Douglas initially joined Platinum in May 2003 as an investment analyst covering industrials and as primary communicator for advisor presentations. He previously worked for CBA as a product actuary and prior to this as an investment manager for Aegon Asset Management in the UK. Douglas left Platinum in October 2008 to work in Singapore where he helped develop Standard Chartered Bank’s equities broking business.

Douglas rejoined Platinum in February 2013, as Investment Specialist, acting as an intermediary between the investment team and Australia/NZ based advisers. Over time he built a team to support this effort, and since 2017 he has, in addition, been introducing Platinum to US-based investors. Douglas was appointed as Head of Investment in March 2022 and is responsible for the investment team’s process and people. He has been a member of the firm’s Management Committee since 2013.

Julia joined Platinum in February 2023 in a newly created role in our investment team, Head of Stewardship. 
She was most recently Head of Advocacy Strategy and Senior Research Analyst at Melior Investment Management (part of Adamantem Group) from 2018-2023.
 
Previously she worked within equity research at Perpetual and Citi, after migrating to Sydney in 2006. She started her career at Lehman Brothers in London.

Andrew co-founded Platinum in 1994 as the Deputy Chief Investment Officer, having worked alongside Kerr Neilson for several years at Bankers Trust and perfecting the craft of uncovering the overlooked gems in the stock market. Andrew believed that irrational market sentiments and the consequential short-term volatility can often lead to opportunity in companies whose true worth is temporarily under-appreciated. The approach worked for Andrew at Bankers Trust where the BT Select Market Trust – Pacific Basin Fund that he managed was a great success, and he has been applying and refining the same methodology over 25 years to generate strong returns for Platinum’s investors.

Since taking over the role of Chief Investment Officer in 2013, Andrew has spent considerable time and effort on improving the organisational structure of the gradually-expanding investment team to make the execution of our investment process more seamless and efficient. Andrew’s investment experience at Platinum has included managing/co-managing the Platinum International Technology Fund, the Platinum Asia Fund and the Platinum International Fund.  He currently co-manages Platinum’s Global strategies and Asia ex-Japan strategies.  Andrew took over the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Platinum Group in July 2018. 

Graduating as dux of Finance from university and a brief stint as an accountant at Grant Thornton gave Clay the grounding to deconstruct financial statements. Having started as an analyst at Platinum in 2006, Clay went on to manage the Platinum European Fund in 2009 and become sector lead of the financials and services team. Clay currently manages the Platinum Global Fund as well as co-manages Platinum’s Global strategies alongside Andrew Clifford. He is the leader of the technology and communications sector team.

Clay was promoted to co-Chief Investment Officer in April 2021.

Nik joined Platinum in 2006 as an analyst in the financials and services sector.  He was appointed co-manager of the Platinum European Fund in 2014 and sole manager in 2017. In April 2021, Nik became a co-manager of Platinum’s global strategies along with Andrew Clifford and Clay Smolinski.  He remains co-manager of the Platinum European Fund and continues to cover the financials and services sector.

Before joining Platinum, Nik worked as an analyst at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and Commonwealth Securities.
 

Bianca embarked on a career change in 2003 and joined Platinum as an investment analyst. Her rich knowledge base in molecular biology and first-hand insights into the pharmaceutical and biotech industry give her a unique ability to delve deeply into the fundamentals of healthcare companies and identify those with a solid foundation in scientific research.

Bianca has been the portfolio manager of the Platinum International Health Care Fund since 2007 and leads the healthcare sector team. Prior to joining Platinum, Bianca worked at Swiss pharmaceuticals company, Novartis, researching new HIV drugs. Bianca went on to complete a PhD at UCL, investigating Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus. She then joined Johnson & Johnson in Australia as a molecular biologist, researching new drug targets in oncology.

Jamie joined Platinum in 2011 as an analyst covering consumer stocks and became portfolio manager of the Platinum International Brands Fund in 2017, as well as heading up the consumer sector team. In April 2021, Jamie was appointed as portfolio manager for the Platinum Japan Fund overseeing Platinum’s Japan and Korean strategies.

Jamie graduated from a Master of Laws in Commercial Law with first class Honours, but he had always had a keen interest in investing. Working as a tax consultant at Deloitte gave him exposure to the challenges of company strategy and strengthened his resolve to become a professional investor. Prior to Platinum Jamie spent several years as an equity analyst at CP2 (formerly Capital Partners).

Cameron joined Platinum in 2010, initially focusing on resources and industrial companies, and later on the technology and communications sectors.

In early 2017, Cameron was appointed as co-manager of the Platinum International Technology Fund and was later the sector lead of the technology and communications team. In April 2021, Cameron was appointed a co-manager of Platinum’s Asia ex Japan strategy. Prior to Platinum he worked as an equity analyst at CP2 (formerly Capital Partners) for several years.

Alex is an industry veteran and a long-time member of the Platinum team. After spending five years honing his skills as an investment analyst with a focus on the telecommunications and IT sectors, Alex was appointed the portfolio manager of the Platinum International Technology Fund in 2003.

Alex began his professional career as an investment analyst at Istituto Mobiliare Italiano, where he progressed through various corporate finance and funds management roles. After coming to Australia, Alex worked as a manager in the corporate finance department at Coopers & Lybrand before joining Platinum in 1998.

Adrian was appointed co-manager of the Platinum European Fund in April 2021. Adrian joined Platinum in 2015 as an investment analyst in the Asia regional team. In December 2019, he moved to the financials and services sector team and continues as team leader.
 
Previously, Adrian worked as a program manager at Lloyds Banking Group and Westpac. Prior to that, Adrian had spent several years in management consulting roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Capgemini.

Kirit joined Platinum in 2016 as an investment analyst in the industrials and resource sector team. In December 2019, he joined the Asia regional team and became a co-portfolio manager of the Asia ex Japan strategies in October 2022. Previously, Kirit spent eight years at Macquarie Group as an oil and gas analyst covering the Australian energy sector and global gas markets. Prior to that, Kirit had worked at AMP Capital in Sydney and completed an internship at ExxonMobil in Melbourne.

Jimmy joined Platinum in 2017 as an investment analyst in the consumer team. In April 2021, Jimmy moved to the technology and communications team and became a co-portfolio manager of the Platinum International Technology Fund in October 2022. He was previously an equity analyst at BT Investment Solutions and had also worked as a senior analyst in the Markets and Research team there. Prior to joining BT, Jimmy was an associate analyst and later a credit strategist at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

Jodie joined Platinum in 2017 as an investment analyst in the industrial and resources sector team. Previously, Jodie worked at Macquarie Securities as a small caps analyst as well as in the chemicals, paper/packaging team. Prior to this, Jodie worked at Ernst & Young in the Audit division.

Jodie is the co-portfolio manager of the Platinum Global Transition Fund (Quoted Managed Hedge Fund) launched in 2023.

Liam joined Platinum in 2014 as an investment analyst covering energy and industrial companies. Previously, Liam worked at Macquarie Group as an equity analyst specialising in materials, as well as in equity derivatives at Westpac. Prior to this, he had held a variety of engineering and commercial roles at BlueScope Steel and BHP Billiton.

Liam leads the industrials and resources sector team, and is the co-portfolio manager of the Platinum Global Transition Fund (Quoted Managed Hedge Fund) launched in 2023.

Leon originally joined Platinum in the Japan team in 2011. Prior to Platinum, he worked in Tokyo and New York for over 18 years at PBG Japan Research, UBS Securities, Nikko Citigroup, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and ING Baring Securities in research and sales roles. He left Platinum in 2015 and returned to work in Japan at Rogers Investment Advisors and most recently at Macquarie Group where he was senior research analyst, covering the Japan consumer sector. He re-joined Platinum in January 2022, as an investment analyst in the Japan team and became co-portfolio manager of the Platinum Japan Fund in October 2023. Leon is a fluent Japanese speaker.