Richard Alder

Richard Alder has 37 years' experience in the securities industry. He was managing partner in the Perth office of JB Were & Son for 16 years, until his retirement in 2003. Prior to this, he spent six years in JB Were's London office. Mr Alder is a consultant to Australia's largest listed investment company, Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited. He has also been active within the Perth branches of industry associations, including the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) and the Securities Institute of Australia (now the Financial Services Institute of Australasia). Mr Alder is active in honorary roles at the Murdoch Veterinary Trust and the Lions Eye Institute. He is also chairman of the investment committee of Alder & Partners Private Wealth Management.