Campbell Neal, Managing Director

Campbell is a co-founder and Managing Director of K2 Asset Management. In conjunction with this role, Campbell is a  Senior Portfolio Manager in the Australian and Asian investment strategies.

Campbell was a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria before moving into financial services in 1986, when he became an Institutional Equities Dealer for Citicorp Scrimgeour Vickers. Prior to founding K2 Campbell was an Executive Vice President of Bankers Trust Australia Ltd, where he was Head of Australian Equities Distribution (Melbourne and Asia).

George Boubouras, Managing Director

Over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry as a Economist, Portfolio Manager, Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Managing Director (MD) at various global and domestic firms. George has managed investments across multiple asset classes (fixed income, equities, property, PE/VC, other alternatives), investment teams and financial services companies. Also, a part-time university lecturer in finance and an experienced MD of listed companies and Non-Executive Director (NED) of funds management firms, pension funds and charities.

Additional current roles include: Director and Investment Advisor at Salter Brothers Asset Management (SBAM); Non-Executive Director (NED) and Investment Committee (IC) Chair at Emergency Services and State Super (ESSSuper); Investment Committee (IC) at Paua Wealth Management (Auckland, NZ); Advisory Board Chair at the International Centre for Financial Services (ICFS); and Visiting Fellow at The University of Adelaide, Business School, Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics.

Historical experience includes: MD and CIO at Contango Asset Management; Executive Director (ED) and Head of Investment Strategy and Consulting at UBS; CIO and Head of Asset Management at Equity Trustees; Senior Investment Manager at HSBC Asset Management; Investment Strategist at Macquarie Group; Economist at Westpac, NSW Treasury and SBC (now UBS); Director Blues Foundation at The Carlton Football Club; and Director at Women in Banking and Finance (WiBF). Additional and current charity and volunteer roles include Honorary Council Member at THI Australia (The Hellenic Initiative) and Fellows of the PLC Foundation (Presbyterian Ladies College).

Education: Bachelor of Economics, Hon. Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia. Portfolio Management Executive Certificate from the AGSM at the University of New South Wales (UNSW); Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management; Investment Decisions and Behavioural Finance Program at Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government and the Securities and Derivatives Industry Association (SDIA) Accreditation (PS146).    

George joined the K2 Board in March 2021.

Hollie Wight, Managing Director

Hollie has been an Executive Director of K2 since April 2005 after joining K2 in 2000. Hollie now leads the company's Responsible Entity and Exchange Traded Funds businesses.

With over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry spanning a range of roles from fund operations to ASX listings. Hollie has expertise in launching funds across multiple asset classes along with ensuring their long-term support. Hollie continues to support products in both the wholesale and retail Australian market in the listed and unlisted space.

Education: Bachelor of Business (Accountancy), Hon. RMIT and is a CPA.    

Neil Sheather, Independent Non-Executive Director

Neil was appointed as a non-executive director of the K2 entities in July 2023. Neil is currently the managing director of Finexia Financial Group Ltd (ASX: FNX), a position he has held for over a decade. Neil’s experience financial service experience of over 25 years spans across Australia and Asia.

Neil holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Newcastle and diplomas of Applied Finance and Financial Markets.

Caroline Purtell, Company Secretary

Caroline joined the boards of the K2 entities as joint company secretary in July 2023. Caroline has over 25 years’ experience in finance, banking and financial markets as a board member and solicitor for listed and unlisted companies and funds. Having started her career as a solicitor for Mallesons (now King and Wood Mallesons) in Sydney and Clifford Chance in London, Caroline currently sits on the board of Orca Funds Management and Claremont Global.

Caroline holds a Masters of Law (Hons) and Bachelor in Arts/LLB (Hons) from the University of Sydney and is admitted to practice as a solicitor