Jeremy G. Duffield
Chairman, Vanguard Investments Australia
Managing Director, International Planning & Development,
The Vanguard Group.
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Jeremy G. Duffield currently heads International Planning and Development for The Vanguard Group. He is also Chairman of the Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd.
Jeremy joined The Vanguard Group in the United States in 1980 as Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, John C. Bogle, after working in Economic Research for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Virginia. He then served Vanguard as Senior Vice President of Planning and Development for Vanguard until moving back to Australia in 1996 to found Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd.
Jeremy is a Director of Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd, Vanguard Investments Japan Ltd, Vanguard Investments Singapore Pte Ltd, and Plum Financial Services Ltd.
Jeremy has had a wide range of industry and government board positions including the Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA), the Australian government’s FSAC and Financial Literacy Advisory bodies. He is currently serving on the Australian Government’s Financial Centre Taskforce.
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Kathryn A. Watt
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd
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Kathryn Watt was appointed to the Vanguard Investments Australia board of directors in November 2009.
Since joining Vanguard in 1997 Kathryn has been responsible for Legal, Audit and Compliance functions here in Australia as well as overseeing Legal and Compliance staff in the Singapore and Tokyo offices. Kathryn is a member of the Vanguard Australia Executive Committee, and is Company Secretary.
Kathryn chairs the Vanguard Proxy Oversight Group, a board subcommittee with responsibility for voting policies for Vanguard’s equities funds. Kathryn is Vanguard’s representative Director on the Board of Regnan - Governance Research & Engagement Pty Limited (www.regnan.com.au).
Kathryn is actively involved with the Investments and Financial Services Association (‘IFSA’) and is also a member of the APEC Study Centre’s Financial Services Advisory Board.
Prior to working with Vanguard, Kathryn worked for a large law firm.
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Jennifer H. Wily
Solicitor & Director
Wily Legal & Consulting Pty Ltd
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Jennifer H Wily has served on the Vanguard Investments Australia board of directors since it was formed in 1996.
Jennifer is founder and sole practitioner of Wily Legal and Consulting Pty Ltd, which is a law firm specialising in providing legal services in the area of funds management, Australian financial services licensing, MIS and AFS compliance and compliance training.
Prior to this Jennifer was a Partner in Deacons’ Corporate Advisory and Transactions Business Unit. Her practice fell into 3 primary areas of funds management, public offerings of securities and general corporate structuring and governance.
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James M. Norris
Head of International
The Vanguard Group
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James M. Norris was appointed to the Vanguard Investments Australia board of directors in May 2008.
James is responsible for Vanguard's International Investor Group, which manages investments for institutional and retail clients in 80 countries. Before assuming that position in 2008, James spent two years as a principal in Vanguard Advice, Brokerage & Retirement Services group, and four years leading Vanguard Institutional Retirement Plan Services business, which includes all defined benefit and defined contribution services and programs for corporate and government entities.
Since joining Vanguard in 1987, James has also held leadership positions in statistics and research, corporate communications, marketing, and strategic planning, and served for many years as assistant to the chairman. In 1993 he authored The Vanguard Retirement Investing Guide.
James is a member of the M.B.A. advisory board for Saint Joseph’s University and is a board member of the Triskeles Foundation. He graduated from Saint Joseph’s University and earned an M.B.A. at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Glenn W. Reed
Managing Director
Vanguard Strategy and Finance Group
The Vanguard Group
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Glenn W. Reed was appointed to the Vanguard Investments Australia board of directors in December 2008.
Glenn W. Reed oversees the work of Vanguard’s Strategy and Finance Group, which is responsible for Vanguard’s corporate and fund accounting and finance matters, corporate and business line strategy and new product development.
Prior to joining Vanguard in April 2007, Glenn served as general counsel for a multi-line health and life insurance company. From 1978 to 1999, he was a partner at the Chicago-based law firm of Gardner, Carton & Douglas, specialising in corporate finance, investment company, and mergers and acquisitions matters. Glenn served Vanguard as outside counsel for more than 20 years before joining the company.
Glenn is a summa cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College, where he earned a degree in mathematics and economics in 1975. He received a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1978. He also is a member of the Illinois bar.
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Joseph Brennan
Chief Investment Officer, Asia Pacific
Vanguard Investments Australia
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Joe Brennan was appointed to the Vanguard Investments Australia board of directors in July 2009.
Joseph Brennan joins Vanguard Investments Australia as Chief Investment Officer – Asia Pacific Region, taking up the role in March 2009.
Joseph will be primarily focused on Vanguard's investment management strategy and implementation, the continued development of Vanguard’s highly rated index investment process and an expanding range of new products and tailored investment solutions to an expanding list of Australian and international clients.
Joseph's previous role was as principal in Vanguard's (US) Portfolio Review Department. Joseph and the team of analysts he lead were responsible for the oversight of Vanguard’s 160-plus mutual funds, assessing fund performance and portfolio consistency, as well as monitoring Vanguard’s 26 external advisors.
Joseph began his career at Vanguard in 1991. Prior to joining the Portfolio Review Group, Joseph worked in fixed income portfolio management for seven years, three of which were spent managing corporate bond funds at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
Joseph Brennan was appointed to the Vanguard Investments Australia board of directors in July 2009.
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