Senior Management

Board Members

MICHAEL FLEMING
Non-Executive Group Chair
Chair, MSC Trustees
  • 30 years Corporate, wholesale and retail trusteeship experience
  • Previously Group Compliance Manager for Equity Trustees
MATTHEW FLETCHER
Group Managing Director
  • 30 years investment banking and funds management experience
  • Founder of MSC Group
  • Senior management roles previously held with HBOS/Lloyds and NAB in London
SHELLEY BROWN
Group Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer
  • Over 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry
  • Career executive at NAB with senior roles held in credit risk, regulatory compliance, and securitisation & finance
RUTH MCLELLAND
Non-Executive Director, MSC Trustees
  • 20 years’ experience with Australian and global fund managers and trustees
  • Previous roles include General Counsel, Co Sec, Head of Risk & Compliance
  • Not for profit Board Member
STEVEN O’CONNELL
Non-Executive Director, MSC Trustees
  • 20 years’ experience with Australian and global fund managers and trustees
  • Previously headed Compliance & Risk Management functions for several large multi-national asset managers
PHIL JOSEPH
Non-Executive Chair,
MSC Certane
  • Over 40 years’ experience in the Corporate Trust industry
  • Prior experience establishing & building corporate trust businesses for Perpetual, Guardian and AET
HONEY YEE
Director, MSC Group Singapore
  • 30 years’ experience in financial services and accounting
  • Fund administration specialist with previous roles held with BNP Paribas, State Street and Basiz Fund Services
LAUREE BLAIR
General Counsel &
Company Secretary
  • 20 years’ experience as a financial services lawyer
  • Previous legal roles at a listed entity, national law firm and ASIC

Senior Executives

HARSH GORADIA
Financial Controller
  • 10+ years’ experience as a senior finance leader
  • Senior roles previously held within Property, Hospitality, and Family Offices. Experienced in partnering with Boards and Executives
  • Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ)
CHRIS MORPETH
General Manager,
Corporate Trust and Custody
  • Over 20 years of financial services industry experience, focused on corporate trust, custody, investment operations and projects
  • Senior roles previously held with MUFG and One Investment Group
  • CFA Charterholder, Executive MBA and Bachelor of Economics
ANGELO FRANCIS
General Manager,
Fund Accounting
  • Over 19 years’ experience in funds management
  • Previously lead fund Accounting teams and managing outsourced fund administration functions.
  • AFSL, Risk & compliance committee member
BEAU DE LA GARDE
General Manager
Risk and Compliance
  • Over 10 years’ experience in the financial services industry
  • Previous roles with NAB and family offices
  • Master of Applied Finance
SHERIDAN HANDLEY
Senior Legal Counsel
  • Over eight years’ experience as a financial services lawyer
  • Previous legal roles at national law firm
ROSE O’ROURKE
Senior Operations Manager
  • Over 24 years’ experience in the provision of trustee and custody services to corporate clients
  • Manages the Sydney operations team and service provider relationships
  • Previous roles at Guardian Trust and JP Morgan Trust Australia

Client Management

SAMUEL MULLAVEY
General Manager
Business Development
  • Over 10 years’ experience in the financial services and funds management industry
  • Previous roles held with NAB, Vanguard and within Venture Capital
DARREN GRANTHAM
Senior Relationship Manager (Trustee)
  • Over 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry, trustee, administration, and funds management
  • Previous roles with Equity Trustees, Concord Capital, JP Morgan and State Street.
  • Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting
ALAN O’BRIEN
Senior Relationship Manager (Trustee)
SARAH FILLMORE
Relationship Manager (Trustee)
  • Over 20 years’ experience across superannuation, investment management, and private wealth
  • Previous roles at Kilter Rural, Bell Potter, Lonsec, Citi and Cbus
  • Extensive experience with institutional, wholesale, and high-net-worth clients
PINA SPATHIS
Senior Relationship Manager (Custody)
  • Over 32 years’ experience in financial services, corporate trustee, custody and administration services
  • Previously at Permanent Trustee, Burns Philip, BT
  • Certificate & Diploma of Accounting
KERRY NGAI
Relationship Manager (Custody)
  • Over 15 years’ experience in financial services
  • Previously Link Market Services and Macquarie Bank, (treasury operations & WRAP services)
  • Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Science
SHANE RITCHIE
Relationship Manager (Custody)
  • More than 30 years’ experience in the financial services & funds management industry
  • Extensive operational and management experience across wide variety of domestic and global asset classes
  • Previously held senior roles at One Investment Group, Mainstream BPO, DASH Technology and State Street Global Markets
TOM WILLIAMS
Relationship Manager (DCM)
  • Over 10 years’ experience in financial services with a focus on structured debt & execution
  • Previously Perpetual and First Sentier Investors
  • Bachelor Commerce and Bachelor Arts
JAMIE O’DRISCOLL
Relationship Manager (Custody)
  • Over 10 years’ experience in financial services
  • Previously worked in the Private Banking sector, with extensive experience managing high-net-worth clients, relationship management, risk and operations
  • Bachelor in Psychology & Masters in Criminology