Board of Directors
Aaron Constantine
B Com; B Econ; F Fin; MAICD; MSSAA
Executive Chairman
Mr Constantine is Managing Director – Investment Banking at Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited having previously been Head of Corporate Finance at Patersons Securities Limited since 1999. Mr Constantine has 38 years of equities capital markets experience in structuring and executing capital raisings and has extensive mergers and acquisitions experience.
Mr Constantine joined Patersons Securities Limited (Patersons) in November 1985 and became an Executive Director in 1990. Patersons became one of Australia’s largest independently owned, full service stockbrokers. Mr Constantine was appointed Head of Corporate Finance in 1999, a role he continued until the business was purchased in October 2019. He was also an Executive Director of Corporate Finance with Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited.James Cullen
B Com; CA; F Fin; FAICD; AIGA; ACIS
Non-Executive Director and Company Secretary
Mr Cullen has served as Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Energy Ltd, a leading Australian power generation business, since June 2015. Prior to joining Pacific Energy he was Chief Executive of Resource Equipment Ltd (2008 – 2014) and PCH Group Ltd (1995 – 2007), both of which were ASX listed resource sector service companies with national and international operations until being acquired under takeover transactions.
He has extensive commercial and practical experience in growing businesses domestically and internationally, both organically and through acquisitions.
Jamie has considerable financial, management and corporate governance experience and has served as a Director of several listed companies. He is also a Board member of Guide Dogs WA and Ear Science Institute Australia. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and prior to his CEO roles was a finance executive in the motion picture industry in Los Angeles and before that was with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Australia and the USA.
Stephen Lauder
FAICD
Non-Executive Director
Mr Stephen Lauder has founded, operated, and managed national organisations in Australia for the past 35-years, bringing a wealth of experience to Chesapeake Capital.
Steve established AHS Hospitality, the largest provider of outsourced labour services to the Australian hotel industry, generating employment for more than 5,000 employees. After the success of AHS Hospitality, Steve using his extensive knowledge of hospitality and private-equity to establish Pacific Hotel Group Pty Ltd, operating upper-midscale accommodation across Australia. Pacific Hotels identifies and acquires assets with uplift opportunity, presenting appealing returns for investors.
Steve is a founding shareholder of Barolo Investment Partners which is a PE focused fund manager which has a compelling portfolio of diverse and emerging investments. Additionally, Steve is the Director of Perth-based investment company, Clover Capital.
Greg King
MAICD
Non-Executive Director
Mr King’s background in the financial and property industries spans over 30 years and has been applied directly to the investment philosophy behind Chesapeake Capital.
Greg is a co-founder of Ascot Capital Limited, a leading property developer in Western Australia. Notable projects include Jandakot City, comprising of 800,000sqm of leasable commercial and industrial space, valued at $1b. In addition to developments in Australia, Greg has also acquired, developed, sold and listed real estate in the United Kingdom and South Africa.