Directors and Management

Victor Cottren, B.Com FAII FCPA FAICD ASIA

Chairman and Non-Executive Director

Vic was appointed on 22 December 2004. Vic has an extensive background in financial planning, life insurance & superannuation and investment management gained with such companies as AMP, Williams Tolhurst, Australian Eagle, Norwich Union, Investors Life Group and National Australia Bank. Vic filled various senior management posts, including chief executive and directorship positions within these companies and their subsidiaries prior to commencing his consulting business in 1995.

Michael Johnstone, BTRP, LS, AMP (Harvard)

Non-Executive Director

Michael was appointed on 22 December 2004. Michael has over 35 year’s global experience in real estate finance, investment and development. Michael is currently a non-executive director of Dennis Family Holdings and Dennis Family Homes, a non-executive director of APN Funds Management and a member of the Investment Committee of APN Development Fund, a non-executive director and Chairman of bWired Pty Ltd, a non-executive director and Chairman of State Equity Group. Michael is also a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee of the Fund.

Nicholas Anagnostou, B. Bus (Prop), AAPI

Executive Director

Nick was appointed Chief Operating Officer on 4 August 2008 and then Chief Executive Officer on 11 July 2011.  Nick joined Austock Property in December 2005 as Fund Manager for the Australian Education Trust.  Nick has more than 20 years of experience in the Australian commercial property and funds management industries. Nick holds a Bachelor of Business in Property and is an Associate of the Australian Property Institute. He is a Certified Funds Manager, a qualified property valuer, a Licensed Estate Agent and was previously a Director of an international real estate agency where he focussed on Premium and ‘A’ grade office markets.  He is also on the Executive Committee of Property Funds Australia.

Company Secretary

Adrian Hill, BSc, LLB (Monash University)
Joint Company Secretary

Adrian joined Austock Group in 1998 and was appointed AEU’s Compliance Officer in 2004. Adrian has over 19 years experience gained from working in a large legal practice. Before joining Austock Group, Adrian was Partner at Deacons Graham & James (now Norton Rose). Adrian is Company Secretary and Compliance Officer to all the property funds within the Austock Group.

Amanda Gawne, BCom, LLB (Melbourne University) Grad Dip CSP, ACIS
Joint Company Secretary

Amanda was appointed company secretary in December 2004, having joined Austock Group in April 2003. Amanda has over 13 years legal and company secretarial experience gained from working in private legal practice and large private and publicly listed organisations. Amanda is responsible for the company secretarial function for all companies within the Austock Group.

Nicholas Anagnostou, B. Bus (Prop), AAPI

Chief Executive Officer & Fund Manager

As per above.

Travis Butcher BAcc, CA, Grad Dip AFI SIA

Chief Financial Officer

Travis is a Chartered Accountant with over 10 years financial experience in Australia and overseas including working in London as Financial Controller with Coller Capital, a leading global investor in private equity secondaries with committed capital in excess of US$6 billion and international group Apax Partners. He previously spent 7 years working in transaction and audit services at PricewaterhouseCoopers.  Travis was previously Associate Director of Austock Private Equity.