Andrew Wilkinson
BBus, CFTP
Managing Director

Andrew was appointed Managing Director of the Company in November 2004. He joined ALE as Chief Executive Officer at the time of its listing in November 2003.

Andrew has over 25 years experience in banking, corporate finance and funds managemnt.

He was previously a corporate finance partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers and spent 15 years in finance and investment banking with organisations including ANZ Capel Court and Schroders.

Andrew Slade
BEcon (Actuarial Studies)
Investment and Acquisitions Manager - Securitised Property

Andrew joined ALE in July 2005.

Andrew has 19 years experience in investment banking and structured finance.

Andrew spent 10 years with Oxley Corporate Finance, where he was involved with a range of structured, project and property finance transactions, the latter involving major Australian companies and listed property trusts.

For the last nine years Andrew has acted as principal of Slade Financial Consulting, where he has provided advice on structured property and asset based financing arrangements for the private sector as well as for the NSW and SA Governments.

Andrew has a Bachelor of Economics degree, majoring in Actuarial Studies, from Macquarie University.

Michael Clarke
BCom, MMan, CA
Finance Manager and Assistant Company Secretary

Michael joined ALE in October 2006.

Michael has over 26 years experience in accounting, taxation and financial management. He previously held senior financial positions with subsidiaries of listed public companies and spent 12 years working for Grant Thornton. Michael has also owned and managed his own accounting practice.

Michael has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Management from Macquarie Graduate School of Management. Michael is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
 

Brendan Howell
BEcon, GDipAppFin (Sec Inst)
Company Secretary and Compliance Officer

Brendan was appointed Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of ALE in September 2003.

Brendan has a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia, and over 19 years experience in the funds management industry.

He was formerly an associate member of both the Securities Institute of Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

Brendan has a property and accounting background and has previously held senior positions with a leading Australian trustee company administrating listed and unlisted property trusts.

For over 10 years Brendan has been directly involved with MIA Services Pty Limited, a company which specialises in funds management compliance, and acts as an independent consultant and external compliance committee member for a number of property, equity and infrastructure funds managers.

Brendan also acts as an independent director for several unlisted public companies, some of which act as responsible entities.