Board of Directors
Chairman
Andrew Chapman
Andrew Chapman serves as Managing Director at Merchant Group. With 20 years of experience in the industry, he has been exposed to numerous market cycles that have shaped his views on active portfolio management and risk, enabling him to offer a specialized investment management service to a select group of high-net-worth clients.
Andrew has Graduate and Post Graduate qualifications in Business, Finance and Hospitality. He established Merchant Group in 2011, after spending 9 years with one of Perth’s leading private wealth managers.
Non-Executive Director
David Wheeler
Mr Wheeler has more than 30 years of Executive Management, Directorship, and Corporate Advisory experience. He is a foundation Director and Partner of Pathways Corporate a boutique Corporate Advisory firm that undertakes assignments on behalf of family offices, private clients, and ASX listed companies.
Mr Wheeler has successfully engaged in business projects in the USA, UK, Europe, NZ, China, Malaysia, Singapore and the Middle East. David is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and serves on public and private company boards currently holding a number of Directorships and Advisory positions in Australian ASX listed companies.
Non-Executive Director
Gareth Jakeman
Gareth is an experienced Director who specialises in strategy execution for tech enabled enterprises. He brings the knowledge acquired from owning and operating a successful diversified Financial Services and Accounting business since 2004 as well as experience as a Director, Advisory Board or Adviser to companies in Financial Technology, Agricultural Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Construction and Digital Infrastructure.
Gareth’s experience will complement the financial and risk management experience on the board while providing specific practical experience gained from investing, operating and advising across a number of different industries, including Technology and Artificial Intelligence via Territory Funds Management, which participated in the latest placement and is also an investor in BeEmotion.