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 |
Michael Barbara
Manager, Acquisitions
Michael Barbara, Manager, Acquisitions, manages the acquisition and disposition process for the Australia New Zealand Forest Fund and other investment activities in the Australia New Zealand region. This includes supporting the development of the investment pipeline, managing the due diligence process, contributing to financial modelling and coordinating fund reporting to the investment committee and clients. Michael is also experienced in forestry asset management and developing commercialisation strategies for eco product assets, such as carbon and water.Michael has worked in New Forests' Washington, DC, office supporting the Eco Products Fund and has a Bachelor in Environmental Management from Macquarie University, a Diploma of Business Marketing from TAFE NSW and is currently pursuing an MBA at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management. He is based in Sydney.
