Timothy Alastair Holmes

Executive Chairman

Tim was appointed Managing Director on 1 October 2008. Tim is also Chairman of the Board (appointed 1 July 2003) and was previously appointed as a director on 9 November 2000. He has 41 years experience in the finance and banking industry, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and Honorary Consul of Austria in WA. He is also the former International President of the Young President’s Organisation and a former Vice President of the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

In 1985 Tim Holmes and Rob Salmon established International Financing & Investment Pty Ltd, and then IF&I Securities Pty Ltd in 1990, which became the predecessor to Homeloans Ltd. Homeloans Ltd listed on the Australian Stock Exchange on 19th March 2001.

Robert Peter Salmon

Non Executive Director & Founding Director

Appointed 9 November 2000, Rob has 39 years experience in the finance and banking industry. In 1985, Rob joined with Tim Holmes to establish International Financing and Investment Pty Ltd, the predecessor to Homeloans Limited. He has a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Western Australia. Rob is a member of the company’s audit and remuneration and nomination committees.

Robert Norman Scott

Non-Executive Director

Appointed 9 November 2000, Rob is a Chartered Accountant with over 42 years experience. Rob was an International Partner with Arthur Andersen, retiring from that firm in 1995. Rob now consults on corporate structuring and taxation to Perth based Gooding Pervan Chartered Accountants. Rob is chairman of the company’s audit committee and is a member of the company’s remuneration and nomination committee.

Gavin Buchanan

Non Executive Director

Gavin is the Group Treasurer of Challenger Limited and has been with Challenger Limited since 2007. Before joining Challenger Limited, Gavin was the Director and Head of Financial Institutions for Barclays Capital in Australia and prior to this was the Chief Executive Officer of Australian Mortgage Securities Limited (a member of the Wizard Home Loans group), which was at the time, Australia’s largest issuer of residential mortgage backed securities. Gavin has also previously held senior roles at both UBS and Citigroup in the area of securitisation. Gavin is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW and has a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws from the University of NSW.

Andrew (Drew) Loddington Hall

Non-Executive Director

Appointed 28 October 2008.  Drew is the Chief Executive Officer of Advantedge Financial Services with Mortgages under management and administration of over $135 billion.  Prior to this Drew was the Chief Executive of Challenger Mortgage Management and Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer from 2003 – 2008.  Before joining Challenger Drew held senior executive roles at Zurich Capital Markets, Macquarie Bank and Bankers Trust.  Drew is a Chartered Accountant and has a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology, Sydney, and is also an Associate of FINSIA.  Drew is a member of the company’s audit committee and is chairman of the company’s remuneration and nomination committee.