ARGO GLOBAL LISTED INFRASTRUCTURE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Argo As an Accountant
- Chief Financial Officer / BBus, SA
Andrew Hill joined Argo as an accountant in 1993 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2010.
He has over 30 years' experience in financial and investment accounting and has extensive experience in the management and application of the Hiportfolio investment and fund accounting software application.
Previously, Andrew was with the State Government Insurance Commission (SGIC) managing an investment team responsible for accounting, taxation and reporting for equity, cash and cash equivalents, and property investments.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Job Titles:
- Senior Portfolio Manager
- Senior Portfolio Manager for Cohen & Steers
Benjamin Morton is senior portfolio manager for Cohen & Steers' infrastructure portfolios. He has 23 years of infrastructure-related investment experience. Prior to joining Cohen & Steers in 2003, Benjamin worked at Salomon Smith Barney as a research associate for three years, covering the utility and pipelines sectors. He also worked at New York Mercantile Exchange as a research analyst. Benjamin holds a BA from the University of Rochester and an MES from Yale University. He is based in New York.
Job Titles:
- Company Director
- Non - Executive Director
Fiona Hele joined the Board in 2022 as an independent Non-executive Director.
Fiona has over 25 years of experience including advising public and private organisations on strategy, growth, mergers and acquisitions, risk management and people and culture, across a diverse range of industries in Australia and overseas.
Fiona is an experienced company director and is currently also a Non-executive Director of ASX-listed Kelsian Group, Adelaide Venue Management Corporation, SA Water Corporation and Celsus Securitisation.
Fiona holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Research Analyst in the Resources Sector With Hartley Poynton
Jason Beddow has been Managing Director of the Company since it was incorporated in 2015.
He is also Managing Director of Argo Investments Ltd. He has over 20 years' experience in the investment industry, including 18 years with Argo.
After completing an engineering degree whilst working in the mining industry, Jason became a research analyst in the resources sector with Hartley Poynton and Deutsche Bank. He then moved to funds management in 2001 when he joined Argo as an investment analyst. He was appointed Chief Investment Officer of Argo in 2008, Chief Executive Officer in 2010 and Managing Director in 2014.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Non - Executive Director
Joycelyn Morton has been a Director of the Company since it was incorporated in 2015. She is a member of the Audit & Risk Committee.
She was an independent, Non-executive director of Argo Investments Ltd from 2012 to 2022.
Joycelyn has an extensive financial background with particular expertise in taxation matters. She enjoyed a long and successful executive career, initially in chartered accountancy, followed by senior management roles with Woolworths Limited and global leadership roles in Australia and internationally within the Shell Group of companies, including Vice President, Accounting Services, based in the Netherlands. She has also held a variety of government and international advisory positions.
Joycelyn's other current board positions are with Felix Group Holdings, Gelion plc and ASC Pty Ltd. She has valuable board experience across a range of industries, including previous roles as a Non-executive Director and Chair of Noni B Ltd and Thorn Group Ltd, and as a Non-executive Director of Beach Energy Ltd, Invocare Ltd, Crane Group Ltd, Count Financial Ltd and Snowy Hydro Ltd.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director
- Fellow of CPA Australia
Mark Hall joined the Board in 2019 and is Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee.
His extensive executive career included over 20 years with Telstra Corporation Ltd in senior finance roles including Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer, which included the planning, prioritisation and evaluation of Telstra's infrastructure program, and Head of NBN Telstra Retail.
He was also a Board member and Audit Committee Chair for a number of Telstra subsidiary companies in Australia and overseas, as well as for Telstra Super. More recently, he was Chief Financial Officer of Catapult Group International Ltd from 2017 to 2019.
Mark is a Fellow of CPA Australia and is highly qualified in financial and taxation matters. He has also led a range of group functions including financial reporting, corporate planning, strategic pricing, legal, investor relations and capital raising.
Job Titles:
- Company Director
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Chairman
Russell Higgins joined the Board in 2011 and was appointed Chairman on 1 July 2018. He is also a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Russell is an experienced company director who has worked at very senior levels of both government and private sectors. Russell has extensive experience in the energy sector and in the development of economic and fiscal policy, both in Australia and internationally. He is also Chairman of Argo Global Listed Infrastructure Ltd and Telstra Foundation Ltd. He was previously a non-executive Director of APA Group, Telstra Corporation Ltd, Ricegrowers Ltd and Leighton Holdings Ltd.
Russell had a highly-acclaimed career with the Commonwealth of Australia Public Service and was Chairman of the Prime Minister's Energy Task Force from 2003 to 2004. Prior to this, he was Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, Department of Industry, Science and Resources; after being Executive Director, Resources and Energy Group, Department of Primary Industries and Energy; and previously had held various positions in Treasury and the Department of Finance, and worked at the OECD in Paris.
In addition, Russell is a former Chairman of Snowy Hydro-Electric Scheme, Cooperative Research Centre for Coal in Sustainable Development, APEC Energy Working Group; a former non-executive Director of Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, CSIRO, Austrade, Australian Industry Development Corporation, Australian Biodiesel Group Ltd, Australian Sports Commission; and a former member of the Australian Government Joint Economic Forecasting Group, National Grid Management Council and COAG Gas Reform Task Force. In 2006-07, Russell was a member of the Prime Ministerial Task Group on Emissions Trading.
Job Titles:
- Portfolio Manager
- Vice President
Thuy Quynh Dang, Vice President, is a portfolio manager on the Global Listed Infrastructure team and has analyst coverage responsibilities for Europe. She is also a member of the firm's ESG Investment Committee and is the ESG Captain for the Global Listed Infrastructure team. She has 21 years of infrastructure related investment experience. Prior to joining the firm in 2011, Ms. Dang was an analyst with Barclays Wealth in London, where she covered the pan-European utility, energy and materials sectors. Previously, Ms. Dang was a European utility equity research analyst with Merrill Lynch in London, where she had also served as a member of the company's European energy and utility investment banking group. Ms. Dang has an MA from HEC Paris. She is based in London.
Job Titles:
- Company Secretary / BEc, CA
Tim Binks joined Argo in 2007, has been Company Secretary since 2010 and was appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2015. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Company Secretary, with an extensive background in a variety of roles within the funds management, stockbroking and accounting sectors.
His experience in Australia includes audit and insolvency roles with Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), institutional stockbroking with ABN Amro and retail stockbroking with Goldman Sachs JB Were. He also spent 10 years in London, working in management accounting, stock lending and equity trading roles across UK and European share markets with AMP Asset Management (now Henderson) and Capital Group.
Job Titles:
- Portfolio Manager for Cohen & Steers' MLP
Tyler Risenlicht is a portfolio manager for Cohen & Steers' MLP and Midstream Energy strategies and serves as an analyst on the company's broader Global Listed Infrastructure strategies. He has 12 years of investment experience. Prior to joining the firm in 2012, Tyler was an investment banking associate with Keefe, Bruyette & Woods and an investment banking analyst with Wachovia Securities. Tyler has a BA from the University of Richmond and an MBA from Georgetown University. He is based in New York.