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Executive leadership

Our people aspire to a level of excellence and achievement that stands out amongst peers. 

Executive leadership

We work with integrity, expertise and passion to deliver exceptional advice and build enduring relationships. 

From wealth and investment advice, through to philanthropic advice, family advisory, governance and responsible investing, our specialists bring a level of foresight, research and highly individualised service that ensures our clients are ahead of changing times. 

Our advisers join us with an array of experience and knowledge, ready to build the specific expertise we’re known for. With an average tenure of 14 years, JBWere advisers come to truly understand your wealth and investment goals. This foundation means our expertise, wisdom and future-thinking approach is always here for what matters to you.  

Find your Adviser today. Build a relationship for generations.
 

Meet our Executive team


Andrew Bird

EXECUTIVE, JBWERE ADVICE

Andrew joined JBWere in September 2016, bringing more than 30 years of experience in roles across Melbourne, Tokyo, London, Jakarta and Singapore. He has worked in leading Australian and International institutions, including ANZ, McCaughan, Schroder’s, Citi Private Bank, Credit Suisse and UBS.

Andrew has managed teams in varied cultural and regulatory environments and has contributed to the success of large-scale change projects that have required in-depth knowledge of client, adviser and product complexities.


Sally Auld

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

Sally is the Chief Investment Officer at JBWere and leads the Investment Strategy Group, a team of investment specialists. She is responsible for views on the economic and policy outlook and works closely with JBWere's Asset Allocation team on setting the firm's Strategic Asset Allocation.

Sally joined JBWere in September 2020 from JP Morgan where she was Managing Director, Chief Economist and Head of Economic and Markets Research, Australia and New Zealand. Prior to this, Sally worked at ANZ and Credit Suisse and has over 20 years experience in financial markets. 

She is Deputy Chair of the Council of The Women’s College, Chair of the SCEGGS Darlinghurst Ltd. Board and a member of the Finance and Investments Committee for the Children’s Medical Research Institute and a member of the RBA Shadow Board.

Sally has a Bachelor of Economics with First Class Honours and the University Medal in Economics from the University of Sydney. She also holds a Masters of Economics degree and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Economics at Oxford University.


Shamal Dass

HEAD OF FAMILY ADVISORY & PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES

Shamal leads the Philanthropic Services and Family Advisory business, which provides tailored governance, strategy and leadership advice to for-purpose organisations and private clients.  

Shamal is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Centre for Social Impact, University of NSW Business School, and teaches the Governance for Social Impact course, which he co-created, at the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM). He currently serves as a Non-Executive Director on the boards of ARACY, Two Good Foundation, Earthwatch Institute Australia, and The Constellation Project.


Kirsty Fraser

HEAD OF ADVICE NSW/ACT

Kirsty joined JBWere in 2017 from NAB Private where she had been a private client executive for over 5 years. Kirsty has had more than 30 years’ industry experience across market, stockbroking, advice and private banking. She has previously held roles in private banking and advice across Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch and UBS.


Damian Robinson

HEAD OF ADVICE NSW/QLD

Damian joined JBWere in 2016, holding senior roles including Executive Director, Head of Advice for VIC/TAS and Head of Advice for NSW/QLD. He has had more than 28 years’ experience in wealth management working at Deutsche Bank, Ord Minnett and Morgan Stanley.


Lee Mowat

HEAD OF ADVICE VIC/TAS

Lee joined JBWere in late 2021 and has more than 20 years of experience across the financial services industry including banking and financial advice. She has held leadership positions managing teams at Westpac and CBA, the most recent in Commonwealth Financial Planning and Commonwealth Private.


Doug Picken

HEAD OF ADVICE VIC/TAS

Doug joined JBWere in 2020 from NAB where he managed markets distribution into the business and private bank. He has experience spanning more than 19 years across financial markets and has held senior roles in trading, wealth management and distribution with UK, US & Australian financial institutions.


Barbara Di Labio

HEAD OF ADVICE WA

Barbara has a dual role in managing Private Banking WA, and was appointed into the Head of Advice WA & SA in August 2021. She has had a long and successful career in Banking over 30 years in NAB of which the last 15 years have been in Private Banking business. 


Alistair Cowan

HEAD OF ADVICE SA/NT

Alistair joined JBWere in 2019 and has more than 13 years’ experience in financial markets, wholesale banking, wealth management and broking businesses across the UK and Australia. He is currently a Responsible Manager for JBWere’s AFSL and also manages the advice support teams across JBWere’s SA and WA offices.

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