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NSW

Andrew Knowles

National Segment Head – Insolvency

Macquarie Bank

As the head of Insolvency segment with Macquarie Business Banking, Andrew Knowles brings a wealth of [...]

Carla Fairweather

Managing Director

FTI Consutling

Cameron March

Litigation Manager

Litigation Lending Services

Cameron was admitted to the legal profession in 2013 and has extensive experience from roles in [...]

Sunny Joshi

Manager, Lending Services

ANZ Corporate & Commercial Banking

Ron Lim

Senior Analyst, Group Credit Structuring

Commonwealth Bank

Ron is a Senior Analyst in CBA’s Group Credit Structuring team, specialising in the large corporate [...]

Dani Jeyes

Director

FTI Consulting

Benjamin Carruthers

Executive Director

KordaMentha

Monica Minuzzo

Manager

Cor Cordis

Angus Miles

Consultant - Turnaround Restructuring Strategy

Ernst & Young

Megan Lowe

Lawyer

Gilbert + Tobin

Patricia Kruse

Business Development Manager

Scotpac Business Finance

I am a product specialist with over 20 years’ experience in providing businesses with Cashflow and [...]

Neil Hayward

Partner

KordaMentha

I work with companies in financial distress or requiring a turnaround. I develop and then implement [...]

David Hickey

Senior Associate - Deals & Origination

Gordon Brothers

David is a member of Gordon Brothers’ Deals and Origination team in Australia, responsible for providing [...]

Alinta Kemeny

Partner

Ashurst

Alinta Kemeny is a partner in Ashurst’s restructuring and special situations team. Alinta has expertise in [...]

Laura Anderson

Associate

McInnes Wilson Lawyers

Laura is an Associate in the McInnes Wilson Lawyers Disputes & Insolvency team. Laura is able [...]

Christina Ruiz

Associate Director

KordaMentha

Jacob Grant

Associate Director

Deloitte

Jacob has 10 years experience in Financial Advisory, specialising in restructuring and turnaround across Australia and [...]

Peter Cutler

Bankwest (Commonwealth Bank Australia Group)

General and credit risk management professional with 25+ years’ experience in investment, institutional, corporate and retail [...]

Aidan Gordon

Director

Deloitte

Aidan is a Director in Deloitte’s Restructuring Services practice based in Perth. Aidan has over 12 [...]

Jessica Jedynak

Senior Director

FTI Consulting

Jessica is a Senior Director in the Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment of FTI Consulting. Jessica [...]

Andrew Boys

Assistant Manager

McGrathNicol

Andrew is an Assistant Manager at McGrathNicol and has 5 years’ experience in restructuring, turnaround and [...]

Cavan Reid

Bain Capital Credit (Australia) Pty Limited

Zoe Kaesehagen

King & Wood Mallesons

Zoe is a solicitor in the Banking & Finance team at King & Wood Mallesons. She [...]

Jonathan Chee

Senior Director

FTI Consulting

Simon Chiou

Senior Manager, Group Credit Structuring

Commonwealth Bank Australia

Simon is a Senior Manager within Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Group Credit Structuring department, which covers [...]

Paul Gillies

Property Finance Analyst

Sentinel Property Group

Paul has over 10 years professional experience across the financial services, commercial banking and risk management. [...]

Sera Erikozu

Associate

Norton Rose Fulbright

Sera Erikozu is a banking and insolvency lawyer at Norton Rose Fulbright Australia. Sera’s practice focuses [...]

Ned Marlow-Weir

Associate

MinterEllison

Ned is a litigation lawyer with a particular focus on insolvency. He has acted for both [...]

Ann Watson

Senior Associate

Hall & Wilcox

Ann is a Senior Associate at Hall & Wilcox, Brisbane and has particular focus on restructuring, [...]

Glenn Caligaris

Partner

McInnes Wilson Lawyers

Glenn practises in the areas of commercial litigation and insolvency. He has expertise and experience in: [...]

Daniel Schweickle

Investment Associate

Remagen Capital

Alison Robertson

Partner

HWL Ebsworth

For more than 20 years Alison has specialised in all aspects of insolvency, reconstruction and recovery. [...]

Saskia van Loon

Senior Associate

Johnson Winter & Slattery

Jonathan Zipfinger

Senior Associate

Herbert Smith Freehills

Jonathan is a Senior Associate at Herbert Smith Freehills. He is an experienced finance lawyer with [...]

Peter Smith

Partner

Johnson Winter & Slattery

Peter has 27 years experience in all aspects of corporate turnaround, reconstruction and insolvency. He has [...]

Paul Apathy

Partner

Herbert Smith Freehills

Paul has extensive experience advising creditors, companies, insolvency practitioners and investors in respect of distressed situations. [...]

Nikki Smythe

Partner

Herbert Smith Freehills

Nikki is a finance Partner in the Sydney office of Herbert Smith Freehills. Nikki is an [...]

Monty Loughlin

Senior Associate

Hamilton Locke

Monty is a Senior Associate at Hamilton Locke and is experienced in advising alternative lenders and [...]

Zina Edwards

Partner

Hamilton Locke

Zina is a founding partner of law firm Hamilton Locke. She is a finance and restructuring [...]

Peter Bowden

Partner

Gilbert + Tobin

Peter is a partner in Gilbert + Tobin’s Banking + Infrastructure group. He specialises in front-end [...]

Alisha Kennedy

Special Counsel

Talbot Sayer

Alisha heads up the Disputes team at Talbot Sayer and has broad experience in commercial litigation [...]

Scott Guthrie

Partner

Thomson Geer

Scott Guthrie draws on his more than 25 years’ of expertise to advise clients in the [...]

Cameron Belyea

Partner

Clayton Utz

Cameron Belyea specialises in contested debt and capital restructuring, workouts, special situations assignments, banking and finance [...]

Nicholas Poole

Partner

Clayton Utz

Nick Poole is a partner in the national Restructuring and Insolvency Group. He specialises in the [...]

Jillian Robertson

Senior Associate

Clayton Utz

Jillian is a Senior Associate at Clayton Utz and specialises in debt restructuring and insolvency. Jillian [...]

Jordana Komesaroff

Lawyer

Clayton Utz

Jordana is a lawyer in the Restructuring and Insolvency group at Clayton Utz. She focuses on [...]

Melissa Ferreira

Senior Lawyer

Clayton Utz

Melissa Ferreira advises on complex commercial litigation and large corporate insolvencies, restructures, and PPSR disputes for [...]

Kate Edwards

Lawyer

Clayton Utz

Kate is a member of the Restructuring and Insolvency team at Clayton Utz. Her experience includes [...]

Timothy Sackar

Partner

Clayton Utz

With a strong international practice, Timothy Sackar specialises in business restructuring, distressed investing and insolvency. He [...]

Jennifer Ball

Partner

Clayton Utz

Jennifer is a key member of Clayton Utz’ Restructuring and Insolvency team, and is a recognised [...]

Scott Sharry

Partner

Clayton Utz

Scott is an experienced commercial litigator and insolvency practitioner having acted for a variety of private [...]

Maria O’Brien

Partner

Baker & McKenzie

Maria is the head of the Restructuring & Insolvency (R&I) practice in Baker McKenzie’s Australian offices, [...]

Christopher Pearce

Partner

Blackwall Legal

Chris has experience across a diverse range of practice areas, encompassing listed company reconstructions, corporate structuring, [...]

Michael Sloan

Partner

Ashurst

Michael’s experience includes acting for liquidators, administrators and affected creditors in major insolvency administrations including Waterford [...]

Tony Ryan

Partner

Ashurst

Tony Ryan is a partner in Ashurst’s restructuring, insolvency and special situations practice. Tony advises on [...]

Meredith Bennett

Partner

Ashurst

Meredith Bennett is a partner in Ashurst dispute resolution practice Meredith has a broad practice which [...]

Ged Kane

Associate

Ashurst

Ged Kane is a senior associate in Ashurst’s restructuring, insolvency and special situations group practice. Ged [...]

Jason Salman

Partner

Ashurst

Jason is a partner in the Perth office of Ashurst in its Restructuring and Special Situations [...]

Anna Schwartz

Gilbert + Tobin

Anna is a Senior Lawyer in the Gilbert +Tobin Restructuring and Insolvency Team with over ten [...]

Kevin Higgins

Executive Director

Vantage Performance

Everything I do is aimed at improving the rate of business success. I commenced my career [...]

Megan Stewart

Client Director

Vantage Performance

Megan adds value to her clients by bringing a fresh perspective to the table. Her diversified [...]

Tim Akers

Director

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Tim has over thirteen years’ experience working on a wide range of restructuring and turnaround assignments, [...]

Courtney McLean

Senior Consultant

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Courtney is a part of the Business Restructuring Services team at PwC. A part of the [...]

Dimity Dwyer

Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Rob Brauer

Partner

McGrathNicol

I am a turnaround and restructuring specialist, as well as a registered liquidator, with over 15 [...]

Selina Gerner

Director

McGrathNicol

Selina has more than 10 years experience as a restructuring, turnaround and financial advisory specialist. She [...]

David Hardy

Partner

KPMG

David has more than 10 years’ experience in Australia and the United Kingdom partnering with clients [...]

Clint Joseph

Director

KPMG

Clint has more than 15 years’ experience in assisting businesses in distress and providing turnaround and [...]

Gayle Dickerson

Partner

KPMG

Gayle has over 15 years of experience in both the UK and Australia in corporate turnaround, [...]

Daniel Power

Manager

McGrathNicol

Daniel joined McGrathNicol as a Graduate in 2013. During his time at McGrathNicol, Daniel has focussed [...]

Stuart Johnstone

Manager

McGrathNicol

Jason Preston

Partner

McGrathNicol

Jason is the Chairman of McGrathNicol and has more than 20 years of restructuring and insolvency [...]

Matthew Caddy

Partner

McGrathNicol

Jonathan Henry

Partner

McGrathNicol

Jonathan is a corporate advisor with over 15 years professional experience advising boards and debt/equity investors [...]

David Hacker

Executive

KPMG

David is an executive in the Restructuring Services team at KPMG. David has experience in providing [...]

Gillian Vogel

Analyst

KPMG

Chris Giddens

Partner

KPMG

Chris is a Partner in KPMG’s Deal Advisory team in Brisbane. He joined the Australian practice [...]

Thomas Austin

Associate Director

KPMG

Thomas is an Associate Director at KPMG specialising in advisory engagements and is particularly interested in [...]

Sebastian Hams

Partner

KordaMentha

Sebastian has twenty years experience in commerce, business advisory, restructuring and recovery, with involvement in a [...]

Chris Martin

Partner

KordaMentha

Chris is one of Australiaâ€™s leading transformation, turnaround and corporate renewal advisors. He is a qualified [...]

Darsun Naran

Associate Director

KPMG

Samantha Findley

Director – Special Situations Investments

Gordon Brothers Pty Ltd

Samantha leads Gordon Brothers’ special situations investments and lending opportunities across all industries in Australia and [...]

Paul Hewson

Director

KordaMentha

Paul is a Director at KordaMentha and has over ten years’ experience working on formal and [...]

Paula Joseph

Manager

KordaMentha

Paula is a Manager in the Corporate team at KordaMentha. She has worked in both the [...]

Hayden Schreurs

Manager

McGrathNicol

Matthew Chivers

Managing Director

FTI Consulting

Matthew Chivers is a Managing Director in the FTI Consulting Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment and [...]

Kate Warwick

Senior Managing Director

FTI Consulting

Kate Warwick has over 25 years experience in the areas of restructuring and turnaround, viability assessment, [...]

Joseph Hansell

Senior Managing Director

FTI Consulting

Joseph Hansell is a specialist in corporate recovery, restructuring, and turnaround management in Australia advising corporates, [...]

Stewart McCallum

Partner

Ernst & Young

Stewart’s experience spans corporate restructuring and turnaround, insolvency and forensic accounting. Stewart is a Chartered Accountant, [...]

David Kennedy

Partner

Ernst & Young

David is an EY partner and leads the Sydney Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy team. He has [...]

Anna Julius

Manager

Deloitte

Anna has experience across a wide range of clients and industries from global and Australian listed [...]

Tim Norman

Partner

Deloitte

Tim is a partner of Financial advisory with nearly 20 years’ corporate reorganization and restructuring experience. [...]

Jacinta Nielsen

Partner

Deloitte

Richard Hughes

Partner

Deloitte

Richard is the Queensland Restructuring Services Lead Partner. He specialises in corporate insolvency and business turnaround [...]

Marcus Derwin

Managing Director

R Cubed Group

Marcus is a highly experienced corporate executive with an extensive background in corporate restructuring, turnaround consulting [...]

Simon Vertullo

Principal

Integral Financial

I am an experienced CFO and consultant working in situations that require a senior finance executive [...]

Steve Conolly

General Manager Defence, Australia & New Zealand

Atos (Australia) Pty Ltd

Steve has worked for MNC’s for most of his career, primarily with Engineering and Technology based [...]

John Nestel

Partner

Faraday Associates

John co-founded Faraday in 2018 having retired from the partnership at Herbert Smith Freehills. John had [...]

Rob Jolly

RJB Capital

Rob has been advising companies on restructure and turnaround for over 30 years in both Australia [...]

Premjit Kaur

Managing Director

Fortress Investment Group (Australia) Pty Ltd

Premjit Kaur is a Managing Director in the Sydney office of Fortress Investment Group which she [...]

Miki Cvijetic

Investment Director

Boab Capital Group

Miki is an Investment Director at Boab Capital Group/Helmsman Capital and has ten years of experience, [...]

Johan Krynauw

Investment Director

Allegro Funds

Johan joined Allegro in 2007 and has 9 years’ investment experience, background in private equity, corporate finance and turnaround investing [...]

Jeffrey Largier

Investment Director

Allegro Funds

Jeffrey has over ten years of experience in investment banking and private equity. Jeffrey commenced his [...]

Christopher Koeck

Investment Manager

Allegro Funds

Chris is an Investment Manager at Allegro Funds which is a private equity fund manager investing [...]

Jane Starkins

State General Manager

ScotPac

An innovative financial services leader with hands on experience in relationship and credit management, having led [...]

Amanda Bird

Business Development Manager - QLD

ScotPac

Amanda specialises in helping businesses improve their cash flow. She has more than 20 years of [...]

Kate White

Managing Director & General Counsel, GLAS Australia

GLAS Australia

Nelson Kennedy

Associate

Gordon Brothers

Nelson is an Associate for Gordon Brothers’ Perth office with over 6 years’ experience in the [...]

Luke Santostefano

Senior Associate

Gordon Brothers

Luke is a Senior Associate in Gordon Brothers Melbourne office and is responsible for the delivery [...]

Ben Gibson

Director

Gordon Brothers

Ben Gibson is responsible for the leadership and oversight of Gordon Brothers’ Perth office. Ben has [...]

Lucy Gao

Senior Vice President

Houlihan Lokey

Lucy is a member of Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Restructuring group. She focuses on complex restructuring, capital [...]

Amika Morriss

Director, Lending Services

ANZ

Jeremy Bertram

Associate Director - Lending Services

ANZ

Matt Berger

Executive Manager Large Corporate

Commonwealth Bank Australia

Matt is an Executive Manager with the Commonwealth Bank and is involved with large customer credit [...]

Carl Gunther

TMA Australia President

Carl is an accomplished senior executive with turnaround and financial restructuring expertise with corporate strategy, finance, M&A [...]

Ryan Eagle

Partner

KPMG

Ryan is a restructuring and turnaround specialist, with over two decades of experience delivering corporate restructuring [...]

Ian Sutherland

Senior Manager

KPMG

Ian is a Director with KPMG Australia based in Sydney with over 12 years’ experience in [...]

Chris Turvey

Team Leader Banking Recovery

Suncorp

David Tozer

Founder & Managing Director

Tozer and Co/

Mr. Tozer is the Managing Director of Tozer and Co. a family office with multiple interests [...]

Siba Diqer

Investment Manager

Litigation Capital Management

Siba is an investment manager in LCM’s Melbourne office with over 13 years’ experience in corporate, [...]

Rick Drury

Chief Asset Management Risk Officer

La Trobe Financial

Rick is a globally experienced Finance Industry senior leader with proven capabilities to deliver outstanding turnaround [...]

Paul Shew

Head of Debt Advisory and Restructuring

Rothschild & Co

Paul heads the Debt Advisory and Restructuring team at Rothschild & Co in Australia. The team [...]

State & NextGen Committees

NSW

Regional Committee Member

Andrew Knowles

Regional Committee Member

Carla Fairweather

NextGen Committee Member

Cameron March

NextGen Committee Member

Sunny Joshi

NextGen Committee Member

Ron Lim

NextGen Committee Member

Dani Jeyes

Regional Committee Member

Benjamin Carruthers

Monica Minuzzo

NextGen Committee Member

Angus Miles

NextGen Committee Member

Megan Lowe

Regional Committee Member

Patricia Kruse

Regional Committee Member

Neil Hayward

Regional Committee Member

David Hickey

Vice Chair

Alinta Kemeny

NextGen Committee Member

Laura Anderson

NextGen Committee Member

Christina Ruiz

NextGen Committee Member

Jacob Grant

Regional Committee Member

Peter Cutler

Regional Committee Member

Aidan Gordon

NextGen Committee Member

Jessica Jedynak

NextGen Committee Member

Andrew Boys

NextGen Committee Member

Cavan Reid

NextGen Committee Member

Zoe Kaesehagen

NextGen Committee Member

Jonathan Chee

NextGen Committee Member

Simon Chiou

NextGen Committee Member

Paul Gillies

NextGen Committee Member

Sera Erikozu

NextGen Committee Member

Ned Marlow-Weir

NextGen Committee Member

Ann Watson

Regional Committee Member

Glenn Caligaris

NextGen Committee Member

Daniel Schweickle

Regional Committee Member

Alison Robertson

NextGen Committee Member

Saskia van Loon

NextGen Committee Member

Jonathan Zipfinger

Regional Committee Member

Peter Smith

Director

Paul Apathy

Regional Committee Member

Nikki Smythe

NextGen Committee Member

Monty Loughlin

DirectorRegional Committee Member

Zina Edwards

Regional Committee Member