Mark has been a director of van Eyk since 1994 and is a major shareholder He holds a Bachelor of Business in Finance and Economics from the University of Technology, Sydney. He has over 20 years-of experience working in the financial services industry.

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Paul Toepfer, Vice President, Head of Funds Operations, State Street Australia

Paul Toepfer commenced at State Street in 2003 and was head of tax services for over five years. He has 15 years of tax and audit experience, including funds management tax with Macquarie Bank and BNP Paribas, as well as six years of experience with Coopers&Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers).

Paul was the chairperson for the Australian Custodial Services Association tax working group from 2004 to 2008. He worked closely with other industry groups, Treasury and the ATO on the recent changes to withholding tax, issues regarding the removal of quarantined foreign losses, and preparing for the implementation of TOFA.

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David Travers, Managing Director, Australia, RBC Dexia Investors Services Australia

David Travers is managing director, RBC Dexia Investor Services Australia. He is responsible for providing strategic oversight to RBC Dexia’s activities in the Australian market, including business development, client relationships and service delivery.

David has more than 20 years of experience in investor services in the Asia Pacific region. Before RBC Dexia, David held the role of senior vice president, Head of Investment Services, for Australia and New Zealand at State Street Australia. Before that, he was vice president, chief operating officer, investment services, for Australia and New Zealand.

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Leigh Watson, Executive General Manager, Asset Servicing, National Australia Bank

Leigh is responsible for NAB’s market leading asset servicing business (previously known as NAB Custodian Services). In this role, Leigh is a member of NAB’s wholesale banking executive committee.

In his previous role, Leigh was regional general manager within NAB’s private & institutional wealth business, and before this he was chief operating officer for NAB’s Asia business based in Hong Kong.

Leigh joined MLC in 1995 and was the CEO of MLC’s Australian insurance business for several years, before which he worked in the UK, Hong Kong, South Korea and Australia in various insurance and fund management roles.