Providing leadership and management expertise drawn from extensive experience in property and funds management.
The GDI Board is comprised of three independent Non-executive Directors and a Managing Director who have extensive experience across property, investment and development, funds management, financial markets and accounting.
Mr Giles Woodgate
Chairman
Giles is a highly respected Chartered Accountant with more than 40 years of extensive professional practice experience in audit, compliance and turnaround & insolvency, both locally and internationally. Having worked for prominent firms like KPMG, Deloitte and Crowe Horwath, as well as being responsible for publishing several widely acknowledged articles and presentations on topics such as insolvency, voluntary administrations, and bankruptcy, Giles has been the senior partner of Woodgate & Co since its inception in 1989. Giles was appointed as a Director of the company in November 2017, was the Chairman of the ARCC until 24 April 2024, the date of which he stepped down and was appointed as Chairman of the Board.
Ms Patria Mann
Independent Non-Executive Director
Patria has over 20 years’ experience as a nonexecutive director across multiple sectors in ASX listed and financial services organisations and is an experienced Audit and Risk Committee Chair. She is currently on the boards of ASX listed GWA Group Limited, Bega Cheese Limited and Bapcor Limited. Patria qualified as a Chartered Accountant and was previously a partner at KPMG. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Company Directors. Patria was appointed to the Board and Chairman of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee on 24 April 2024.
Ms Susan Hilliard
Independent Non-Executive Director
Susan has had a distinguished career at King & Wood Mallesons and was one of Australia’s most highly regarded corporate lawyers. She has over 30 years’ experience advising A-REITs and other real estate sector clients across a wide range of matters, including public and private M&A, IPOs and capital raisings, regulatory issues, and funds
management. Susan is currently a non-executive Director of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. Susan was appointed to the Board on 3 June 2024 and appointed Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee on 23 October 2024.
Mr Stephen Burns
Managing Director and CEO
Stephen was appointed Managing Director on 14 June 2023 having served as an Independent Non- Executive Director since November 2018. Prior to his appointment as Managing Director, Stephen was a Managing Director at Stanton Road Partners and was previously head of real estate investment banking at Credit Suisse, Australia, a role he held for nine years after holding a similar position at Deutsche Bank, Australia. Stephen has extensive experience as a Real Estate specialist advisor and expertise in capital
markets, mergers, acquisitions and other corporate transactions demonstrated over 30+years and multiple cycles.
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