executive Director 27/02/2014

Mr Brown is an independent Director of the Manager and is Chairman of its subsidiary Australian Microcap Investments Pty Ltd. He is an emeritus professor of Finance in the Department of Finance, University of Melbourne, where his research has focused on security market behaviour. He is also director of Acorn Capital Ltd and Acorn Capital GP Pty Ltd.

B.Eco (Hons), M.E.,CPA, AIFS, AICD, FFinSIA, GradD Male

Ms Judith Ann Smith

Non-Executive Director 27/02/2014

Ms Smith was formerly the Head of Private Equity at IFM Investors and Chair of the IFM Risk Committee. Judith was also a member of the IFM Investment Committee, a role she has retained following her retirement from the firm. At IFM Judith managed a multi-billion private equity portfolio of domestic and global investments. Prior to her role at IFM, Judith held various investment management roles. Judith is a director of LUCRF, Scale Investors, Funds SA and Universal Bisensors Inc. and holds committee roles at IFM and the South Australian Venture Capital Fund.

M.AppFin, B.E (Hons), FSIA, MAICD Female

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