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THE TEAMS
The people behind the philosophy.
A team built on shared conviction, long tenure, and skin in the game. Every member of our investment team invests alongside our clients. We manage your capital the same way we manage our own.
THE CULTURE
No one has a monopoly
on knowledge.
We operate as an ideal meritocracy. Every investment professional is expected to originate, test, and challenge ideas. Titles matter less than thinking. Tenure matters less than insight.
The team is bound by three things:
ECPOHL & CO team
The family office.
EC Pohl & Co is where philosophy meets the families we serve. Private wealth management, client relationships, structures, governance, and the operational discipline that lets capital compound quietly in the background.
Dr Emmanuel "Manny" Pohl AM
Executive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer
Co-founded ECP Asset Management in 2012. The same conviction, the same process, the same long-term discipline that has defined his career for over three decades.
Jason Pohl
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Leads Private Wealth, client partnerships, and the strategic direction of the family office. A decade of investment research experience after beginning his career in law. Currently completing his PhD on Resilient Portfolio Selection. The bridge between philosophy and the families who invest alongside us.
Scott Barrett
Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary
The governance and reporting backbone of the group. A Chartered Accountant with experience across multinational groups and multi-generational family businesses. CFO and Company Secretary for EC Pohl & Co and three ASX-listed entities.
Richard Obree
Chief Technology Officer
Oversees the Pohly platform and the systems that underpin client reporting, research access, and digital experience across the group. Twenty years of IT management consulting experience. Joined EC Pohl & Co as an investment systems specialist and now leads technology strategy.
Gabrielle Short
PA to Chairman & Office Administration
Has worked with Manny for more than fifteen years. The vital administration that keeps the firm running smoothly. Clients visiting the office will almost certainly have met Gabrielle.
Keiko Iwano
Client Administration Manager
First started working with Manny in 1996. Leads client administration and ensures the smooth running of back-office services. Known for precision, efficiency, and long-standing client relationships.
Julia Czaus
Client Administrator
Broad practical background across financial services, accounting, and administration. Known for dedication, professionalism, and problem-solving. Joined EC Pohl & Co in 2019.
Larissa Tedesco
Chief Marketing Officer
More than a decade of marketing experience in the finance sector. Customer-centric, sustainability-minded. Leads how EC Pohl & Co tells its story, educates clients, and communicates philosophy and performance.
Lan Do
Fund Administrator & Assistant Accountant
Nearly two decades across financial services, with a Masters of Applied Finance and hands-on experience in compliance, custody, bookkeeping, and administration. Brings broad expertise and quiet precision to the numbers that keep the firm running well.
Jenny Mulders
Compliance Officer
Twenty-five years of financial services compliance, advising boards and executive teams across the Australian industry. Brings the kind of quiet authority that comes from having seen most things and knowing how to navigate them. The steady hand that ensures the firm operates with integrity at every level.
ECP Asset Management team
The research engine.
ECP Asset Management is the Australian based research engine providing input to what we do. A specialist active equities manager applying one philosophy across Australian and global strategies. The same team and process sit behind private wealth portfolios, listed vehicles, and institutional mandates.
Dr Emmanuel "Manny" Pohl AM
Executive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer
The conviction that started it all. Manny founded EC Pohl & Co after building Hyperion Asset Management into one of Australia's most respected growth managers. Forty years of disciplined, bottom-up investing. A reputation built on integrity, patience, and the long view. Member of the Order of Australia for his contributions to the finance industry and the community.
Jared Pohl
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Co-founder of ECP. More than eighteen years of experience in company analysis and equity investing. Previously worked in the Hyperion investment team and was seconded to Wasatch Advisors in the US. Sits on several boards and advisory roles.
Sandi Orleow
MBA, GAICD
Non Executive Director since 2025.
Jason Pohl
Partner, Investments
Responsible for identifying investment opportunities, company research, and leading the firm's ESG efforts. Joined ECP in 2012 as an Investment Analyst.
Angela Obree
MBA, GAICD
Non-Executive Director at ECP.
Sam Byrnes
Partner, Investments
Joined ECP in 2016 after eight years at Bell Potter as a Small Caps Research Analyst. CFA Charter holder.
Damon Callaghan
Partner, Investments
Joined ECP in 2017 from Fidelity International. Previously covered sectors including Property, Mining, Energy, and Utilities at Nomura and J.P. Morgan. CFA Charterholder.
Andrew Dale
Partner, Investment Specialist
Over twenty-four years of experience in financial services. Previously Managing Director, Global Natural Resources at Macquarie Bank in Hong Kong. Joined ECP in 2014.
Justin Warton
Partner, Investments
Joined ECP in 2021 from First Sentier Investors. Previously an investment analyst covering small-cap technology and consumer stocks, as well as listed and unlisted global infrastructure.
Annabelle Miller
Principal, Investments
Joined ECP in 2022 after eight years at PM Capital as an investment analyst covering global sectors including consumer, pharma, technology, and materials.
Lachlan Hodgkinson
Principal, Distribution
Responsible for institutional business development and client relations. Joined ECP in 2022 from GMO Australia, where he spent six years covering institutional, wholesale, and consultant relationships.
Ryan Rajkumar
BA
Partner
Romith Manju
BCOM
Investment Analyst
Sanford deland team
Sanford DeLand
Sanford DeLand Asset Management (SDL) was founded in March 2010 in the UK by Keith Ashworth-Lord and acquired by ECPohl & Co in 2025, which has as its flagship the highly acclaimed TM SDL UK Buffettology Fund.
Dr Emmanuel "Manny" Pohl AM
Board Chairman
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, MBA, Doctorate in Business Administration. Member of the Order of Australia. Appointed Chairman of the SDL board in November 2025.
Scott Barrett
Chief Financial Officer / Director
Chartered Accountant and CFO of EC Pohl & Co and three ASX-listed companies. Previously CFO at Lancemore Group. Appointed a director of SDL in October 2025.
Ryan Rajkumar
Director
Principal at ECP Asset Management UK, overseeing EMEA distribution. Over 30 years' experience across Aberdeen, Fidelity, BNY, and UBS. Joined the SDL board in 2025.
Eric Burns
Lead Fund Manager
Investment career since 1995. Voted Analyst of the Year at the 2015 UK SmallCap Awards. Lead Manager of the Free Spirit Fund and Deputy Manager of the Buffettology Fund.
David Beggs
Fund Manager
Joined SDL in 2020. Co-Manager of the Buffettology Fund and Deputy Manager of the Free Spirit Fund. First Class Economics degree, Newcastle University. CFA Charterholder.
Chloe Smith
Fund Manager
Law and International Financial Analysis, Newcastle University. Joined SDL in 2021 from Brown Shipley. Co-Manager on the Buffettology and Free Spirit Funds.
John O'Donnell
Compliance Officer & MLRO
Joined SDL in 2021 as Compliance Officer & MLRO. Over 35 years' experience in investment compliance, including at Laurence Keen, Rathbones, and BWD Rensburg.
Deanne Fleming
Finance & HR Executive
Joined SDL in 2020, appointed Finance & HR Executive in 2022. Over 20 years' back and middle office management experience, including WH Ireland and TD Waterhouse.
Sanjit Lall
Business Support Executive
Joined SDL in 2022. Over 10 years of fund administration and compliance experience. Degree in Accounting and Finance and associate member of the CISI.
