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David French | Bob Stewart | Sue Dunne | Justin Baiocchi
David French
Managing Director and Senior Financial Advisor
Phone 07 4920 4601Mobile 0412 534 537
Fax 07 4922 9069
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David French
David French is Managing Director and Senior Financial Advisor with Capricorn Investment Partners Limited.
Extensive Financial Education
David holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Diploma in Management. He has undertaken further study in accounting and financial planning courses with the Securities Institute of Australia (now Finsia). He was selected to attend two overseas courses on investment valuation hosted by prestigious international business school INSEAD.
Real experience in working with your investments
David has over 12 years experience in financial markets and was responsible for building Capricorn Investment Partners from the ground up. His daily contact with major players in Australian investment markets means his knowledge is continually updated.
Before joining Capricorn Investment Partners Limited, David was a Senior Stockmarket Analyst with a well-known broking firm, servicing retail and institutional clients. Other professional experience includes two years as an Analyst with Portfolio Partners Limited (now Aviva Investors) and prior to that, two years with Swiss Bank Corporation (now UBS).
He has also worked as an analyst at the Prices Surveillance Authority (now part of the ACCC) and as an economist in management consulting.
David's extensive knowledge of financial markets enables him to design investment solutions specifically tailored for you. Clients independently rated David within the top four analysts in Australia for some of his investment work.
A local working for the community
After 18 years away from Rockhampton, David moved back from Melbourne in July 1999. Since his return, David has been heavily involved with community development projects through his involvement with the joint application for BITS funding made by the Rockhampton City Council and Central Queensland University.
He has lectured in economics and investment at CQUniversity, and has completed a study for RDPDA to assist in attracting a Call Centre to Rockhampton. He is a Director of Rockhampton Regional Development Limited and is the Treasurer of the Home Support Association.
David is an experienced investor in his own right. He is married with three young sons.
Bob Stewart
Senior Investment Adviser (Equities Dealing)
Phone 07 4920 4686Fax 07 4922 9069
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Bob Stewart
Bob Stewart is Senior Investment Adviser (Equities Dealing) with Capricorn Investment Partners Limited.
Education
Bob is qualified and accredited through the Securities and Derivatives Industry Association.
Real Experience in Working with Investments
Bob's knowledge of the financial markets was developed through a career spanning 36 years in the securities industry working as a Stock Broker, Securities Dealer, Branch Manager and Client Adviser for several brokerages including C. J. Edwards & Co., Lance Jones Limited and Credit Suisse First Boston Australian Equities Private Limited.
Bob's experience is based mainly on Equities and Fixed Interest. He has developed an extensive product knowledge and is able to offer practical advice on the planning and management of investment portfolios tailored specifically for the client.
Personal Interests
Bob's other interests are in farming and in keeping contact with fellow members of 5 Course NST 10(GR) Sqdn.RAAF.
Sue Dunne
Sue Dunne is a Financial Planner with Capricorn Investment Partners Limited.
Financial Education
Sue holds a Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning) and has undertaken further study in financial and technical analysis and superannuation.
Business Experience
Sue has been involved in running a small business for over 25 years, as well as having extensive experience in secretarial and administrative roles.
After selling the business, Sue undertook the study necessary to enter the Financial Planning field and joined Capricorn Investment Partners Limited in June 2007.
A Rural Background
For most of her life, Sue has lived and worked in a rural environment. She grew up on a beef cattle property in the Taroom district and after some years of travel and work in the city, she moved to Central Queensland.
Sue and her husband operated a grain and cattle property at Duaringa for over 20 years before relocating to the Alton Downs area with their adult daughter and son.
Some favourite leisure activities are spending time with family and friends, travel, reading and music. Sue is a keen horsewoman who breeds and trains her own stock horses.
Justin Baiocchi
Justin Baiocchi is a Financial Planner with Capricorn Investment Partners Limited.
Financial Education
Justin holds a Bachelor of Business Science (Finance) and a Diploma in Financial Services (Financial Planning). He is currently studying Level 2 of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification.
Corporate Exposure
Prior to joining Capricorn Investment Partners Limited in September 2007, Justin worked in the IT industry for over 10 years in a range of roles in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Part of this period included work at the world’s largest beer, wine and spirits company and the European headquarters of Japan’s largest investment bank.
Other organisations he has worked for include one of the world’s most successful resource companies and Australia’s largest Credit Union.
Interests
Justin’s interests include camping and fishing. He is a keen golfer and runner. He has also travelled widely, visiting many parts of Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East.