Our Board
A leadership team that drives investment results.
Michael Happell
Chairman
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Michael was a partner of PwC for 24 years, including 4 years as Chairman of the Australian firm. He was also a member of PwC’s Global Board.
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Whilst Michael was practising, he was widely recognised as one of Australia’s top tax advisors. Michael’s former directorships include Melbourne Cricket Club (where he was President from 2019-2023), Scotch College, Lauriston Girls’ School, The Royal Melbourne Tennis Club, Breast Cancer Network Australia, Financial Crimes Consulting Ltd, MyProsperity Ltd and Janus Ltd.
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Adriana Zuccala
Managing Director
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Adriana is a qualified lawyer with 25 years’ experience in the financial services, property and legal sectors, including over 15 years operating mortgage and property development funds and as Partner of a large national law firm, specialising in property development and financing.
Adriana is also a member of the UDIA Victoria Finance & Investment Committee, Deputy Chair of MS Plus, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Financial Services Institute of Australia. She was formerly Deputy Chair of VincentCare Victoria and VincentCare Community Housing.
Andrew Newbold
Director
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Following more than 20 years’ practising commercial law, Andrew held non-executive positions for a range of private companies and not-for-profit organisations, including directorship at CGA Bryson. He is currently Chairman of Althea Group Holdings Limited and a commissioner of the Australian Football League (having retired as a chairman and president of the Hawthorn Football Club in 2016).
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Andrew has been involved in various entrepreneurial activities including establishing a renewable energy business, which he later sold to an ASX Top 20 company and developing a ground-breaking real-estate app.
Peter Nankivell
Non-Executive Director
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Peter has an extensive legal career with nearly 40 years practising in the areas of banking law, commercial law and mergers and acquisitions where he is recognised in “Best Lawyers 2023 and Best Lawyers 2025”. He currently consults to Thomson Geer Lawyers, where he was formerly chairman of the Board of Partners. Peter’s clients include nonbank financiers, private and public companies, family firms and high net worth individuals.
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Peter is a non executive director of Jellis Craig Real Estate and the chair of RTN Law. Peter is a past director and vice president of the Hawthorn Football Club and was also the past chairman of the Centre for Eye Research Australia Limited, the Eye Research Australia Foundation, the Ansell Foundation and the Xavier College Foundation.