Inside Plan B
Plan B Trustees Limited Board Profile
Below are the members of the Plan B Trustees Limited Board of Directors.
David de Burgh
Chairman and Non-Executive Director
BBus PGradDipBus
With a background in company administration, including 13 years experience with a multinational company in Asia and the Americas, David joined Plan B Wealth Management Ltd as the Financial Controller in 1994. David has broad financial management experience and a significant knowledge and understanding of the technical, legal, operational and administration aspects of superannuation and investment funds. David retired from his position as Deputy CEO in 2001, subsequently joining the Board of Directors in 2004.
Graham Reynolds
Deputy Chairman and Non-Executive Director
AAII FNIBA FAICD FAIM
Graham Reynolds has had over 40 years experience in the insurance and risk management industry. He was National Executive Vice Chairman of Marsh & McLennan Pty Ltd and Managing Director of Marsh & McLennan International. Graham is currently Chairman of Erracht Pty Ltd, National Consultant to Jardine Lloyd Thompson Pty Ltd, Chairman of MDA National Insurance Pty Ltd, Director of Perth Bone and Tissue Bank Inc. and Director of Local Government Self Insurance Schemes. Graham is also heavily involved in community service. He is Trustee of Rocky Bay Crippled Children’s Foundation, Chairman of the Corps of Commissionaires (Western Australia) Limited and Chairman of Presbyterian Ladies’ College. He is also a member of the Plan B Audit Committee.
Pauline Vamos
Non-Executive Director
BA LLB AACI
Pauline is a qualified lawyer and an Associate of the Australasian Compliance Institute. She has over twenty years experience in the financial services industry, in particular financial planning, superannuation, funds management and both life and general insurance. For the six years prior to March 2004, Pauline was with ASIC and played key roles in relation to the implementation of the Managed Investments legislation and Financial Services Reform. Pauline currently provides strategic compliance solutions for various clients. Pauline is Chair of the Plan B Risk Management and Compliance Committee.
Paul Setchell
Non-Executive Director
OAM FCA MACS
Paul Setchell is a chartered accountant with a wide experience in a variety of businesses. For many years he ran a consultancy specialising in the evaluation and implementation of financially-oriented computer systems for major Western Australian enterprises. His specialisation included analysis of, and finding solutions to, unusual computer-related technical and processing problems. He joined the Plan B group of companies as a Director in 1993, and played a role in the development and testing of the computer systems used by the Group until his retirement as an executive in 2003. Paul remains on the Board and now chairs the Group’s Audit Committee.
Denys Pearce
Executive Director
BEc(Hons) FAICD
With 15 years experience in the financial services industry, most recently as an Executive with the Westpac Banking Group, Denys joined Plan B in 1999. Responsible for managing the integration of acquired financial services businesses KPMG, Trustwest and Terrace Counsellors, Denys became the Chief Operating Officer of Plan B in 2001 overseeing business units including: Finance, Compliance, Marketing and Communications, Information Technology and People Services. Appointed to the role of Managing Director in 2004, Denys works closely with the Executive Chairman and Directors on strategic issues and is responsible for sustaining a leadership driven environment at Plan B. Denys is also a Director of Plan B Wealth Management Ltd and is a member of the Group’s Audit Committee.
Barry Honey
Non-Executive Director
Barry has over 30 years experience as a chartered accountant, initially with KPMG and more recently with Honey & Honey Chartered Accountants.
Barry’s professional career has focussed on restructuring business entities and addressing financial performance issues in complex business structures. Previously, Barry managed KPMG’s advisory section in the successful restructuring of major Australian and South East Asian companies and he has acted on a large number of formal insolvency appointments in Australia. Barry has also been engaged as an expert witness to assist with the provision of expert evidence on complex financial issues.
Through these engagements and also through various board appointments, Barry has developed a deep understanding of corporate governance principles.
Barry is an independent non executive Director of Plan B Trustees and a member of the Plan B Audit Committee.