Board of Directors
Cromwell Funds Management is overseen by an independent Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Cromwell Funds Management is overseen by an independent Board of Directors
Non-executive Director
MBA, Grad Dip Applied Corporate Governance, FAICD, FGIA, 63
Director since:
14 January 2021
Skills and Experience
Ms Cox has over 15 years of board experience and extensive executive experience in sustainability, property, finance and funds management. Ms Cox began her career at the Bank of New Zealand and over an 11 year period succeeded to the role of General Manager of Finance, Operations and IT. Ms Cox led similar functions at the managed fund custodian Ausmaq Limited, before joining Rothschild & Co Australia Limited as Director and Chief Operating Officer for the Australian operations. During her tenure at Rothschild & Co Australia Limited, Ms Cox was a member of several executive committees, including Chair of the Risk Committee and a member of the Executive and Investment Committees.
In 2003, Ms Cox joined Dexus as Chief Operating Officer and Company Secretary, with her responsibilities expanding in 2012 to include the role of Executive General Manager – Property Services. During her tenure at Dexus, Ms Cox was a member of the Executive Committee and the Investment Committee, and her responsibilities included oversight of all operational aspects of the business including corporate responsibility and sustainability, marketing and communications, information technology, operational risk management, corporate governance and company secretarial practices.
Since retiring from her executive career in 2014, Ms Cox has gained board experience at listed companies including BuildingIQ, Inc and OtherLevels Holdings Ltd. Ms Cox is the current Chair of Cromwell Funds Management Limited, the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council, Fender Katsalidis (Aust) Pty Ltd and Equiem Holdings Pty Ltd and is a Director of Niche Environment and Heritage Pty Ltd and Campus Living Funds Management Pty Ltd. Ms Cox was former Chair of the World Green Building Council and Green Building Council of Australia, a former Member of the NSW Climate Change Council and a former Director of Low Carbon Australia.
Ms Cox holds a Master of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management at University of New South Wales and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance from the Governance Institute of Australia. Ms Cox is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Governance Institute of Australia (formerly known as the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators) and is a Member of Chief Executive Women.
Board of Directors
Cromwell Funds Management is overseen by an independent Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Cromwell Funds Management is overseen by an independent Board of Directors
Non-executive Director
BEc LLB BSc (Arch), 56
Director since:
18 July 2022
Skills and Experience
Mr Ross is an experienced real estate and finance executive with a corporate career of more than 25 years in commercial banking, investment banking, funds management and real estate development and investment. His career has spanned both major financial institutions and large real estate and funds management organisations. His experience encompasses corporate and financial advisory, M&A, and capital raising across equity and debt markets.
Mr Ross was formerly the Managing Director and Global Head of Real Estate for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) where he had responsibility for all institutional real estate relationships in Australia and internationally including Asia, Europe, USA and the Middle East. In this role Mr Ross managed a large team that provided debt and equity, and global markets solutions to clients and oversaw one of the largest real estate debt portfolios in the Asia Pacific.
Prior to joining CBA, Mr Ross was the Head of Business Development (incorporating M&A and Strategy) at ING Real Estate Investments Australia, where he was a member of the executive committee overseeing the operations of listed and unlisted real estate funds, during a period of great change following the GFC. Mr Ross came to this role after an extensive career in the investment banking sector with both Goldman Sachs Australia and Deutsche Bank (where he was Head of Real Estate Investment Banking for Australia and New Zealand). In his career as an investment banker Mr Ross was a trusted advisor to boards and management teams and managed major M&A transactions and equity and debt capital raisings including IPO’s.
Mr Ross’ foundations in real estate, investment and funds management stem from his career at Lendlease Corporation, where he held roles across the real estate spectrum, from development, investment and funds management, acquisitions and divestments and capital raisings. His experience spanned multiple asset classes (including office, retail and industrial property), and included major acquisitions, and the formation and listing of new real estate investment trusts.
Throughout his career Mr Ross has had broad experience with boards and corporate governance issues both as a management representative and as a corporate advisor. Additionally, he has a broad understanding of real estate markets forged across market cycles, capital structures and credit risk assessment.
Mr Ross has a strong interest in diversity and inclusion issues and was Chair of CBA’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee in the Institutional Bank and a member of the CBA’s Gender Steering Committee.
Mr Ross holds a Bachelor of Economics, a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Science (Architectural) and has a deep professional and personal interest in architecture and planning, in particular the ways cities develop from a commercial, technological, environmental and social perspective.
