SYDNEY: Helen Norton, Partner of Finance and Operations at AirTree
Ventures, has been elected to the Board of the Australian Investment
Council – Australia’s peak body for private capital.
Ms Norton brings extensive experience in venture capital both in Australia
and the UK to the Board. With $1.3 billion in funds under management and a
portfolio of more than 90 companies, AirTree is one of the largest venture
capital funds in the Asia Pacific Region. Before joining AirTree in 2015,
Ms Norton was based in the London office of US venture capital firm, Accel
Partners, for eight years. Accel has a US$12bn venture fund which has
invested into companies such as Facebook, Dropbox, Atlassian and Spotify.
Ms Norton’s election to the Australian Investment Council Board was
announced at the Council’s recent annual general meeting alongside three
re-appointed Directors: Alicia Gregory - Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Private Markets, Future Fund; Chester Moynihan – Founding Partner, Allegro
Funds; and Anna Shave - Principal, Tanarra Capital.
Ms Norton joins the Council’s ongoing Board members:
- Alicia Gregory – Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Private Markets, Future Fund (Chair)
- Anna Ellis – Investment Director, ROC Partners
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Todd Forest – Managing Director, NAB Ventures
- Louise Haslehurst – Investment Director, Quadrant Private Equity
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David Lang – Partner, KKR Australia
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Chester Moynihan – Founding Partner, Allegro Funds
- Chris Nave – Managing Director, Brandon Capital Partners
- Matthew Robinson – Managing Director, Pacific Equity Partners
- John Russell – Chief Executive Officer, Myer Family Investments
- Michelle Segaert – Partner, Financial Services Law, EY
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Anna Shave – Principal, Tanarra Capital Australia
- Jeremy Stevenson – Managing Director, CPE Capital.
Len Chersky − Managing Partner, Private Equity, Brookfield and Andrew Major
− Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, HESTA concluded their terms on the
Council’s Board. Andrew Major served on the board for eight years including
most recently as Chair from 2018-21.
Board members are elected for a two-year term to oversee the strategic
direction and governance of the Council. The Council’s 200+ members firms
comprise private equity, venture capital and private credit funds,
alongside family offices and institutional investors including
superannuation and sovereign wealth funds, as well as leading advisers to
the private capital sector.
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Robyn Tolhurst
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Australian Investment Council
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About the Australian Investment Council
The Australian Investment Council is the voice of private capital
in Australia. Private capital investment has played a central role
in the growth and expansion of thousands of businesses, which when
combined represents a multi-billion dollar contribution to the
Australian economy. Our members are the standard-bearers of
professional investment and include: private equity, venture
capital and private credit funds, alongside institutional investors
such as superannuation and sovereign wealth funds, as well as
leading financial, legal and operational advisers.