Name and Title |
Location |
Specialisation |
Michael Barbara |
Sydney |
Timberland acquisitions and asset management, eco product development |
Allison Blair |
Sydney |
Leasing, land title administration, property due diligence |
Maria Bosman |
Sydney |
Forestry operations, resource management systems |
David Brand |
Sydney | Forestry investment strategy, business management, forest management |
David Brentlinger |
San Francisco | Investment management, financial structuring, real estate |
James Bullen |
Sydney | Tropical and temperate forest operations, FSC forest management |
James Davies |
Sydney | Fund and transaction management, investment structuring, private equity |
Benjamin Guillon |
San Francisco | Investment and financial analysis, U.S. wetland, carbon and biodiversity markets |
Merril Halley |
Kota Kinabalu | Conservation management, community forestry |
MaryKate Hanlon |
Sydney | Environmental market analysis, forest carbon policy and markets, REDD |
Kym Hooper |
Sydney | Corporate and financial management systems |
Radha Kuppalli |
Washington, D.C. | Client relations, eco product investment strategy, fund management |
Keith Lamb |
Sydney | Forestry operational management, strategic asset management |
Gavin Le Roux |
Sydney | Corporate finance, governance |
Phil Mason |
Melbourne | Plantation forest silviculture, forest valuation, inventory and planning systems |
Desiree McClammey |
San Francisco | Accounting, office management and operations |
Ros Mitchell |
Sydney | Administration, office management |
Amanda Naismith |
Sydney | Natural resource management |
Nick O'Brien |
Sydney | Strategic forestry asset modelling, carbon accounting |
Darius Sarshar |
Singapore | Forest investment management, carbon & biodiversity markets, FSC certification |
Melissa Scully |
Sydney | Corporate finance, client reporting |
Dave Shelton |
Sydney | Forestry investment and investment structuring, natural resouce management |
Brian Shillinglaw |
San Francisco | Forest carbon investment, conservation finance, US and international carbon policy |
David Skilton |
New Zealand | Forestry estate modelling and valuation, carbon analysis |
Paul Speed |
Singapore | Forestry investment analysis and valuation, tropical forest management |
Megan Struthers |
New Zealand | Forestry operational management, timberland investment analysis |
Adrian Vis |
Sydney | Agricultural asset management |
Gavin Le Roux
Director, Finance
Gavin Le Roux, Director, Finance, manages New Forests' finance and corporate services functions, including fund and client reporting, corporate financial reporting, financial management, company secretarial duties, compliance and governance. In this role, he ensures consistency across the back-office functions of New Forests' funds and also manages the company's training program. Gavin has over 10 years of experience in commercial and chartered accounting in South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. Before joining New Forests, he was the senior financial account at Mirvac Funds Management Limited where his responsibilities included financial reporting, management reporting, consolidations and taxation for Mirvac's funds management business. He is a Chartered Accountant (South Africa) and has a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from the University of Natal in South Africa and a Master's of Environmental Studies from Macquarie University in Sydney. He is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Gavin is based in Sydney.
