TIMOTHY
RICHARD SAMWAY, Institutional Business
Director B Com, CA, F Fin,
GCCM, MBA (EXEC) AGSM
Tim Samway heads the institutional business and the Sydney office of Hyperion Asset Management Limited. Previously he held positions with Wilson HTM as a Divisional Director - Wealth Management and was the General Manager of Wilson HTM for over five years. He is a substantial shareholder in Hyperion Asset Management.
Prior to joining the Wilson HTM Investment Group, Tim held a long-term position as a director with boutique Sydney private client broking firm Burrows Ltd. Tim originally trained as a chartered accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, performing a number of senior roles over a 10 year period.
As part of his community involvement, he is currently a director and treasurer of the Sydney Youth Orchestras Association. Over the years Tim has contributed to the Australian Chamber Orchestra Capital Challenge Committee and was a Member of the St John's Cathedral Completion Fund Board.
RACHEAL CROFT, Client Service Manager
Dip.FinMkt (SIA), Dip.FS
Racheal has 14 years experience in Funds Management.
Racheal’s role at Hyperion is to deliver a high level of quality service to clients and to provide institutional client reporting.
Prior to joining Hyperion in January 2008, Racheal worked for 12 years at Deutsche Asset Management, (formerly State Super prior to the Morgan Grenfell acquisition). Racheal had numerous roles over this period including research assistant to the Australian Equities/Resources team, also a PA role to the Head of Australian Equities and the equities team and Head of Listed Property Securities (RREEF) – Asia Pacific.
MICHELLE FINK, Portfolio Administrator
BBA (IMM, RSA), CEA (Estate Agency Affairs Board of RSA), Assc.D. in Sustainable Development (Bond University QLD).
Michelle joined Hyperion Asset Management in 2010 in the role of Portfolio Administrator primarily focusing on portfolio administration and assisting with Dr Manny Pohl’s Private Portfolio clients. She is based in the Gold Coast Office where she works closely with the Client Administration Manager, Keiko Iwano.
Prior to joining Hyperion, Michelle was Contract Administrator for a large property development company based on the Gold Coast following her migration from South Africa in 2007. Over her career Michelle has worked predominately in the property industry. She was the Owner and Principal Realtor of Gap Properties South Africa, a Principal Estate Agency focusing on the sale of developed and undeveloped investment properties.
IAN HARRISON, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
B Bus (Acc), FPCA, ACIS
Ian serves as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Company Secretary for Hyperion Asset Management. He is responsible for the effective financial management of Hyperion Asset Management including liaison accountabilities between Hyperion Asset Management, the Australian Securities Exchange and with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Prior to joining Hyperion, Ian was Company Secretary at the Wilson HTM Group, a publically listed Australian company with approximately 350 employees. In that role, he had certain oversight and coordination responsibilities for up to 50 companies within the group. Ian has been Company Secretary for Hyperion Asset Management since 1997 and CFO since 2010.
Ian has served since 1997 as the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary for Hyperion Flagship Investments Limited, a publicly listed Australian Investment company whose investments are managed by Hyperion Asset Management Limited.
EMMA HUDSON, Client Service Officer & Personal Assistant to Institutional Business Director
Emma joined Hyperion Asset Management in April 2005 as Client Service Officer and in 2006 her role was expanded to Personal Assistant to the Institutional Business Director.
Emma’s position at Hyperion is customer service orientated and it is her duty to make sure all of the clients are given the best service possible.
Prior to joining Hyperion, Emma worked for a recruitment agency for several years as a Receptionist, following on from a similar position held with a large law firm. Both these roles involved dealing with clients on a daily basis and being the face of the company.
Keiko has over 18 years experience in the financial industry.
Keiko joined Hyperion Asset Management in 1996 as one of the founding members of staff, assisting Dr Manny Pohl’s Private Portfolio clients and her own Japanese investors.
Prior to joining Hyperion, Keiko was a Bank Officer at Westpac Banking Corporation Tokyo Branch, dealing with institutional investors for foreign exchange and money market transactions. She transferred to the Gold Coast in 1991, where Keiko worked as the Customer Service Manager in the retail banking division, focusing on high net worth clients from East Asian countries.
PHILOMENA KWOK, Client Service Manager B Bus, F Fin
Philomena joined Hyperion in 2010 to service Hyperion’s consultant relationships.
Prior to joining Hyperion, Philomena held an Account Manager position within the Client Services team at State Street Global Advisors. Previous to this, Philomena worked within a number of operational and client servicing roles within State Street, and started her career in corporate finance at Aon Consulting. Philomena is currently enrolled in Level 2 of the CFA Program.
GABRIELLE SHORT, Executive Personal Assistant to Managing Director & Administration Officer
Gabrielle has over 15 years experience in the financial industry. Gabrielle joined Hyperion Asset Management in 2002 in the role of Executive Personal Assistant to the Managing Director, Dr Manny Pohl and in addition has recently taken over the functions of Administration Officer. Gabrielle commenced employment with Wilson HTM in 1997 as Team Assistant for several Financial Planners and Stockbrokers. Thereafter, she held positions with the Wealth Management department of Wilson HTM as the Implementation Manager and Assistant to the Wealth Managers.
Gabrielle emigrated from New Zealand to Brisbane in 1996.
DANIELLE STITT, Marketing Manager
B.Eng (Chem), MBus (Banking & Finance)
Danielle is responsible for all aspects of marketing for Hyperion Asset Management. She is based in the Sydney office where she is involved in setting the marketing strategy and its implementation for both the institutional and retail businesses. She works closely with the Institutional Business Director, Tim Samway.
Danielle was previously marketing manager at Wilson HTM in Brisbane before leaving the firm to work as marketing manager for the international management consultants Booz Allen & Hamilton and the TV commercials production company Prodigy Films. Over her career Danielle has worked with ABN Amro, Citibank, Macquarie Bank and IBM, predominately in marketing roles.
TRISH VAN ZELM, Finance Officer
Trish is responsible for all accounting functions to Trial Balance including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliations, Asset Reconciliations, Hyperion Flagship Investments and all the associated financial processing required for Hyperion Asset Management. She completes month end reconciliations as well as providing ad hoc assistance to Hyperion's Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary.
Prior to joining Hyperion in 2010, Trish spent 12 years with the Wilson HTM Investment Group. Her primary responsibility was Accounts Payable but she also worked on the financials for debtors and assisted all the financial functions leading to Trial Balance. She was Relieving Payroll Manager for approximately three years. Prior to Wilson HTM, Trish spent 10 years with Suncorp in Administration and Accounts Payable including as Supervisor in the Operational area which saw her responsible for all the above functions as well as payroll and reconciliations.
