Executive team

Gregory Goodman

Group Chief Executive Officer

Gregory is responsible for Goodman Group’s overall operations and the implementation of its strategic plan. He has 30 years of experience in the property industry with significant expertise in the industrial property arena. Gregory was a co-founder of Goodman, playing an integral role in establishing its specialist global position in the property market through various corporate transactions, including takeovers, mergers and acquisitions. He is a director of Goodman (NZ) Limited (the manager of the New Zealand Exchange listed Goodman Property Trust) and the management companies of Goodman’s unlisted funds and many of its subsidiaries.

Gregory is a member of the Investment Committee.

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Anthony Rozic

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Anthony’s responsibilities for the Group include assisting in setting and managing strategy, business performance, corporate transactions and related operational projects with direct line management of Marketing, Information Technology (IT), Human Resources, Legal, and Risk and Compliance.

Anthony joined the Group in 2004 and until February 2009, was Group Chief Financial Officer where his responsibilities also included financial reporting, management reporting, forecasting and budgeting, tax, and capital and financial risk management. Anthony is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has held a number of senior roles in the property funds management industry and chartered accountancy profession.
Nick Vrondas

Group Chief Financial Officer

Nick is responsible for the Group's corporate finance functions, which includes accounting and finance, treasury, tax as well as the analytics and investor relations functions. He also plays a key role in the Group's strategic planning and capital management.

Nick has 17 years of experience in the property industry and prior to joining Goodman was Head of the securities research team at Goldman Sachs JBWere. He has also worked in public and private real estate markets in roles at Jones Lang LaSalle and BBY.
Jason Little

General Manager Australia

Jason is responsible for the overall operations of the Australian business including financial, strategic growth, resourcing and leadership.
Jason joined Goodman (then Macquarie Goodman) in June 2003 as Manager of Capital Transactions, which included all acquisitions, disposals, strata and land subdivisions. Prior to joining Macquarie Goodman, Jason was an Executive with Grant Samuel where he worked on a number of Grant Samuel’s Property Development Funds.
Danny Peeters

Chief Executive Officer, Continental Europe

Danny heads up Goodman’s European Logistics and Business Park operations and is responsible for the management, strategy and development of Goodman's property business in continental Europe. Danny has been with the Group since 2000 and has 17 years of experience in the property and logistics sectors. During his career Danny has built up extensive experience in the design, implementation and outsourcing of pan-European supply chain and real estate strategies for various multinationals. Prior to joining Goodman Danny was Chief Executive Officer of Eurinpro, developer of tailor made logistic property solutions. Eurinpro was acquired by Macquarie Goodman in May 2006.
Charles Crossland

Managing Director, UK Logistics

Charles heads up Goodman’s Logistics operations in the United Kingdom and is responsible for the management, strategy and development of the Group’s UK Logistics business. He also leads the Group’s joint ventures with Chamber Street Properties (formerly CBRE RT) and Europa Capital. Charles has been with the group since 2005 and has over 19 years in the logistics property sector. Charles was a Development Director at Rosemound Developments which was acquired by the Group in 2007. Prior to joining Goodman Charles was a partner in the Industrial Department at Strutt and Parker in London and has also worked at BNP Paribas and Carillion Developments.
Jim Johnston

Managing Director, UK Business Parks

Jim has overall responsibility of UK business parks including Arlington Business Parks Partnership. He also leads Goodman's science park joint ventures with Unilever and the UK Atomic Energy Authority at Colworth and Harwell. Jim was part of the senior management team at Arlington Securities Plc which the Group acquired in 2005, and has undertaken a variety of roles including Development Director, Sales and Leasing Director and Regional Development Director. Prior to this, Jim ran his own development business. He has a degree in Valuation and Estate Management from the University of West England, and is a qualified Chartered Surveyor.
Brandon Birtcher

Chief Executive Officer, North America

Prior to becoming CEO of Goodman Birtcher North America in 2012, Brandon Birtcher was president and sole owner of Birtcher Development & Investments, a five generation leading West Coast development and investment firm founded by his grandfather in 1939. The company has developed and constructed a total of nearly 60 million square feet of industrial, office, and specialty retail projects throughout the United States.

Brandon holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business/Economics from Claremont Men’s College in Claremont, California and served six years in the US Coast Guard Reserves.
John Dakin

Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand

John joined Goodman in 2003 and is responsible for the overall management and operations of Goodman in New Zealand. John has almost 25 years of experience in the property industry, including experience in valuation, research, asset management, funds management and acquisitions and has held senior roles in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. He is a former National Director of the Property Council of New Zealand and prior to joining Goodman he was with Colonial First State Property.
Paul McGarry

Chief Executive Officer, Goodman Japan Limited

Paul has overall executive responsibility for Goodman’s operations in Japan.

Paul has been living in Tokyo, Japan for the last six years. He has over 16 years of real estate and finance experience, having commenced his professional career in Perth, Western Australia in chartered accounting, before joining the Bank of Scotland in Sydney, where he specialised in real estate and private equity before joining the real estate group of Macquarie in Sydney in 2004.

Paul holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Finance) and a Bachelor of Laws both from the University of Western Australia and a Masters of Finance from Macquarie University in Sydney.
Philip Pearce

Managing Director, Greater China

Philip is responsible for the strategic development and continued expansion of the Group’s industrial investment business in the Greater China region. He joined the Group in 2002 and has over 16 years of experience in real estate investment trusts in the Asia Pacific region, including four years in Singapore with Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust. Prior to joining Goodman, he was at AMP Henderson Global Investors in Sydney where he worked in various roles within the AMP Henderson Property Group, including valuation, asset management and fund management.
Nick Kurtis

Group Head of Equities

Nick is responsible for the co-ordination and performance of the Group’s corporate activities and funds management platform. He joined Goodman in 2000 and has held a number of senior positions within funds management and corporate services.

Nick has 16 years of experience in the property funds management industry and holds an undergraduate degree in Real Estate and a Masters in Finance from the University of Technology, Sydney.
James Inwood

Group Head of Funds Management

James has been with the Group for six years and is responsible for the co-ordination, strategy and performance of the Group’s funds management platform. He has significant expertise gained over 17 years in property finance and structuring in both listed and unlisted environments. James spent 10 years as a real estate investment trust analyst, including eight years at JPMorgan, which involved equity raisings for listed and unlisted funds.
Carolyn Scobie

Group General Counsel

Carolyn is directly responsible for the legal of Goodman including corporate, property, sustainability, knowledge management, insurance and compliance matters. Carolyn has 21 years of legal experience in corporate and commercial property areas including three years within the legal profession and six years as in-house Counsel with Kumagai Australia Group.

She holds a Masters of Arts from Sydney University, a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws from the Australian National University and a Graduate Diploma in Company Secretarial Practice. She is a member of Chartered Secretaries Australia.
Michael O'Sullivan

Group Corporate & Investor Relations Executive

Michael is responsible for managing Goodman’s relationship with institutional investors, retail investors and governance groups. He is responsible for managing the Risk function and is also involved in significant corporate transactions undertaken by the Group. Prior to this role, Michael was Chief Executive Officer, Europe, based in London and responsible for the performance of the Group’s business in Europe.

He joined Goodman in 2002 and has managed complex financial and corporate transactions as well as played a leading role in the corporate strategy and development of the business.

Michael has had extensive experience in property and financial services having worked previously at KPMG.
Alison Brink

Group General Manager, Marketing

Alison is responsible for marketing and communications across the Group including branding, advertising and corporate communications. Prior to joining Goodman, she held various marketing positions at DHL in Asia, Europe and the United States, including regional brand director for Asia Pacific and Europe, US marketing vice-president and head of global advertising.

Alison has 21 years of experience in international marketing and holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology, Sydney and a Diploma in logistics.
John Taylor

Group General Manager, Human Resources

John joined Goodman in August 2010, and is responsible for the Group’s HR strategy and HR operations globally. He has 21 years' experience in HR, in both international and domestic organisations. John joined the Group from Thomson Reuters, where he had almost five years senior HR experience (including time in Asia) and prior to that he worked in Australia for JPMorgan, The Colonial Group and Australia Post.

John has a Bachelor of Business from the University of South Australia, and a Masters in Commerce (Industrial Relations) from Sydney University.
Luc LaFontan

Group Chief Information Officer

Luc is responsible for information technology across the Group which encompasses IT Strategy, Infrastructure, Applications, and Project Services. Luc joined Goodman in 2008 as the European IT Director and was appointed to his current role based in Sydney in December 2009.

Prior to joining Goodman, he held various technology leadership positions around the world including IT Director at Expedia, Senior Enterprise Architect at Sony, Vice President, Technology at About.com/Primedia and Director, Technology at BBC Worldwide.

Luc has over 20 years of technology management experience, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University, Executive Technology Management certificate from Columbia University and an MBA from University of Connecticut.