Experience

Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF)

• Australia
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Acting Director, Investment

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility is a $5 billion lending facility provided by the Commonwealth Government to provide loans to infrastructure projects and businesses across northern Australia.NAIF’s mission is to generate transformational growth for northern Australia through being an innovative financing partner. NAIF works with project proponents to encourage and ensure that NAIF’s financial support will help bring a positive impact to local communities, provide indigenous outcomes and support the region and northern Australia as a whole.

• Origination

  • Nov 2017 - May 2022



ANZ

• Australia
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director, Structured Capital Markets

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2016

  Origination and execution of warehouse and term asset-backed transactions, namely RMBS and auto and equipment receivables for third party client banks in Australia. This involved: - creating tailored pitch books for current and prospective issuers, - maintaining network of key internal stakeholders (credit risk, legal, compliance, accounting, investor sales, derivatives, relationship managers), - instructing and coordinating external transaction advisers (legal, rating agencies), - credit submissions, - monitoring securitisation facilities for covenant compliance, and - collaborating with investor sales in preparation of marketing materials, responding to investor queries and executing marketing strategy. Further, prime responsibility for coverage of commercial property clients for potential CMBS transactions (CMBS mandate secured for new-to-bank client).



Deutsche Bank

• Germany
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, European Commercial Real Estate Group

  • Mar 2002 - Jan 2008

  Tasked with building and managing a high-performing CMBS structuring and execution team. Collaborating with the Group's loan origination, due diligence, capital structure, trading and servicing teams, we executed EUR17 billion of CMBS, of which EUR13 billion comprised principal transactions (loans originated by the Group mostly in the UK and Germany). Operated in a 'combination role', as deal leader for individual transactions, as well as team manager of the other deal leaders in my team. Specific tasks included: engaging with rating agencies and legal counsel, production of marketing materials, attending roadshows, delivery of all transaction documentation, negotiating with rating agencies, transaction third parties, investors, insurance providers, and presentations/pitches to prospective clients. A significant achievement was securing and retaining a large Dutch CMBS client for two 'tap' transactions with a profitable financial structure in a highly competitive market.



Commonwealth Bank

• Australia
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Vice President, Property Finance Group, Institutional Banking

  • Jan 1997 - Jan 2002

  Responsibilities: (i) developing and executing structured capital markets products (CMBS) for clients, and (ii) financing of residential developments, property investments, listed and wholesale property trusts. Responsibilities: (i) developing and executing structured capital markets products (CMBS) for clients, and (ii) financing of residential developments, property investments, listed and wholesale property trusts.