Maurice has spent twenty-five years in the financial services industry in Australia, the United Kingdom and Asia and is now based in Melbourne, Victoria. His most recent role was that of CEO of BlackRock Investment Management in Australia. Prior to that he was CEO and CIO of the Asian operations of BlackRock’s antecedents, Merrill Lynch Investment Management and Mercury Asset Management, and prior to that he headed the Emerging Markets Investment team for Mercury Asset Management in London. He began his career as an Economist in the Commonwealth Treasury in Canberra. He currently holds several Directorships in a variety of industries and not for profit organisations.