Managing Director & Responsible Manager - Brook Monahan
Brook Monahan is the Managing Director and founder of Redwood Capital Group Ltd (Australian Financial Service License Number: 289 327). Brook is also the Managing Director of two investment products listed on Redwood Capital's Approved Products List; Oakland Investments (Aus) Ltd and Apeiron Global Macro Fund Pty Ltd.
Within this Group, Brook has been responsible for successfully building the Group's registered investment products in the last three years, with investment strategies ranging from mortgage debt, property and hedge funds.
Brook has had vast experience in many areas of business and finance, emanating from the development of several of his own successful businesses since his early twenties. Brook holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Hons) and continued additional post graduate studies in business, finance and securities. With his strong business background, he brings considerable capacity to successfully expand and manage the business operations of Redwood Capital Group.
Director - Mr David Handley
David Handley has a wide and varied background in business and operational management, corporate systemisation and business consulting; in addition to credit and mortgage lending.
David holds a Bachelor of Science and is currently completing further studies in mortgage management and lending.
David currently fills the role of Lending Manager and Director, within Oakland Investments (Aus) Ltd. David's core strengths provide considerable organisational and people management skills to Redwood Capital, in addition to a unique and passionate understanding of the Australian property investment arena.
Non-Executive Director & Legal Counsel - Barrie Meerkin
Barrie has a Bachelor of Laws and Commerce, a Masters of Law and a Masters of Business Administration, all obtained from the University of Melbourne. He is also admitted to practice in Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales (pending) and overseas in England & Wales, Hong Kong, New York and Israel. Barrie specialises in all aspects of corporate and securities law and is the principal solicitor of the law firm, Elliott May Lawyers, based in Brisbane.
Having practised law for over 27 years, Barrie has worked for some of the largest and most highly acclaimed law firms in the world, often overseeing settlements and syndications for major banks and international financial corporations, e.g. Chase Manhattan Bank and Citibank. This was in addition to providing high level legal advice in and around all aspects of corporate capital raisings, functioning and compliance.
Having recently arrived back in Australia after lengthy stints in Hong Kong, Israel and New York, Barrie's services are retained by Redwood Capital and all of its associated entities.
Barrie brings his wealth of experience and expertise to oversee all of Redwood Capital's legal and compliance activities.
Responsible Manager - Mr David Hobart
David Hobart has had considerable experience in trading and investment markets. Over the last 10 years, David has been the manager of Proprietary Trading for Bankers Trust Foreign Exchange in Sydney and has been a senior proprietary trader with Macquarie Bank and ABN Amro. This involved active trading in foreign exchange, commodities, interest rates and equities markets and managing a diverse team of traders using a variety of systems and trading strategies.
David was highly successful at BT and was the most profitable trader in BT's Australian Foreign Exchange department in its last full year of operation. David then moved to work with both Macquarie Bank and ABN Amro in similar roles, before successfully trading his own capital.
David has completed a Bachelor of Economics, in addition to a Bachelor of Banking and Finance, before completing a Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning). David's role at Redwood Capital as the senior Investment Manager is well served by a diverse resume of both academic and commercial success. David is also a Director of Apeiron Global Macro Fund Pty Ltd.
Responsible Manager - John Sharp
John has a Bachelors Degree in Applied Psychology and Statistics from Curtin University, and has 20 years of experience in trading financial markets.
Having worked for Bank Brussels Lambert, Bank of America, National Australia Bank and ABN Amro in senior trading and management roles, John brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the team at Redwood Capital.
In his role as Responsible Officer for Redwood Capital, John oversees the Investment and Risk management processes within our Hedge Fund business.
