STUART CROSBY
Managing Director – Asia Pacific, age 47

In his role as Managing Director – Asia Pacific, Stuart is responsible for Computershare’s operations in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. Prior to his appointment to this position, Stuart spent two years heading Computershare’s strategic business development in continental Europe and Asia. In this role he had prime responsibility for negotiating and implementing major contracts, alliances and acquisitions within the region.

Before joining Computershare in 1999, Stuart was ASX's national head of listings ('96- '99), and was actively involved in ASX's demutualisation and listing. Stuart has also worked in Hong Kong where he ran the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's intermediary licensing division and was a director of enforcement.

 

STEVEN ROTHBLOOM
Managing Director – North America, age 48

In his role as Managing Director – North America, Steven is responsible for Computershare’s operations in the United States and Canada. Prior to his appointment, Steven was president of Computershare Investor Services USA with direct responsibility for the registry and stock transfer businesses across all our US offices as well as our US employee plan services and options business. Steven was part of the Executive Team that came across to Computershare following the Harris Bank acquisition in 2000. He joined Harris in 1986 and after a series of senior appointments, became Executive Vice President in 1998.

Steven has more than 22 years of experience in the securities industry including 10 years in the brokerage community with Bache & Company and Merrill Lynch.

He holds a BA from Queens College, New York, and an MBA in Financial Management (with distinction) from Pace University in New York.

 

ROB CHAPMAN
Managing Director – Europe, Middle East and Africa, Age 42

Rob was appointed as Managing Director for the EMEA region in June 2003. He has an outstanding record of delivering growth in outsourcing businesses similar to Computershare and possesses strong operational knowledge, market experience and commercial acumen that promises to deliver positive results in the region.

Rob has over 18 years experience of delivering services to clients in the financial services, commercial and government arenas. He spent 15 years at EDS Corporation in a variety of roles, his last being Managing Director of its Business Process Management Division in the UK. He has also spent time leading businesses in Ireland and South Africa.