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

George is a Managing Director (MD) and Head of Research, Investments and Advisory at K2. He joined the K2 team in January 2020 and has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry.

George is also a Director and Investment Advisor at Salter Brothers Asset Management (SBAM); IC member of Paua Wealth Management (Auckland) and part of the Advisory Board at the International Centre for Financial Services (ICFS) at The University of Adelaide and part-time finance lecturer.

Previous roles include CIO at SBAM, Managing Director (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 Global 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).

George joined the K2 Board in March 2021.

Hollie Wight, Managing Director

Hollie is Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Director of K2, responsible for all financial accounting and report preparation.

Hollie was previously an accountant/auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Hollie is a CPA and has a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) from RMIT.

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, Joint 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