Mr. Orthman, CFA, B.Eng (Chemical), B.Bus. is a Lead Portfolio Manager and the Deputy Chief Investment Officer at Hyperion Asset Management Limited, joined in 2008. He is responsible for the research of equities in support of the investment management team’s investment decisions. Jason was promoted to Deputy Chief Investment Officer in 2017 in recognition of his contribution to Hyperion’s alpha and strong communication skills within the broader team. Jason is also an Executive Board member of Hyperion Asset Management and serves as Deputy Chair of the Hyperion Investment and Executive Committees. Jason is responsible for setting and improving the investment framework and process with the CIO.  He continues to serve as Lead Portfolio Manager across all of its three equity strategies (Australian Equities, Small Cap and Global Equities). The two Lead Portfolio Managers have the vast majority of the influence in setting stock weights and are responsible for what stocks enter and exit the portfolios.   Jason joined Hyperion in 2008 as an Investment Analyst and was promoted to Portfolio Manager in 2009. Jason continues to be responsible for the research of equities in support of the team’s investment decisions across Hyperion’s product range. Jason gained 6 years industry experience as a Senior Research Analyst with a stockbroker, Wilsons, prior to joining Hyperion. Wilsons helped facilitate the establishment of Hyperion. He joined Wilsons in 2002 and spent most of his time at the firm in Research as a small to mid-cap Equity Analyst. He has covered a wide range of sectors including mining services, retail, manufacturing and waste.  Jason has a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (1st Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Business Management from the University of Queensland. He also completed a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from the Australian professional body (now called FINSIA). Jason is a CFA Charterholder and significant shareholder of Hyperion."

Mr. Arnold, CFA, B.Com, LLB, CA, SF Fin, is a Lead Portfolio Manager and the Chief Investment Officer of Hyperion Asset Management Limited. Mark has been a substantial contributor to the investment returns Hyperion has achieved since its inception in 1996. He is an original member of the Hyperion investment team and a founding shareholder. He was the key architect of Hyperion’s proprietary investment process including its portfolio management system that has underpinned the investment returns Hyperion has achieved since its establishment in the 1990s. He was instrumental in establishing the organisational culture, values and beliefs that have underpinned Hyperion’s long-term success. He is the most senior and experienced Portfolio Manager in the investment team and has the most influence over Hyperion’s investment decision making. Mark is Lead Portfolio Manager across all of Hyperion’s equity strategies. He is also the Chair of Hyperion’s Investment Committee. Mark has been professionally analysing listed companies since 1991. He originally worked as a research analyst at Stockbroker Lance Jones Limited and then at Wilsons. Mr. Arnold started work at brokerage firm, Wilson HTM, in April 1996. Hyperion was previously a part of Wilson HTM. Mr. Arnold originally was employed as a research analyst at Wilson HTM and in 1998 commenced managing portfolios for Hyperion. Wilsons helped facilitate the establishment of Hyperion. Mark is a qualified chartered accountant. Prior to establishing himself in the investment industry, Mark worked for KPMG. Mr. Arnold has undergraduate qualifications in Commerce from the University of Queensland and Law from Queensland University of Technology. Mr. Arnold has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.