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Mr Hawkins is Deputy Chairman and Non-executive Director of Hunter Hall Investment Management Limited. He is also Deputy Chairman and Lead Non-Executive Director of Hunter Hall International Limited and Chairman and Director of Hunter Hall International Ethical Fund plc, both of which are publicly listed entities. He is Chairman of the Hunter Hall Risk Management Committee, Audit Committee and Remuneration and Nominations Committee.

Mr Hawkins has over 43 years experience in investment management. Previously he was Funds Manager and Investment Analyst with City Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited, Group Investment Manager with New Zealand South British Insurance, Chief Executive of NZI Investment Services Limited, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director (Funds Management) with Oceanic Capital Corporation Group..

Mr Buckland is Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager of Hunter Hall Investment Management Limited. He is also a Director of Bennelong Administration Services Pty Limited and Executive Director of Hunter Hall International Limited, a publicly listed entity. He is a member of the Hunter Hall Audit Committee.

Mr Buckland was apppointed Chief Executive Officer of Hunter Hall Investment Management Limited in 2001, when Funds Under Management were under $200m.

Mr Buckland has 27 years of industry experience with ten years in stockbroking in Sydney and London and the balance in funds management. Previously he was a Director of JP Morgan Securities, Research Analyst at Statton Securities and Portfolio Manager - Equities, as well as Investment Managerm at NZI Corporation where he was responsible for over $1b of investment funds.

Mr Buckland completed the Harvard Business School Owner/President Management Program in 2006.

Mark Benedict Forstmann - B.Sc., B.A. (Comm.)
Non-executive Director

Mr Forstmann is a Non-executive Director of Hunter Hall INvestment Management Limited. He is also a Non-executive Director of Hunter Hall International Limited, a publicly listed entity. He is a member of the Audit Committee and of the Risk Management Committee.

Mr Forstmann has 23 years experience in investment markets including equities, currencies and fixed interest. Between 1986 and 1994 he worked at Bank America and Banque Indosuez in Sydney and Paris. At Banque Indosuez he was primarily involved in proprietary trading of bonds and currencies in Australian and European markets. Since 1995 he has focused on film and television production.

In December 2009, Mr Forstmann was appointed to the board of the Nature Conservation Trust of NSW. Since 2006 he has been a climate change ambassador with The Climate Project, the affiliation between the Australian Conservation Foundation and Al Gore.

Ms Edwards is a Non-executive Director of Hunter Hall Investment Management Limited and of Hunter Hall International Limited, a publicly listed entity.

Ms Edwards was Director of Australian Ethical Investments from 2005 to 2011, and Chairman from 2007 to 2011. Previously, Ms Edwards was a Partner at Deloitte, running its financial services industry group, a Director at Trowbridge Consulting, and worked as an actuarial consultant with firms in London, New Zealand and Australia. Ms Edwards has also worked as an economics advisor to the Australian Greens.

Ms Edwards holds a first class honours degree in mathematics from the University of Canterbury and is a Fellow of The Institute of Actuaries (London).