Duncan Calder Contour Capital - Duncan Calder is Managing Director of Contour Capital in Perth. Duncan Calder was a partner with KPMG Australia between 1997 and 2014. Duncan founded and led KPMG Australia’s National China Business Practice in 2002.

1. Duncan Calder (Managing Director)
Duncan Calder is a qualified Chartered Accountant who has extensive financial
and commercial experience in providing valuations, forensic and transactional
services to clients. He was a partner with KPMG Australia between 1997 and
2014, leading its Western Australian corporate finance, forensic services and
energy and natural resources practices for over a decade.
Duncan was a member of the Chamber of Minerals & Energy WA’s Infrastructure
& Economics Committee (2008-2014) and was the Chair of the Forensic
Accountants Special Interest Group WA at the Institute of Chartered Accountants
in Australia (2011-2014).

2. About: Duncan Calder
After studying accountancy at Lancashire University and qualifying as a
Chartered Accountant in England, Duncan transferred to Perth in 1987. He
worked with KPMG for 28 years, including 17 years as a partner. He led
KPMG's Corporate Finance and Forensic Accounting teams in Perth as well as
being the Founding National Chairman of KPMG's China Business Practice.
Duncan is a nationally recognised specialist and commentator on Sino
Australian business, having led the Australia China Business Council as National
President (2013 – 2014) and Western Australian State President (2007 –
2013). He was Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Confucius Institute W.A.
Duncan has extensive experience in leadership positions with not-for-profit
organisations including having been the Chair, Deputy Chair and Treasurer of
Parkerville Children and Youth Care for over a decade as well as the State
President of Amnesty International. He was a prominent member for two
Olympics and 2 Commonwealth Games on the Fundraising Committee of
the AOC.
Duncan provided strategic advice to the founders of Manna in 2016 and was
appointed to the Board in June 2017, becoming Deputy Chair in January
2018.

3. Duncan Calder
Transactional services and deals with China
Duncan founded and led KPMG Australia’s National China Business Practice in
2002 and was a highly visible and approachable leader of the Australia China
Business Council as National President (2013 – 2014) and Western Australian
State President (2007 – 2013).
Duncan spearheaded the organisation as a respected leader and commentator in
international business, championing it to a position as the peak national body
across Australia promoting Sino-Australian trade and investment and delivering
sweeping change in reputation and political influence, whilst achieving over
800% growth in Western Australia.
He was appointed as a Cultural Ambassador for China and received a
“Friendship Award” from the Chinese Government for promoting Sino-Australian
relationships to build deep relationships with generations of Chinese business and
government leaders over many years.

4. Business valuations
Duncan has valued hundreds of business operations over two decades as a
specialist valuations practitioner including operations in each of the following
industries: iron ore, copper, gold, coal, mineral sands, nickel, gold, diamonds, zinc,
lead, forestry, power generation, oil & gas, manufacturing, retail, agriculture,
aged care and retirement villages etc.
Forensic services and contract compliance
Duncan has performed many valuations and loss of profit calculations for
contractual disputes, include the provision of expert witness testimony in various
courts throughout Australia including the Family Court, the District Court and the
Supreme Court in both civil and criminal matters. Duncan led many investigations
into corporate theft and fraud across a variety of business sectors.
Strategic and infrastructure advisory
Economic Infrastructure advisory including dealing with State Agreements and
funding of projects. Involved in significant pieces of work regarding port and
export infrastructure.

5. Work Experiance
 Assisted Baosteel in relation to a JV magnetite investment and iron ore off-
take agreement with FMG and then being JOINTLY appointed by Baosteel
and FMG to assist them to successfully restructure and merge their
magnetite iron ore interests.
 Acted as principal financial adviser to Sinosteel for a 5 year period on
negotiations with Rio Tinto in relation to the ultimately successful extension
of the flagship Channar Iron Ore Joint Venture.
 Assisted Baosteel in relation to various potential investments including due
diligence and negotiation assistance.
 Assisted Hunan Valin in its due diligence in relation to its investment in FMG
 Acted as financial adviser to Australia LNG in relation to negotiations with
CNOOC Ltd, China’s third largest oil and gas company.
 Provided Sinosteel with corporate finance, valuation and lead financial
advisor acquisition negotiation advice in relation to a number of iron ore
and uranium investments.
 MCC-CITIC Pacific – various valuation, corporate finance, forensic dispute
and other engagements
Navigating China and Transactional Advisory Services

6.  Loss of profit expert reports for:
 Mt Gibson Iron’s claims against Rizhao, Pioneer and Sinom
 Consolidated Minerals various disputes with trucking contractors
 Multiple business valuations for Family Law purposes
 Investigations for FMG on major contracts and for counterparties with FMG
 Investigations on behalf of prominent Western Australian family of alleged
theft and fraud by employees of their private company
 Investigations on behalf of prominent Western Australian family of alleged
mismanagement and theft from pastoral properties by property manager
 Various construction disputes and contract compliance engagements
between major contractors and its sub-contractors, including in relation to
early termination of mining contracts and maximising financial and
commercial outcomes.
Forensic Experience

7. Economic Infrastructure advisory including dealing with State Agreements
and funding of projects. Involved in significant pieces of work regarding
port and export infrastructure, for example:
• He acted as principal financial adviser to the Port of Geraldton on the port
deepening and capacity expansion projects
• He acted as principal financial adviser to the Port of Port Hedland on
development of new public berth and advising in negotiations with FMG
• He acted as principal financial adviser to the Port of Esperance in relation
to proposed port expansion
• Western Power – advising Government in the evaluation of bids to build
numerous power stations in regional Western Australia involving review of
power plant agreements and power plant forecasts for a variety of fuel
sources from coal to diesel to gas.
• China Railway Materials, CCCC and Yilgarn Infrastructure Limited – various
financial advisory roles including liaison and negotiation with State
Government departments.
Strategic and Infrastructure Advisory

8.  Duncan was financial adviser to Mitsui Iron Ore Development as in
relation to its initial entry into Pilbara Rail with Rio Tinto and also its
subsequent entry into Pilbara Iron, advising on financing and structuring
issues.
Other Projects

9. For more info about Duncan Calder, Visit at:
• https://www.facebook.com/duncan.calder.900
• https://www.pinterest.com.au/calderduncan/duncan-calder/
• https://www.manna.org.au/board-bio
• https://www.acbr.com.au/user/230
• http://duncancalder.blogspot.com/
• http://contourcapital.com.au/who-we-are/our-leadership-team/duncan-
calder-fca/
• https://www.businessnews.com.au/Person/Duncan-Calder
• https://perth.locanto.com.au/ID_2472578836/Duncan-Calder.html
• http://www.farmweekly.com.au/news/agriculture/agribusiness/general-
news/embrace-chinese-investment-rather-than-fear-it-says-
calder/2615720.aspx
• https://www.scoop.it/t/chartered-accountant-by-bruce-
palmore/p/4097027529/2018/04/20/duncan-calder
• http://www.businessworld-australia.com.au/tag/duncan-calder/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-calder-
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10. Thanks for Watching
Duncan Calder
PO Box 1431, South Perth WA 6951
duncan.calder@manna.org.au
https://www.manna.org.au/