Rob brings more than ten years of experience to the role, with a career spanning retail distribution, equities research and client advisory across the Australian market. Based in Sydney, he will be responsible for servicing wholesale clients throughout New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, reporting to Fawaz Rashid, Head of Wholesale Sales, ex-North America at Ausbil.

“Rob is a valuable addition to our distribution team,” said Fawaz Rashid. “His experience across retail distribution and investment management, coupled with a thorough understanding of the needs of wholesale clients, positions him well to contribute meaningfully to our business. We look forward to welcoming him as we continue to cultivate long-term partnerships with investors across the region.”

Prior to joining Ausbil, Rob spent six years at Allan Gray Australia in a wholesale distribution capacity, where he developed strong relationships with wholesale clients across the market. He also held a Research Manager position at GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group), business development roles at Mainstreet Financial Group and a directorship at TDU Link. Rob additionally serves as an Officer Cadet in the Australian Army Reserve.

“I’m very pleased to be joining Ausbil, given its strong reputation for active management and long-standing relationships with clients,” said Rob Lester. “I look forward to working with the broader distribution team to support our wholesale partners across NSW and the ACT.”

Rob holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation from the CFA Institute and a Bachelor of Business Management, International Business from the University of Queensland.

Ausbil Investment Management was established in 1997 and manages over $21.3 billion in funds under management as at 28 February 2026.

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Dimitri Giannaras and Marko Matosevic have both joined Ausbil in the role of Business Development Manager, Dimitri in New South Wales and Marko in Victoria. In addition, Ausbil has promoted Andrea McGarry to the role of Business Development Manager for Queensland and the Northern Territory.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dimitri Giannaras and Marko Matosevic as Business Development Managers in our wholesale team, and to promote Andrea McGarry to her new role,” said Chadirchi. “Andrea, Dimitri and Marko bring many years of industry experience in financial services, and are focused on expanding our wholesale business across the country,” he said.

Andrea joined Ausbil from Magellan and has over 21 years of experience in financial services. Prior to Magellan, Andrea was a Practice Manager and co-owner of a boutique financial advisory practice for over a decade and has previously held marketing and distribution roles at Perpetual, Fidelity and Perennial.

Both Dimitri and Marko worked at Zurich Investment Management and have extensive experience overseeing investment fund distribution across global equity, Australian equity and Australian Real Estate Investment Trust (AREIT) asset classes.

Consistent with overall growth plans, Fawaz Rashid, formerly Key Account and Research Manager has been promoted to the position of Research Manager and State Distribution Manager, NSW and will steer the research and business development effort in NSW.

“We are excited about our new sales colleagues, who will shore up Ausbil’s adviser and dealer group support across the nation, and this comes at an excellent time as our business experiences strong growth,” said Mr Chadirchi.

Celebrating 25 years since its inception in 1997, Ausbil now has more than 60 employees, including 33 investment professionals, a chief economist who directs Ausbil’s macro view, and a leading in- house ESG research team.

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[1] As at end May 2022.

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