Mr Hancock, was appointed as a Director and elected Chairman of Ariadne on 1 March 2023.

Mr Hancock is the Chairman of FinClear Ltd, Australia’s leading independent provider of technology, wholesale execution and clearing services as well as Chairman of Geometrica Funds Management Pty Ltd. Mr Hancock has over 30 years of broad experience in financial services. This experience includes being Group Head and an Executive Director of Afterpay Limited, Chief Executive Officer of listed Tower Limited, Executive General Manager at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, with a variety of roles including capital markets, fixed income and equities. Prior to that, he served in senior investment banking roles at JPMorgan where he was a Managing Director, and Citi (formerly County Natwest) where he was Managing Director and Co-Head of Investment Banking.

Mr Hancock also serves on a number of mentoring programmes, has established an incubator and works with young start-up founders. He is actively involved in a number of investments across a variety of technology and industries both locally and globally. Together with his wife, he has established a Foundation focused upon giving back to a variety of marginalised groups and causes. Mr Hancock holds a Bachelor of Business (Economics/Marketing) and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Mr Hancock was appointed as a member of the Ariadne Audit and Risk Management Committee on 26 April 2023.

Dr Weiss, was appointed as a Director of Ariadne on 28 November 1989.

Dr Weiss is Chairman of Coast Entertainment Holdings Limited and Cromwell Property Group, Deputy Chairman of Myer Holdings Limited, Director of Hearts & Minds Investments Limited, Webjet Group Limited, The Straits Trading Company Limited, Thorney Opportunities Ltd, and Invest Gold Coast Pty Ltd. Dr Weiss was also appointed a Commissioner of the Australian Rugby League Commission on 30 August 2016.

During the past three years, Dr Weiss has also served as Chairman of Estia Health Ltd.

Mr Seymour, was appointed as a Director of Ariadne on 1 March 2023.

Mr Seymour is an Associate Director of Seymour Group, Queensland’s most prominent privately-owned property development and investment company established by his grandparents, Kevin and Kay in 1976. On completion of his undergraduate university studies Mr Seymour spent time in QIC’s Global Real Estate business working throughout investment and funds management. He is also admitted as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia, and practiced as a corporate lawyer at Herbert Smith Freehills specialising in mergers and acquisitions. Mr Seymour’s business interests and activities extend into high-end residential and commercial property development through his directorship of Queensland Prime Investments, in conjunction with investments across private equity, venture capital and global equities through the Seymour Private Capital family office. Mr Seymour has obtained a Masters of Science in Global Finance from New York University, a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Business Management majoring in Property Development and Real Estate from the University of Queensland.

Mr Smorgon, was appointed as a Director of Ariadne on 1 March 2023.

Mr Smorgon is an Executive Director of Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management Australia, a full-service investment banking and financial services company specialising in wealth management and brokerage in capital markets. Through his extensive network, Mr Smorgon provides clients of Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management a variety of investment opportunities in equities, fixed interest, bonds and property. Mr Smorgon services a diverse client base of private clients, family offices and institutions. With over three decades of investment experience as an active investor and advisor in the stock market, as well as serving on the investment committee of the David Smorgon family office, which invests in equities, property, private equity, venture capital and private debt, Mr Smorgon has significant experience in corporate transactions, financial markets, and trends. Mr Smorgon graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Economics before commencing his stockbroking career with ANZ McCaughan Securities. Following this, he joined HSBC James Capel in 1996 where he continued to develop his industry knowledge base. He later took up the role of senior advisor at ABN AMRO in 1998 and then continued on as Associate Director until 2008 at ABN AMRO Morgans. Mr Smorgon currently serves on the Investment Committee of DBR Corporation & Generation Investments (Family Office).