Board of Directors - Praemium Limited
Barry Lewin was appointed as a non-executive chairman on 12 May 2017. Barry has significant experience advising public and private companies in transaction structuring, debt and equity issues, mergers, acquisitions, business sales and public floats. Prior to establishing SLM Corporate Pty Ltd in 1999, Barry spent twelve years as in-house counsel to leading Australian public companies, including diversified international resource company North Limited, managing their legal and commercial Australian and international interests.
Barry is currently non-executive chairman for ASX-listed entities Elmo Software (ELO) and QuickFee (QFE). He has previous experience as Director of ASX-listed companies Senetas Corporation Limited (1999-2001) and Clean TeQ Holdings Limited (2007-2011), where he also served as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Barry has degrees in Commerce and Law and holds an MBA from Swinburne University, Melbourne
Stuart Robertson was appointed as a non-executive director on 12 May 2017. Stuart has broad experience in business advisory, investment banking, wrap platforms, alternative investments and funds management. He held senior roles at BT Funds Management, KBC Investments Limited and Zurich Financial Services in Australia, London and New York and is currently the head of private assets and distribution at Ellerston Capital Limited.
Stuart is non-executive chairman of Money3 Corporation Limited (since November 2018, director since January 2016). Stuart chairs the Group’s Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee and is a member of the Group’s Remuneration Committee. Stuart is a Chartered Accountant, Fellow of FINSIA, Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds an MBA from the MGSM.
Daniel Lipshut was appointed as a non-executive director on 12 May 2017. Daniel is an experienced executive and non-executive director with an accomplished career in the defence, fintech and telecommunications industries.
Daniel’s experience includes a broad range of corporate, commercial and board positions with a focus on corporate governance, development of government relationships, strategic business development and commercialisation of innovative technologies.
Daniel was joint Managing Director and CEO of ASX listed BSA (ASX:BSA), CEO of IAI Australia, and CEO of Intercorp, a private company specialising in defence electronic systems, telecommunications, innovation and R & D. In addition, Daniel was a Director of the Australian Association of Uninhabited Systems, nominated Chair of the Well and Productive CRC bid, a graduate of the AICD, and a member of ARPA. He holds an MBA from the University of Technology Sydney.
Justin Lipton was appointed as a non-executive director on 1 April 2026. Justin brings over two decades of experience in building and scaling SaaS solutions. He was the co-founder of Exari, a pioneering enterprise contract automation and intelligent document assembly platform (acquired by Coupa in 2019), where he drove the company's overall technology direction, product engineering and global expansion across offices in Melbourne, Boston and London. His career prior to Exari included senior project management roles at Lochard, specialising in flight track monitoring systems.
Justin holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering from Monash University, along with earlier degrees in Electrical Engineering (BE) and Mathematics & Physics (BSc).
Katrina Efthim was appointed a non-executive director on 22 April 2026. She is a former Managing Director at Citigroup, with over two decades of experience advising boards and executive teams on strategy, capital allocation, M&A transactions and investor relations. She brings deep financial and commercial acumen, risk oversight and strong governance capability, underpinned by Audit, Finance and Risk Committee experience.
Katrina has a BComm (Hons) (University of Melbourne), an Executive MBA (AGSM, University of NSW) and is a Graduate, Company Directors Course (Australian Institute of Company Directors). She is currently Non-executive Director and Chair Audit and Risk Committee at Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, a Panel Member, Australian Government Takeovers Panel and Finance Committee Member, State Library of Victoria.
Anthony Wamsteker joined the Praemium Board in November 2020 following Praemium's acquisition of Powerwrap. Anthony brings over 30 years’ experience in financial services, including nine years as the founding CEO of ME Bank and 12 years in the Funds Management division of National Mutual/AXA. Anthony also brings extensive board experience, most recently as the Chairman of Powerwrap Limited. Anthony was appointed CEO of Praemium in May 2021.