Mr O'Brien has over 20 years of professional experience. Piers is now the Chief Executive Officer of the Simonds Family Office. He previously held the roles of Chief Operations Officer of the Simonds Family Office, before which he worked in legal roles in-house as both General Manager Legal and General Counsel. During this time, Piers managed the legal function at ASX 200 company Skilled Group Ltd for approximately 8 years. Piers started his career in private practice with K&L Gates Lawyers (and its predecessor firms), where he specialised in mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions, and board advisory work. He is member of Risk Committee.