Public Funds Roundtable (Asia-Pacific)

Henk is experienced at delivering capability uplifts and operating model transformations, with a specific focus on how Technology, Data and Digital enable such capability uplifts. He gained his experience as a senior leader in both Delivery and Operational roles, in leadership roles to the level of CTO. He has served as a Board Member and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. These roles enable him to take a holistic and strategic view of client challenges.

Rein van Rooyen is a results-driven finance and investment industry leader with international experience spearheading teams and achieving outcomes within highly competitive environments. Rein is well versed in leading change agendas, including building capabilities, integrating functions, culture journeys, structure realignment, and operational transformations. Rein comfortably navigates ambiguity, drives forward change, and develops innovative commercial solutions with a sustained commitment for stakeholder centricity and broader organizational impacts. A global thought leader and champion of innovation and transformation, he has extensive experience across superannuation, investment management, banking, risk, and insurance. He has a deep understanding of investment management system use and design.

Prior to Cutter, Rein spent five years at QSuper, where he led the middle and back office for the AUD 100 billion fund, including overseeing investment data, investment performance & analytics, investment risk & compliance, trade support, cash & treasury, collateral management & optimization, valuations & alternatives, investment implementation and deal team, as well as fund operations. He also worked for PwC in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, where he led a variety of client engagements.

William is a proven initiative-taking leader with proficiency in managing, defining and implementing innovative technology, operations and client data management solutions in the Asset & Wealth Management industry. Experience working with tier 1 asset, wealth, pension & superannuation fund managers in multiple global jurisdictions, including Australia, Asia, United States and Europe.

He has extensive knowledge of the full suite of front to back-office processes and technologies with experience devising, developing and delivering strategies in Australia as well as globally. He specializes in managing high performing delivery teams with direct involvement in technology, operations, data management, front office teams, and senior stakeholder management.

William spent 17 years at JPMorgan, initially focusing on client reporting solutions for asset managers and pension funds within the Securities Services business in London. After relocating to New York he was a central figure in the design and development of their first strategic mobile enabled, global client reporting and data management solution that was ultimately central to the client implementation effort.

Following his time in Securities Services William then took a key role in the Asset & Wealth Management Technology leadership where he was responsible for the delivery of portfolio management and portfolio implementation tools for the Private Bank Discretionary business, including; pre-trade controls, mandate management portfolio/model management and discretionary product launches. A key part of this role included managing the relationships with the Portfolio Management & Trading teams as well as senior Middle Office stakeholders. In addition to that William was a lead stakeholder in the selection process for appointing an outsourced Custodial service provider for a new product line.

In moving to Sydney William took a role as Fund Services Product Manager where a core function was to lead the response to Custodial RFPs.

Following his career in the industry William moved into consulting where he has led the search, selection & implementation of various platforms and the establishment of associated operational processes across the Australian asset, wealth and superannuation industry. This has included the implementation of Matrix and establishment of the data governance framework and middle office function. Most recently he is leading the program to define & deliver an investment platform for a major superannuation fund.

William holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of Edinburgh.