Directors
Steven Pritchard B Com., CPA, F. Fin – Chairman
Steven Pritchard obtained a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Newcastle in 1986, and qualified as a Certified Practising Accountant in 1988.
He has been providing investment advice as a representative of a licensed dealer in securities since 1988.
He completed the Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment and was admitted as an Associate of the Securities Institute of Australia in 1993.
In 1996 he was admitted as a member of Stock Exchange of Newcastle Limited, and was instrumental in establishing Pritchard & Partners Pty. Limited to provide investment advice to clients of Rees Pritchard Pty Limited.
He was a director of Stock Exchange of Newcastle Limited from 1996 to 2003 and its Chairman from 2000 to 2003. During that time he was responsible for developing the strategic plan which saw the renaissance of Stock Exchange of Newcastle Limited as a capital market for small, medium and regionally based companies.
In 2002 he was responsible for the establishment of Cameron Capital Limited, which acquired the ASX Participating Organisation Cameron Stockbrokers Limited. He remains the current Executive Chairman of the Cameron Capital Limited Group.
In 2003 he was appointed to the board of the Winpar Holdings Limited, which was the first company to list on the rejuvenated Stock Exchange of Newcastle Limited.
In 2004 he was jointly responsible with Daniel Di Stefano for the successful capital raising and the listing of Illuminator Investment Company Limited on Stock Exchange of Newcastle Limited.
He is a director of Florin Mining Investment Company Limited, which undertook a capital raising and listed on Stock Exchange of Newcastle Limited in 2005
He is the Chairman of Pritchard Equity Limited, which undertook a capital raising and listed on Stock Exchange of Newcastle Limited in 2006.
He is a past Branch Councillor and Chairman of CPA Australia, and received the President’s Award in 2000 for outstanding contributions to CPA Australia.
Enzo Pirillo, B.Com, CPA FFin, non-executive Director
Enzo is a director of Rees Pritchard Pty Limited, a firm of Certified Practising Accountants, and a director of Pritchard & Partners Pty Limited, a stockbroker and financial adviser. He is also a director of a number of public and private investment companies.
Enzo was instrumental in the establishment of Australian Derivative Registries Pty Limited and built the business up until it became the second largest provider of registry services to warrant issuers listed on ASX, before the business was sold to Link Market Services Limited in 2015.
Enzo was previously a director and chief financial officer of Cameron Stockbrokers Limited.
Daniel Di Stefano B Com., CPA, F. Fin – non executive Director & Company Secretary
Daniel Di Stefano obtained a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Newcastle in 1999, and advanced to the status of a Certified Practising Accountant as a member of CPA Australia in February 2003.
He completed the Graduate diploma in Applied Finance and Investment and was admitted as a Fellow of the Financial Services institute of Australasia in 2006.
Daniel Di Stefano has been providing investment advice as an authorised representative of a licensed dealer in securities since 2000, including advice on direct investments including shares and fixed interest securities, managed investment products, general taxation planning and advice, and superannuation and the establishment and maintenance of DIY superannuation funds and allocated pensions.
In September 2003 he was appointed a director of Cameron Capital Limited, which is the holding company of the ASX Limited Participating Organisation Cameron Stockbrokers Limited.
In 2004 he was jointly responsible with Steven Pritchard for the successful capital raising and the listing of Illuminator Investment Company Limited on Stock Exchange of Newcastle Limited.
He is a director of Florin Mining Investment Company Limited, which undertook a capital raising and listed on the Stock Exchange of Newcastle Limited in 2005.
Frank Malcolm – Grad Dip(Sc), MBA – non-executive Director
Frank has a Graduate Diploma in Computer Science from Monash University and an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management at the University of New South Wales.
His multiple careers include:
- Information technology (at Ford Motor Company, both in Australia & overseas);
- Banking (at Westpac), where his roles included information technology, internal audit of the banks operations both in Australia and covering its extensive overseas network, and executive director of a group of the bank’s subsidiary companies;
- Various consulting roles providing advice on business, corporate finance & information technology; and
- Stockbroking at three Australian firms, from a client advisor and market operator to head of compliance and now executive director and General Manager at leading stockbroking firm OpenMarkets.
He is a Responsible Manager and key person on OpenMarkets’ Australian Financial Services Licence and a Responsible Executive/Responsible Officer meeting the compliance requirements of the Australian Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of Australia.
Frank is also honorary Treasurer at a not-for-profit I.T. user group.
He is a National DTR Governor for the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association, in which role he has developed training and examination material for DTRs (Designated Trading Representatives) and conducts oral examinations for candidates seeking DTR accreditation.