Thought Leaders

Alice Shen

Portfolio Manager
Alice Shen

Alice manages equity portfolio trading and oversees fund operations. Her area of focus is Chinese equities, ESG and stewardship. Formerly at State Street where she was a fund operations analyst, Alice has also held a number of roles at RBC Investor & Treasury Services and Bank of China International. Alice is a CFA Charterholder and holds a Master of Actuarial Studies from Australian National University, as well as a Bachelor of Mathematics and Statistics from Imperial College London.

Arian Neiron

CEO and Managing Director - Asia Pacific
Arian Neiron
Mr Neiron founded VanEck Australia and leads VanEck's Asia Pacific businesses. He is a board director and chair of VanEck Investments Limited, VanEck Australia Pty Ltd and VanEck Investments Pte Ltd and  is a board director for the firm’s China business, VanEck Investment Management (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. and VanEck Private Fund Management (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
Recognised as a thought leader and with over 20 years’ experience in asset management and investment banking, he established VanEck in Australia in 2013. Mr Neiron started his career in asset management and investment banking with MLC. He subsequently held senior roles at Perpetual and Credit Suisse and was a founding partner at boutique asset management advisory firm Sunstone Partners.

Brad Livingstone-Foggo

Head of Marketing - Asia Pacific
Brad Livingstone-Foggo
Brad is responsible for building the VanEck brand in Australia. With over 20 years’ experience in asset management with marketing and operations roles at Aberdeen Asset Management, Deutsche Asset Management and Macquarie Group, Brad brings a unique perspective to VanEck.

Cameron McCormack

Portfolio Manager
Cameron McCormack
Cameron leads investment performance analytics for the firm and is responsible for trade execution for equity and fixed income ETFs. Cameron was previously at Pacific Life Re Australia where he worked in the pricing and client solutions teams.

Daniel O’Connell

Senior Associate, Investment and Capital Markets
Daniel O’Connell
Daniel is responsible for fund operations and investment portfolios, monitoring tracking error and cash flows as well as managing the post trade lifecycle. Daniel previously worked at Bennelong Funds Management where he was a Senior Investment Operations Analyst, and has also held positions at Link Fund Solutions and Colonial First State. 

Michael Brown

Head of Finance, Legal and Regulatory Affairs
Michael Brown
Michael is well-known in the investment industry for the role he has played in tax reform going back over three decades. He has been appointed to Board of Taxation expert panels and numerous ATO, industry and professional committees. Prior to joining VanEck, Michael was Head of Tax at Perpetual, MLC and at BT.

Russel Chesler

Head of Investments and Capital Markets
Russel Chesler
An actuary with over 25 years’ experience in financial services, Russel is responsible for managing VanEck's passive solutions. Prior to joining VanEck, Russel was a partner at Sunstone Partners, specialising in Asset and Wealth Management. Russel also worked for Perpetual Limited as General Manager of Protected Investments and Lending, and has held positions at Grange Securities, Alexander Forbes and Liberty Life.