Alan Watson

Mr Watson, during his executive career, worked in investment banking, accumulating over 30 years of experience within global equity markets. During this period, he was responsible for starting and leading a number of securities businesses both in Europe and Asia, advising many companies on capital structuring, initial public offerings, takeovers and mergers and investment relations strategies. Mr Watson held positions as Managing Director at Barclays de Zoete Wedd Limited, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation, at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc and as Head of Securities Europe for Macquarie Capital (Europe) Ltd., concluding his executive career in 2011. Subsequent to this, he has been an independent director of public companies, both in Australia and North America. In addition to Pinnacle, currently Mr Watson is also an independent director of Airboss of America, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. He is member of Compliance and Risk Management Committee.