Executive Team
John Atkin - Chief Executive Officer
John Atkin joined The Trust Company in January 2009 from Blake Dawson where he was Managing Partner for six years.
With over 25 years experience in the management of professional service firms, and extensive experience in strategy development and execution, John is responsible for enhancing the strong position The Trust Company occupies in the market and building on its significant record of achievement since its establishment in 1885. Excellence in client service built on great teamwork and world class expertise and systems will be the foundation of The Trust Company’s continuing success under John’s leadership.
John holds professional memberships with the International Bar Association, Law Council of Australia, Law Society of New South Wales, Australian Institute of Directors, St James Ethics Centre and the Sydney Institute.
John is a director of The Australian Outward Bound Foundation.
Vicki Allen - Chief Operating Officer
Vicki Allen joined The Trust Company in January 2007 and holds a Bachelor of Business, University of Technology, Sydney; MBA, University of Melbourne; and a Diploma of Financial Planning. Vicki is currently a director of The Trust Company Superannuation Services Limited, and Chairperson of Bridge housing Limited. Prior to joining Trust, Ms Allen worked at Lend Lease Corporation and MLC in a number of senior roles.
Vicki is responsible for leading the strategic direction of The Trust Company’s corporate and personal products and services. These products and services include acting as a responsible entity for managed investment schemes, providing trustee and/or custodial services across the property and infrastructure assets classes in Australia and Singapore, acting as a debenture and security trustee and approved trustee services for corporate super and public offer funds. The Trust Company’s personal products and services comprises wills and estate planning, financial planning, power of attorney services, health and personal injury services and philanthropy.
David Grbin - Chief Financial Officer
David Grbin joined The Trust Company as a consultant in February 2008 before being appointed Executive General Manager for Finance, Legal, Risk and IT in July 2008.
David is The Trust Company's Chief Financial Officer and is also responsible for leading strategy and operations for the Legal, Risk and IT areas of the business.
With more than eight years experience as CFO of a listed company, David has been responsible for increasing shareholder value and establishing key relationships with stakeholders in debt and equity capital markets. He has held a number of Financial and Commercial management positions with Adsteam Marine Limited, The Adelaide Steamship Company Limited and has worked as an auditor for Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
David holds a Bachelor of Economics with Honours from the University of Adelaide and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants since 1989.
Simon Lewis - Head of Strategy, Communications and Community
Simon Lewis joined The Trust Company in 2006 as Corporate Strategy Manager and was subsequently appointed to the role of Head of Strategy and Communications in 2008. He joined the Executive Team in 2009 and has recently taken on the role of Head of Community.
In his role at The Trust Company, Simon is responsible for the planning and implementation of strategy, M&A, creatively improving employee engagement and building investor and media relations through communications and events.
Simon has a Bachelor of Business Science (Actuarial Honours) from the University of Cape Town and a Master of Arts (Politics, Philosophy and Economics) from Oxford University where he attended as a Rhodes Scholar representing his country of birth, Zimbabwe.
Simon’s career in financial services started at the Corporate Actuarial Dept of Old Mutual in Cape Town. He left to pursue his studies at Oxford, followed by five years with the Transaction Services Division of KPMG in both London and Sydney.
He is married to Jeannine and has three young children.
Sally Ascroft - Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
Sally Ascroft joined The Trust Company in 2009 as Group General Counsel and Company Secretary. She oversees and coordinates all legal issues and resources throughout The Trust Company and ensures that company secretarial obligations are met. With her background in asset finance, Sally is leading business expansion into new asset categories for The Trust Company, such as aviation.
Sally began her legal career with Mallesons Stephen Jaques in 1983 and was admitted as a Solicitor of the NSW Supreme Court in 1985. During more than 20 years at Mallesons, Sally specialised in banking and finance with an emphasis on syndicated, structured and lease financing. She worked in the Sydney and London offices and became a Partner in 1996.
Sally has a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Law from Macquarie University and received the Hunt & Hunt prize for 200 and 300 level law. She is currently studying for her Graduate Diploma of Corporate Governance at Chartered Secretaries Australia and has achieved distinctions in all subjects completed so far.
With her strong interest in skiing, Sally is a Director and Club Secretary for the Dulmison Ski Club in NSW. She also has a strong family focus and has taken time out from her career in previous years to spend more time with her two children.
Andrea Free - Head of People and Development
Andrea Free joined The Trust Company in 2006 as People and Development Manager, and was subsequently appointed to the role of Head of People and Development in March 2009. In this role, Andrea is responsible for developing, implementing and managing human resources strategies, policies, and initiatives across the business to support the The Trust Company team in achieving strategic business objectives.
Andrea has a Bachelor of Business from the Elton Mayo School of Management at the University of South Australia, where she majored in Human Resources and Marketing.
With more than 12 years in human resources and training, Andrea has experienced a number of industries. She started working in retail with David Jones and then continued her career in senior roles with The Swatch Group and other financial services companies, including Prudential in London.
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