Board of Directors
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Jeff Chapman, Chairman
B.Juris., B. Bus. (Acc), MBA, CPA
Jeff is the founder and Chairman of Bennelong Group. Jeff’s early career was spent in Australian manufacturing, retailing and investment banking. He then spent a decade establishing international businesses in the Middle East and the United Kingdom, among them Bennelong’s current subsidiaries Crown Golf and Sportsbrand Media Group.
Jeff is the Chairman – and he and his family were the founders – of the Bennelong Foundation.
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Chris Cunningham, Executive Director
B Bus., GradDipAppFin
Chris is Chief Executive Officer of Bennelong Group and has 15 years experience in financial management, accounting and finance. Chris joined Bennelong in May 2004 as Chief Financial Officer where he was responsible for the finance, compliance and company secretarial functions of the Group. He was appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer in July 2010.
Prior to joining Bennelong, Chris was a Director within Deloitte’s Growth Solutions Division where he spent 10 years servicing middle market businesses. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, holds a Bachelor of Business degree and has a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment with FINSIA.
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Peter Polson, Non-Executive Director
B.Com, MBL, PMD (Harvard)
Peter is Chairman of Challenger Financial Services Group Limited, Challenger Life Limited, IDP Education Pty Limited, AWB Limited and a Director of AVANT Insurance Limited, ESCOR Pty Limited, Bennelong Group Holdings Pty Limited, Bennelong Funds Management and the Bennelong Foundation.
He has also served on the board of Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group Limited and Challenger Listed Investments Limited as responsible entity for the Challenger Wine Trust and the Challenger Infrastructure Fund.
Peter has broad experience in the banking and financial services industry. His most recent executive responsibilities were as Managing Director of the Colonial First State Funds Management Group and subsequently with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia as Group Executive responsible for investment, funds management and insurance services.
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Malcolm Gray AM, Non-Executive Director
B. Com., DDA (Hons), FREI, FAPI, FAICD
Malcolm is a Non Executive Director of Bennelong Funds Management Limited, Bennelong Group Holdings Pty Ltd, Diabetes Australia and the Diabetes Australian Research Trust. Malcolm is an Executive Director of Gray Johnson Estate Agents, Chairman of BQ Design Pty Ltd and a member of the Cricket Advisory Board of Dubai Sports City.
Malcolm has served as President of the Real Estate Institute of Australia, President of Real Estate Institute of Victoria, President of International Cricket Council, Chairman of Cricket Australia and Cricket Victoria, and is a former Member of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
Previous positions include Deputy Chairman of Bank of Melbourne Ltd and Directorships with OFM Ltd, Wildsmith and Gray Pty Ltd, Heath Lambert (Insurance Brokers) and RESI – Statewide Building Society.
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