Our People

Our people have a proven track record in real estate investment and development, funds management and finance.

Ben Dodwell

Head of Real Estate

BA(I.D.), (GradDipAppFin)SIA, Dip Prop Fin, MISCD

Ben Dodwell joined Equity Real Estate Partners in October 2010 and is now Head of Real Estate at Folkestone. Ben has held a number of senior executive roles at Stockland and Lend Lease where he has been responsible for the operations and profitability of development pipelines worth in excess of $500 million. During his career Ben has been responsible for the development of traditional retail shopping centres, integrated mixed use, urban renewal townhouse and apartments projects. Ben has a Bachelor of Industrial Design, a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and a Diploma of Property Finance from the Property Council of Australia. Ben is an Olympic, World Championship and Commonwealth medallist in the sport of rowing, a member of the Institute of Company Directors, an Australia Day Ambassador and a passionate contributor to the training and development of Aboriginal Australians.

 

Adrian Harrington

Head of Funds Management

B.Sc (Hons), FFINSA

Adrian is a founding partner of Equity Real Estate Partners. Adrian has 18 years of experience in the funds management and real estate industries. He was formerly CEO Funds Management, UK and USA for Mirvac Group. He previously held senior positions at James Fielding Group, Deutsche Asset Management, Paladin Australia and the Property Council of Australia. Adrian is the Non-Executive Chairman of IPD Australia. Adrian is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. Adrian has a Bachelor of Science (Hons) from the University of New South Wales and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.

 

Jonathan Sweeney

Chief Operating Officer

B.Comm, LLB, CFA, MAICD

Jonathan is a founding partner of Equity Real Estate Partners. Jonathan has over 23 years experience in the financial services industry, firstly in London as a funds manager with Gartmore for five years and then in Australia with Armstrong Jones before joining The Trust Company in 1991. He occupied a variety of senior positions at Trust and was Managing Director from May 2000 to December 2008. Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales, is a Certified Financial Analyst and a member of the Institute of Company Directors. He is a past president of the Trustee Corporation's Association and is a director of the Australian Davis Cup Tennis Foundation and Equities & Freeholds Ltd. He is also a member of the University of New South Wales, School of Business Advisory Council.

 

Scott Martin

Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary

B.Com, CA

Scott joined Folkestone in December 2005 and has held the position of Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary since this time. Scott has nine years experience in the property and construction industries and has previously held finance positions at R.Corporation and Higgins Coatings. Scott is a Chartered Accountant and spent the first six years of his career at Deloitte providing specialist accounting and taxation advice to a variety of clients in a broad range of sectors. Scott is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne.

 

Toby Kreis

Investment Manager

BCom, BBus (Management)

Toby has been involved in the funds management and advisory industry for seven years and joined Equity Real Estate Partners in 2009. He previously worked at Mirvac as analyst for the Mirvac Industrial Trust. Prior to joining Mirvac, Toby worked in both the Assurance & Advisory and Corporate Finance divisions of Deloitte focusing on directors' forecast reviews for IPOs, transaction diligence and financial modelling. Toby holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Business (Management) degrees from the University of Queensland.

 

Andrew Hemming

Investment Specialist – Real Estate Funds

BA (Commerce), (GradDipAppFin)SIA

Andrew joined Folkestone in July 2011 as our Investment Specialist - Real Estate Funds. He has 11 years' experience in investment markets with leading international financial institutions and stockbroking houses in both Sydney and London. Andrew worked previously as a Director at Heathley Limited where he was responsible for the maintenance and development of client relationships and product strategy. Before joining Heathley in 2007, Andrew worked as an Equities and Index Futures Trader at TransMarket Group, L.L.C. and a dealer at HSBC. Andrew has a Bachelor of Arts (Commerce) (Macquarie University) and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment (Securities Institute of Australia). Andrew is currently finishing his MBA from MGSM which is due for completion in January 2012.

Tegan Charles

Investor Relations and Marketing Manager

Dip.Comms, Dip.IR

Tegan joined Equity Real Estate Partners in 2009 and has more than nine years' experience working in marketing and communications. Tegan worked previously at Perpetual in the investor relations and company secretarial areas. Before joining Perpetual, she worked at Valad Property Group as the Marketing and Investor Relations Associate and at MetLife Insurance in marketing and client services. Tegan has a Diploma in Communications from the Sydney Institute of Business and Technology, and is currently studying for a Bachelor of Communications (Media Communications and Journalism) from Griffith University and a Diploma in Investors Relations from Australian Investor Relations Association.