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Sebastian Evans

Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer

Sebastian is a Director of NAOS Emerging Opportunities Company Limited (ASX: NCC), NAOS Small Cap Opportunities Company Limited (ASX: NSC), NAOS Ex-50 Opportunities Company Limited (ASX: NAC), and has held the positions of Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Managing Director of NAOS Asset Management Limited, the Investment Manager, since 2010. Sebastian is the CIO across all investment strategies.

Sebastian holds a Master of Applied Finance (MAppFin) majoring in investment management, as well as a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in finance and international business, a Graduate Diploma in Management from the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) and a Diploma in Financial Services.

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Robert Miller

Portfolio Manager

Robert joined NAOS in September 2009 as an investment analyst. Robert has been a portfolio manager since November 2014 and is currently Portfolio Manager across all NAOS LICs: NAOS Emerging Opportunities Company Limited (ASX: NCC), NAOS Small Cap Opportunities Company Limited (ASX: NSC), and NAOS Ex-50 Opportunities Company Limited (ASX: NAC), and the NAOS Private Opportunities Fund. Robert is also a non-executive director of Ordermentum Pty Ltd.

Robert holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology, Sydney, and a Master of Applied Finance (MAppFin) from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia/Kaplan.

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Brendan York

Portfolio Manager

Brendan joined NAOS in July 2021 as a portfolio manager. Brendan is also a non-executive director of Big River Industries Limited (ASX: BRI), BSA Limited (ASX: BSA), Saunders International Limited (ASX: SND), Wingara AG Limited (ASX: WNR), BTC health Limited (ASX: BTC), MaxiPARTS (ASX: MXI) and MitchCap Pty Ltd.

Brendan has over 20 years’ finance, accounting and M&A experience. Most recently, Brendan had a 15-year career with ASX-listed marketing services business Enero Group Limited, initially in finance roles and ultimately as CFO and Company Secretary for a nine-year period. Prior to that, Brendan spent four years at KPMG.

Brendan is a chartered accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Commerce from Macquarie University.

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Jared Tilley

Senior Investment Analyst

Jared joined NAOS in April 2021 as Senior Investment Analyst. Jared has over 17 years’ financial services experience. Most recently, Jared was an investment analyst at Contact Asset Management and prior to that he spent nine years at Colonial First State.

Jared holds a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in accounting and finance from the University of Notre Dame, Sydney, and is a CFA Charterholder.

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Richard Preedy

Chief Financial and Operating Officer

Richard joined NAOS in October 2015 as Chief Financial and Operating Officer. Richard has over 17 years’ financial services experience in the UK and Australia, beginning his career in London with Deloitte & Touche before relocating to Sydney in 2013.

Richard holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Business Management from the University of Sheffield, is a qualified chartered accountant and is a member of the Governance Institute of Australia.

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Rajiv Sharma

Head of Legal & Compliance

Rajiv is Head of Legal and Compliance at NAOS and holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours), a Bachelor of Business (accounting major) and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Rajiv has over 14 years’ experience, having most recently held senior legal roles at Custom Fleet, part of Element Fleet Management (TSX: EFN), and also at Magellan Financial Group (ASX: MFG). He has also previously worked at law firms Johnson Winter & Slattery and Clayton Utz.

Rajiv is a member of the Law Society of New South Wales and is admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia.

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Julie Coventry

ESG Officer

Julie joined NAOS in November 2012 as Compliance Officer, and in January 2021, she commenced the role of ESG Officer.

Prior to joining NAOS, Julie worked within compliance and performance teams at BZW Investment Management, Commonwealth Bank, Colonial First State, and QBE.

Julie holds a Bachelor of Business majoring in finance and economics from the University of Technology, Sydney, and she also holds a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia.

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Angela Zammit

Marketing & Communications Manager

Angela joined NAOS in May 2020 in the capacity of Marketing and Communications Manager.

Prior to joining NAOS, Angela held marketing roles for companies in both Australia and the UK, including SAI Global, American Express, Citibank, and Arete Marketing.

Angela holds a Bachelor of Communications majoring in advertising and marketing from the University of Canberra.

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Warwick Evans

Chairman, NAOS Asset Management Limited & Director NCC, NSC and NAC

Warwick has over 35 years of equity markets experience, most notably as Managing Director for Macquarie Equities (Globally) from 1991 to 2001 as well as being an Executive Director for Macquarie Group. He was the founding Chairman and CEO of the Newcastle Stock Exchange (NSX), and was also the Chairman of the Australian Stockbrokers Association. Prior to these positions he was an Executive Director at County NatWest.

Warwick holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce majoring in Economics from the University of New South Wales.

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Trevor Carroll

Independent Director NSC

Trevor Carroll has been a Director of NSC since 27 March 2017 and was appointed Chairman on 26 October 2017. Trevor was formerly Australian and New Zealand CEO of Electrolux Home Products. With over 30 years’ experience in consumer-focused Product Strategy, Brand Marketing and Manufacturing, Trevor’s experience extends to the membership of the Electrolux Global Product Council responsible for Product Development worldwide. Following retirement as CEO, Trevor undertook a role in Shanghai advising Electrolux China on Product Strategy. In recent years Trevor has been a Director of The Good Guys, Fusion Retail Brands, Big Sister Food Group and Crane Group.

He is an emeritus member of the Australian Industry Group Board, where he was National President between 2006 and 2008.

Trevor holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Canterbury University (NZ).

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David Rickards OAM

Independent Chair of NSC and Independent Director of NCC & NAC

David is Co-Founder of Social Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA) and for the period 2006 - 2016 was a Director and Treasurer of Bush Heritage Australia. David has over 25 years of equity market experience, most recently as an Executive Director at Macquarie Group where David was head of equities research globally as well as equity strategy since 1989 until he retired in mid-2013. David was also a Consultant for the financial analysis firm Barra International.

David holds a Masters of Business Administration majoring in Accounting and Finance from the University of Queensland as well as two Bachelor degrees, one in Engineering (Civil and Structural) from the University of Sydney, and a Bachelor’s degree in Science (Pure Mathematics and Geology).

David received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2021 for his service to the not-for-profit sector, and to the environment.

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Sarah Williams

Independent Chair of NCC, NAC and Independent Director NSC

Sarah has over 25 years’ experience in executive management, leadership, IT and risk management within the financial services and IT industries. Most recently, Sarah was an Executive Director at Macquarie Group holding the role of Head of IT for the Asset Management, Investment Banking and Leasing businesses. During her 18 year tenure at Macquarie Group she also led the Risk and Regulatory Change team, the Equities IT team and developed the IT M&A capability. Sarah has also held senior roles with JP Morgan and Pricewaterhouse Coopers in London.

Sarah has also been a director of charitable organisations including Cure Cancer Australia Foundation and Make a Mark Australia.

Sarah holds a Honours Degree in Engineering Physics from Loughborough University.

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