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 |
Merril Halley |
Kota Kinabalu | Conservation management, community forestry |
MaryKate Hanlon |
Sydney | Environmental markets, ESG and responsible investment |
Kym Hooper |
Sydney | Corporate and financial management systems |
Radha Kuppalli |
Sydney | 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 |
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 |
Phil Mason
Manager, Operations, Australia
Phil Mason, Manager, Operations, Australia, is an experienced forester who leads the operational management of New Forests' Australian assets. He is primarily responsible for the operational activities on an estate of over 250,000 hectares and is involved with the estate's financial management and communications with fund managers and investors. Before joining New Forests, Phil worked for several large forestry companies including Elders Forestry (Integrated Tree Cropping), Fletcher Challenge (Norske Skog) and State Forests of New South Wales. He has also worked for URS Australia and Jaakko Poyry, where he conducted consulting assignments throughout Australia, the Pacific, Asia and South Africa. Phil has a Bachelor in Science - Forestry from the Australian National University and an MBA from the University of Western Australia. He is based in Melbourne.
