Management Team
Brian White (B Econ) – Chairman
Brian White is the third generation leader of the Ray White Group. He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics in 1962 and commenced with the company in its commercial agency. He was responsible for securing the leasing and management appointments of the new generation office towers in Brisbane, with further experience in investment sales and management. .... read full profile
Dan White (B Com, LLB) - Director and CEO
Dan joined the Ray White Group in 2000 following approximately three years with Macquarie Bank’s Property Investment Management Division as the Deputy General Manager of Macquarie Industrial Trust. Prior to that, Dan spent 2 years in the taxation division of Arthur Andersen. Dan has extensive experience in the acquisition, financing and management of investment grade real estate. .... read full profile
Peter Volk (B Bus, Grad Dip) - Director
Peter has over 20 years experience in the financing of real estate development. From 1990 to 1997, Peter was the Brisbane Regional Manager for Queensland Industry Development Corporation (QIDC) and was responsible for a loan portfolio of $700m and the management of a team of 50 people. At QIDC, Peter financed a broad range of property developments across all segments of the property market. .... read full profile
Wayne Paxton (B Com, Grad Dip) - Director
Wayne has over 15 years experience in the financing of real estate development. From 1990 to 1997, Wayne was Business Development Manager and Assistant Manager Property Department for Queensland Industry Development Corporation (QIDC) and was responsible for a loan portfolio of $100m. At QIDC, Wayne financed a broad range of property developments across all segments of the property market. .... read full profile
Hugh Nalder (B Bus, Acct) – Non-executive Director
Hugh was appointed as a non-executive director and consultant of Ray White Invest in September 2006. In his capacity as director he also attends the External Compliance Committee meetings. Hugh was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers from July 1986 until his retirement from the firm in February 2006. .... read full profile
Hans Pearson (B Bus, LLB) – Project Director
Hans joined Ray White Invest in 2003 following a broad background across multiple disciplines of property law and finance. Hans was previously with Westpac Institutional Bank as an Associate Director involved in structuring and arranging finance for property developments and collective investment vehicles for property acquisitions. .... read full profile
Peter Walsh (B Bus, CPA) – Project Director
Peter Walsh joined the Ray White Invest team in April 2004 in the Sydney office, having spent the previous nine years at Macquarie Bank Limited. Peter has over 12 years of Australian and international property development, finance and management experience. He has had direct involvement in a broad range of development projects with completion values from $4 million to $700 million. .... read full profile
Kimmo Pitkanen (B. App. Sc. Bldg) – Project Director
Kimmo is a Director of Ray White Projects. Kimmo commenced his career with Civil & Civic (Lend Lease) back in 1986 whilst undertaking a building degree with the University of Technology Sydney. He has a solid background in all aspects of project delivery of medium to large scale projects. .... read full profile
Mark Halle (B Com, ASA) - Operations Manager
Mark joined Ray White Invest in February 2002. Prior to joining Ray White Invest, he most recently worked as a self-employed management accountant, with clients based in a variety of industries such as insurance, business consulting & manufacturing. He also brings a wealth of business & management experience to Ray White Invest, and is currently the Investment Manager of Ray White Invest. .... read full profile
Michael Albion (B. App. Sc. Prop Econ) - Senior Manager
Michael joined Ray White Invest in early 2006 following approximately seven years with St George Bank’s Property Finance Division as a Senior Relationship Manager. Prior to that, Michael spent 2 years in the property finance division of ANZ Bank ..... read full profile
Alexandra Feltham (BA LLB) - Legal Counsel and Manager, Compliance
Alex commenced with Ray White Invest in February 2005 having worked for more than 10 years as an articled clerk, solicitor and senior associate with Allens Arthur Robinson, Allen Allen & Hemsley, MacDonnells and Feez Ruthning. .... read full profile
Rebecca Everingham (B Com, CA, Grad Dip Applied Finance) - Financial Director
Rebecca joined the Ray White Group in 2004 following approximately three years with Macquarie Bank. Rebecca was a Manager in Macquarie Bank’s Financial Operations Division .... read full profile
Joe Kinshela (B Bus, CA) - Senior Accountant
Joe joined the Ray White Group in 2006 after six years with Ernst & Young in the audit division, with the last four years in manager and senior manager roles. ... read full profile
Tristan Gasiewski (B Bus, AAPI, MRICS) - Portfolio Manager
Tristan joined Ray White Invest in 2006 following 3 years with CB Richard Ellis in London, as a Senior Investment Analyst working externally to UBS Global Asset Management. ..... read full profile
Jesse Spatt (BA, LLB Hons.) - Manager (RWI Service Centre Trust)
Jesse joined Ray White Invest in 2005 as a property analyst following approximately two years with TressCox Lawyers in the corporate department and the litigation and dispute resolution group ..... read full profile
Simon McDonald (B Com, BE Hons)
Simon joined Ray White Invest in 2007 following 2 years working with the Victorian Government Department of Treasury and Finance in the Commercial Division. In this position Simon specialised in risk management for high risk/large capital expenditure infrastructure projects. This position involved strategic assessment, business case analysis and procurement options development and analysis of projects. Simon has expertise in both the technical and financial aspects of funds management and project delivery.