Our team

Ronald is a founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer at Munro Partners.

Ronald began employment with Munro Partners on 1 March 2016. He has over 18 years of financial services experience, the past 7 years with Munro and prior to that with his roles as Operations Manager at Eye Management Pty Ltd from 2007 and 2011 and in external audit at Ernst & Young from 1999 – 2007. From 2011 – 2016 Ronald was a Commercial Manager at Iluka Resources.

• Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, since 2002.
• Over 23 years’ experience working in, external audit, funds management and resources industries.
• Responsible for day-to-day operations, risk management and supervision of the fund and management company, and all third party service providers.

Ronald holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne and is a member of the CAANZ.

Stephen joined Munro Partners in October 2024 working in Client Portfolio Management within Munro’s Australian business. He is responsible for developing and implementing Munro’s distribution strategy and co-ordinating distribution activities collaboratively with GSFM Funds Management (Munro Partners distribution partner).

Stephen has more than 24 years Retail / Wholesale funds management distribution experience covering investment manager research, investment consulting, private wealth and independent financial adviser / broker intermediary channels. Stephen commenced his funds management career at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers in business development and most recently was Head of Retail Distribution at GSFM Funds Management (formerly Grant Samuel Funds Management) where he worked for 16 years.

Stephen holds a Graduate Diploma in Commerce.

Sam Shields is a Partner and was appointed Head of People & Corporate Services in July 2025.

In his role, Sam oversees and supports the business support services that underpin the day-to-day operations of the business of Munro Partners, including Communications, Finance, IT and People & Culture. Sam is also the CEO of the Munro Foundation.

Sam joined Munro Partners in July 2018 as Operations Manager and graduated to Head of Operations & Risk where he was focussed on fund operations, new fund projects, investment systems, service providers and risk management.

Prior to joining Munro, Sam gained industry experience in financial operations and analysis at Citigroup Global Markets and Zenith Investment Partners and commercial analysis and management in the mining sector with Iluka Resources and Mineral Deposits Limited.

Sam holds a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University and a Bachelor of Commerce from Monash University.

Lechelle is Munro Partners’ Head of Operations, Compliance and Risk.

Lechelle has 20 years’ experience in financial services including across risk and compliance, investment governance, product and communications. As Head of Operations, Compliance and Risk at Munro Partners, Lechelle manages fund operations and the company’s governance, risk and compliance risk framework. Prior to joining Munro Partners, Lechelle worked at Ironbark Asset Management as the Investment Governance Manager and prior to that as the Product and Communications Manager.

• 20 years financial services experience.
• 10 years fund management experience.

Lechelle has a Bachelor of Business (International Business & Marketing) from Edith Cowan University and holds a Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning from FINSIA.

Brad joined Munro Partners in September 2025 as Vice President, Institutional Investments.

Brad’s responsibilities include growing relationships with current and prospective clients and investment consultants.

Prior to joining Munro Partners, Brad worked at Black Creek Investment Management and Sprucegrove Investment Management, where he managed client and prospect relationships across the United States and Canada.

Brad brings extensive experience as a product specialist. He was a Vice President at Greystone Managed Investment, focusing on Canadian Equities, and at McLean Budden, where he specialized in international equities. Brad began his career at SEI Investments in performance measurement and portfolio analytics.

In addition to his CFA® Charter, Brad holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Queen’s University, and an Honours Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Windsor.

Taylor Bree joined Munro Partners in November 2020 as Communications Coordinator and was promoted to Communications Manager in November 2021.

As Communications Manager, Taylor is responsible for all aspects of marketing, communications and investor relations. Prior to joining Munro, Taylor worked in Public Relations consulting specialising in crisis & issues management, reputation management and corporate communications.

Taylor holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) and Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University.

Jason Ewe is the Operations Manager at Munro Partners, having joined the firm in March 2021 as a Fund Operations Analyst.

In his current role, Jason leads the Operations team and reports directly to the Head of Operations, Compliance & Risk. Before joining Munro Partners, he gained experience at Apex Fund Services (Australia), where he provided fund administration and registry services to Fund Managers.

Jason is a CPA and holds a Master of Finance as well as a Bachelor of Commerce, with majors in Accounting and Finance, from The University of Melbourne.

Joanna Tan joined Munro Partners in December 2018 as the Fund Operations Analyst, was promoted to Fund Operations Manager on 1 July, 2020 and again in June 2021 to Partner and Financial Controller.

Joanna has 5 years of experience in private equity. Her career began at Schulze Global Investments Ltd (“SGI”) based in Singapore. SGI is an American private equity that focuses on investment activities in emerging and frontier markets. During her tenure, Joanna managed both equity and debt funds with a total capital commitment of USD100 million across Asia and Africa. Joanna was then assigned to take over the role of headquarter accountant. Joanna worked alongside with the CFO and her main responsibilities were to manage 15 holding companies’ books, cash budgeting, monthly cash reporting and consolidation and US tax reporting.

Joanna was also a Fund Accountant in Apex Fund Services (Australia), responsible to perform administration services to an Australian based private equity manager with a total capital commitment of USD950 million.

Joanna is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA), holds a Master of Professional Accounting from Monash University and a Bachelor of Media from Murdoch University.

Bianca Marturano is the Executive Assistant at Munro Partners. She joined in May 2018 and was promoted in 2021 to Partner.

Prior to joining Munro, Bianca spent 4 years from 2009 to 2013 with Marks Henderson, a Melbourne based property management company. From 2013 to 2018, Bianca took a break from corporate life to focus on her two young children. During this time, she helped to build the award-winning Birdhouse Event Entertainment and Mercury DJ Hire businesses.

Annmarie Nocera joined Munro Partners in October 2023 as a Digital Coordinator and was promoted to Communications Designer in June 2025.

Annmarie is responsible for creating visually compelling and strategically effective designs that communicate key messages across a range of platforms. By blending design, branding, and messaging strategy with broader communications and marketing efforts, she supports the Communications Manager in shaping how the Munro brand is perceived by its audiences.

Annmarie holds a Bachelor of Communication Design and a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from Monash University.

Elena Huggins joined Munro Partners in October 2024 as the Compliance Officer.

Elena helps to maintain and enhance the firm’s compliance and risk frameworks in accordance with Australian, New Zealand and Canadian regulatory obligations. Reporting to the Head of Operations, Compliance & Risk, she assists in the ongoing development and implementation of policies, monitoring programs, and training initiatives that help ensure Munro’s governance and regulatory standards are upheld across the business.

Elena holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Finance) from the University of Melbourne.

Stella Ni joined Munro Partners in September 2021 as an Operations Analyst.

After graduated from Master of Business (banking and finance) of Monash University, Stella worked as a fund accountant at Alternative Investment Team of State Street, providing accounting and financial reporting services for hedge funds of State Street’s US clients. Stella is currently responsible for assisting the Operations & Risk Manager with unit pricing reconciliations and maintenance of Munro’s Portfolio Management System.

Josh Watts joined Munro Partners in June 2022 as an Operations Analyst.

Josh is responsible for assisting the Operations Manager with unit pricing reconciliations and maintenance of Munro’s Portfolio System. Prior to joining Munro Partners, Josh worked at IFM Investors within the Corporate Finance team, and spent time with the Brisbane Lions AFL team.

Josh graduated Cum Laude from the University of Colorado Boulder, majoring in Economics.

Hudson is responsible for assisting the Operations Manager with unit pricing reconciliations and maintenance of Munro’s portfolio system.

Prior to joining the team, Hudson completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree (end of 2022), worked at Morris Finance in his gap year as a credit officer and is currently playing football at the Werribee Football Club in the VFL (since 2019).

Jessica is Munro Partners’ Human Resources Manager.

Jessica has over 14 years experience in recruitment and human resources with 10 years in financial services gained in Perth, London, Sydney and Melbourne.

‍As HR Manager at Munro Partners, Jessica manages the company’s people & culture function to ensure Munro meets employer legislation requirements, is providing a great place for our people to work whilst imbedding frameworks to drive a high performance culture.
Prior to joining Munro Partners, Jessica worked as the Head of People & Culture at Scottish Pacific Business Finance.

Jessica holds a Bachelor of Business (Human Resources Management) from Edith Cowan University.