Board of Directors
Brae Sokolski
Executive Director & Founder
Brae is responsible for driving new business activity across both debt and equity transactions, corporate strategy, and he supports capital raising activities.
Wayne Lasky
Executive Chairman & Founder
Wayne is the Founder & Executive Chairman of MaxCap Group, responsible for business strategy, execution, key stakeholder relations and capital raising.
Christine Christian, AO
Non-Executive Director
Christine has significant experience with financial services businesses including being the MD/Chairman of Dun & Bradstreet Consumer Credit Services.
Mike Roche
Non-Executive Director
Mike is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (London) and a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia.
Executive Team
Robert Hattersley
Group Head of Capital
Rob is responsible for raising capital for MaxCap’s existing funds and mandates and working closely with the Investment team to raise capital for new products across both debt and equity investments.
Bill McWilliams
Chief Investment Officer
Bill leads the National Investment team for MaxCap in Australia and is responsible for developing an investment strategy, relationship management framework, and oversight of deal origination, structuring, and negotiation.
Mark Heaven
Chief Operating Officer
Mark is responsible for the corporate and investment operational platform, corporate governance and the corporate financial management function.
Simon Hulett
Head of Direct Investment
Simon is primarily responsible for the development and execution of MaxCap’s direct investment strategy.
Jason Hill
Chief Risk Officer
Jason is a credit professional with over 20 years of experience working across a broad suite of businesses in the finance industry.
Tom Crapp
Human Resources Director
Tom is responsible for the ongoing development of our high-performance workplace culture.
Directors
Nick Bullick
Chief Investment Officer, New Zealand
Nick’s primary responsibility is leading all facets of the MaxCap New Zealand business, focusing on delivering an aggressive growth agenda in the New Zealand market.
Bruce Wan
Head of Research
Bruce Wan is the Head of Research for MaxCap Group, responsible for the platform’s market research and analysis.
Ben Wollan
Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Ben is responsible for transaction origination and management, as well as leading the development of new investment products and strategies.
Fidelma Ryan
Marketing Director
Fidelma is responsible for the development and implementation of the marketing and brand strategy to drive client engagement.
Ben Klein
Head of Private Capital
Ben is responsible for private capital raising, business development and relationship management for our valued private investor base.
David Oudshoorn
State Director, NSW
David is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of structured real estate finance deals and developing relationships with borrowers, in addition to supporting capital raising activity with both private and institutional investor clients.
Johnny Woodhouse
State Director, VIC
Johnny has more than 15 years of industry experience in investment and development finance.
Justin Pearce
State Director, WA
Justin is responsible for the development and growth of MaxCap’s business in WA and he will be responsible for senior relationship management of borrowers, investors and key market participants.
Michael Nitschke
State Director, QLD
Michael is responsible for the business development and growth of MaxCap’s business in QLD, as well as senior relationship management of Borrowers and Corporate, Private and Institutional Investor clients.
Adam Cook
Director, Direct Investment
Adam is responsible for origination, deal execution and team leadership within Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia for the Direct Investment business.
Joe Vincent
Director, Direct Investment
Joe is responsible for originating new investment opportunities for our Direct Investment business. He is a Global property development executive with over 20 years of international real estate experience in Australia, America and Europe.
ESG Advisory Committee
Chris Newton
Independent
Chris is a leading practitioner in Responsible Investment and brings technical skillsets and insights to the design and delivery of ESG and Responsible Investment strategy. He has led the Global ESG strategy for IFM one of Australia’s largest fund managers, and has worked across multiple asset classes – including listed entities, real assets, fixed income, and private equity.
Christine Christian, AO
Non-Executive Director
Christine has significant experience with financial services businesses including being the MD/Chairman of Dun & Bradstreet Consumer Credit Services.
Mark Heaven
Chief Operating Officer
Mark is responsible for the corporate and investment operational platform, corporate governance and the corporate financial management function.
Sarah Barker
Independent
Sarah is a Partner and Head of Climate Risk Governance for MinterEllison, leading MinterEllison's international climate risk governance and sustainability team.
Samuel Green
Independent
Mr. Green joined Apollo in 2021 and is a Principal in the Asia Real Estate Group based in Sydney.
Jason Hill
Chief Risk Officer
Jason is a credit professional with over 20 years of experience working across a broad suite of businesses in the finance industry.
Romy Grace
Director - Capital & ESG Committee Secretary
Romy is responsible for developing and executing product and private client strategies to support the Distribution Team in its business development activities.