Perth head-quartered Argonaut, the specialist natural resources investment banking firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Digby Gilmour as Co-Head of Institutional Sales.
Mr Gilmour has built a strong reputation as one of the highest-regarded and most influential resources and mining services institutional brokers in Australia. Most recently he was Executive Director at Canaccord Genuity Australia.
Mr Gilmour is a key appointment in Argonaut’s “talent-led strategic growth initiative”. It follows hot on the heels of Argonaut securing Hayden Bairstow, Head of Resources Research at Macquarie Equities, and Benjamin Clifford, the former Co-Head of Equities – Managing Director at Goldman Sachs in Sydney.
Mr Gilmour will join Argonaut in late January 2025 as a member of the firm’s senior leadership team and become a meaningful shareholder.
Commenting on Mr Gilmour’s appointment, Argonaut’s Executive Chairman, Eddie Rigg, said:
“Argonaut is delighted to welcome Digby as a key senior appointment as we action our talent-led strategic growth initiative. Argonaut is a firm that prides itself on its technical merits and sector leadership. We are pleased to have a thought leader and opinion maker of his calibre joining us.
“Digby’s appointment affirms Argonaut’s disciplined approach to growth, our focus on retaining and recruiting the best people and the firm’s status as a sought-after financial advisory, stockbroking & research and funds management business specialising in the natural resources sector.”
Argonaut Group Managing Director & Head of Corporate Finance, Greg Southee, said:
“Argonaut already has an impressive institutional team led by Chris Wippl. The combined leadership of Chris and Digby can deliver our clients an accelerated and magnified level of service and value.
“I look forward to working closely with Digby as we execute the next stage of Argonaut’s strategic growth plan.”
Mr Gilmour added:
“Argonaut has long-held, broad and deep relationships in the natural resources sector. It has built a formidable track record in financing and supporting this sector, not only in Australia but globally.
“I’m excited to join the firm and I look forward to building upon this impressive base and market-leading research. The ability to become a partner and take a senior leadership role in such a well-respected business has made the decision to join Argonaut highly compelling.”
Mr Gilmour has more than 20 years’ experience in equities, investment banking and stockbroking across Australia. He was most recently Executive Director at Canaccord, where he was an integral part of one of Australia’s leading ECM houses. Prior to that role, he was an Institutional Dealer at Hartleys, and before, that a top-rated Equities Research analyst at CLSA.