Augusta Capital

Mike Steur Independent Chairman DipVal, FPINZ (Life), FRICS, FAPI, MAICD

Mike is a Sydney-based professional director who has more than 35 years’ experience in property, spanning valuation, asset management and advisory within New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific Islands and across Asia.

He has previously held senior executive roles at CBRE and was previously Chair of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Global Valuation Professional Group. Mike is an experienced non-executive director, currently serving on the boards of BWP Management Limited, Dexus Wholesale Property Fund and Healthcare Wholesale Property Fund. He was also previously a director of Kiwi Property Group Limited, retiring in June 2020.

Mark Petersen Independent Director Dip Urb Val

Mark is a professional director and corporate adviser who has worked in the commercial property sector for the past 35 years. Initially working as a registered valuer, Mark’s background includes development management, project management and investment management. Mark was Managing Director of NZX listed Shortland Properties Limited from 1989 to 1999. He is currently Chair of Augusta Industrial Fund Limited, and is also an advisory Board member for Te Tumu Kainga, a trust administered by the Maori Trustee for the provision of affordable housing. Mark commenced a role as an advisor to the Tainui Group Holdings’ Board in August 2019 and transitioned to being an Independent Director of Tainui Group Holdings in April 2020.

Mark is a former director of Wellington Waterfront Limited, CentrePort Limited, as well as Australian property focused private equity funds which were established and managed by Grant Samuel. He is a past Chair of the NZ Hockey Federation.

Mark Francis Managing Director BCom (Fin)

Mark has a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from the University of Otago and a background in finance and property in roles with Hendry Hay MacIntosh, Force Corporation Limited and Village Roadshow Australia Pty Limited. Mark formed Augusta Group Limited in 2001 and began property syndication through Augusta Funds Management in 2003. Mark is also a director of a number of private companies. 

Jason Huljich Director BCom (Commercial Law)

Jason became the Centuria Group Joint CEO in June 2019 after previously leading Centuria’s Real Estate and Funds Management business. Jason was also a founding director and major shareholder in boutique funds manager Century Funds Management, which was established in 1999 and acquired by Over Fifty Group in July 2006. He is an Executive Director of Centuria Capital Group. In his role he is responsible for providing strategic leadership and ensuring the effective operation of Centuria’s real estate portfolio and funds management operations. Jason has extensive experience in the commercial property sector, with specialist skills in property investment and funds management. He is also a past President of the Property Funds Association (PFA), which represents the $125 billion direct property investment body in Australia and continues to serve on their national executive. Jason holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Commercial Law) from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Bryce Barnett Alternate Director for Mark Francis FCA, FPINZ, MNZM

Bryce’s career started as a Chartered Accountant for the Inland Revenue before becoming Chief Accountant of the Moller Group of Companies. Bryce has held executive positions including Managing Director within publicly listed and private companies each with a strong emphasis on property. Bryce went on to form his own company, KCL Property Limited in 1994, which merged its business with Augusta Capital in 2014. His property experience over the last 47 years includes; commercial, industrial, larger format retail and residential development and investment in New Zealand and Brisbane, Australia. In 2017, Bryce was awarded both a Chartered Accountants Fellowship and is a Member of the New Zealand Merit (MNZM) for recognition of his contribution to governance and philanthropy.

John McBain Alternate Director for Jason Huljich

John joined the Centuria Capital Board (formerly Over Fifty Group) on 10 July 2006. He was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Over Fifty Group in April 2008 and serves as Joint CEO with Jason Huljich. John was also a founding director and major shareholder in boutique funds manager Century Funds Management, which was established in 1999 and acquired by Over Fifty Group in July 2006. John is also a director of Asset Plus Limited in New Zealand.  Prior to forming Centuria Capital, John held senior positions in a number of property development and property investment companies in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. 

John holds a Diploma in Urban Valuation (University of Auckland).

Mark Petersen Chairman Dip Urb Val

Mark is a professional director and corporate adviser who has worked in the commercial property sector for the past 35 years. Initially working as a registered valuer, Mark’s background includes development management, project management and investment management. Mark was Managing Director of NZX listed Shortland Properties Limited from 1989 to 1999. He is also an advisory Board member for Te Tumu Kainga, a trust administered by the Maori Trustee for the provision of affordable housing. Mark commenced a role as an advisor to the Tainui Group Holdings’ Board in August 2019 and transitioned to being an Independent Director of Tainui Group Holdings in April 2020.

Mark is a former director of Wellington Waterfront Limited, CentrePort Limited, as well as Australian property focused private equity funds which were established and managed by Grant Samuel. He is a past Chair of the NZ Hockey Federation.

Mike Steur Director DipVal, FPINZ (Life), FRICS, FAPI, MAICD

Mike is a Sydney-based professional director who has more than 35 years’ experience in property, spanning valuation, asset management and advisory within New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific Islands and across Asia.

He has previously held senior executive roles at CBRE and was previously Chair of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Global Valuation Professional Group. Mike is an experienced non-executive director, currently serving on the boards of BWP Management Limited, Dexus Wholesale Property Fund and Healthcare Wholesale Property Fund. He was also previously a director of Kiwi Property Group Limited, retiring in June 2020.

Mark Francis Director BCom (Fin)

Mark has a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from the University of Otago and a background in finance and property in roles with Hendry Hay MacIntosh, Force Corporation Limited and Village Roadshow Australia Pty Limited. Mark formed Augusta Group Limited in 2001 and began property syndication through Augusta Funds Management in 2003. Mark is also a director of a number of private companies. 

Jason Huljich Director BCom (Commercial Law)

Jason became the Centuria Group Joint CEO in June 2019 after previously leading Centuria’s Real Estate and Funds Management business. Jason was also a founding director and major shareholder in boutique funds manager Century Funds Management, which was established in 1999 and acquired by Over Fifty Group in July 2006. He is an Executive Director of Centuria Capital Group. In his role he is responsible for providing strategic leadership and ensuring the effective operation of Centuria’s real estate portfolio and funds management operations. Jason has extensive experience in the commercial property sector, with specialist skills in property investment and funds management. He is also a past President of the Property Funds Association (PFA), which represents the $125 billion direct property investment body in Australia and continues to serve on their national executive. Jason holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Commercial Law) from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Bryce Barnett Alternate Director for Mark Francis FCA, FPINZ, MNZM

Bryce’s career started as a Chartered Accountant for the Inland Revenue before becoming Chief Accountant of the Moller Group of Companies. Bryce has held executive positions including Managing Director within publicly listed and private companies each with a strong emphasis on property. Bryce went on to form his own company, KCL Property Limited in 1994, which merged its business with Augusta Capital in 2014. His property experience over the last 47 years includes; commercial, industrial, larger format retail and residential development and investment in New Zealand and Brisbane, Australia. In 2017, Bryce was awarded both a Chartered Accountants Fellowship and is a Member of the New Zealand Merit (MNZM) for recognition of his contribution to governance and philanthropy.

John McBain Alternate Director for Jason Huljich Dip Urb Val

John joined the Centuria Capital Board (formerly Over Fifty Group) on 10 July 2006. He was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Over Fifty Group in April 2008 and serves as Joint CEO with Jason Huljich. John was also a founding director and major shareholder in boutique funds manager Century Funds Management, which was established in 1999 and acquired by Over Fifty Group in July 2006. John is also a director of Asset Plus Limited in New Zealand.  Prior to forming Centuria Capital, John held senior positions in a number of property development and property investment companies in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. 

John holds a Diploma in Urban Valuation (University of Auckland).

Mark Francis Managing Director BCom (Finance)

Mark has a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from the University of Otago and a background in finance and property in roles with Hendry Hay MacIntosh, Force Corporation Limited and Village Roadshow Australia Pty Limited. Mark formed Augusta Group Limited in 2001 and began property syndication through Augusta Funds Management in 2003. Mark is also a director of a number of private companies. 

Bryce Barnett Executive Director, Augusta Funds Management Ltd FCA, FPINZ, MNZM

Bryce’s career started as a Chartered Accountant for the Inland Revenue before becoming Chief Accountant of the Moller Group of Companies. Bryce has held executive positions including Managing Director within publicly listed and private companies each with a strong emphasis on property. Bryce went on to form his own company, KCL Property Limited in 1994, which merged its business with Augusta Capital in 2014. His property experience over the last 47 years includes; commercial, industrial, larger format retail and residential development and investment in New Zealand and Brisbane, Australia. In 2017, Bryce was awarded both a Chartered Accountants Fellowship and is a Member of the New Zealand Merit (MNZM) for recognition of his contribution to governance and philanthropy.

Simon Woollams Chief Financial Officer

Simon has a commerce degree majoring in accountancy and is a Chartered Accountant. Simon has a strong financial background including roles with BDO Spicers, UK experience and then four years at ANZ National Bank in the property and finance teams. His previous role at ANZ National Bank was as the property finance manager. Simon has been with Augusta since 2007.

Joel Lindsey Chief Operating Officer

Prior to his return to New Zealand in 2014, Joel worked at Aviva Investors (London) where he worked his way from Analyst to Fund Manager and ultimately held the position of Senior Director – Real Estate. In that position, he was responsible for management of the £4 billion Aviva Life & Pensions real estate investment portfolio. On his return to New Zealand, Joel has worked at Panuku Development Auckland and was, until recently, the Head of Business Development and Project Director. 

Luke Fitzgibbon General Counsel & Company Secretary

Luke joined Augusta in January 2016 from Chapman Tripp where he spent 8 years in the corporate team where he advised on securities laws (including for Augusta’s syndications), mergers and acquisitions as well as general commercial and corporate advice. Luke completed his studies at the University of Otago where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Science (majoring in Chemistry). Luke’s role at Augusta is to oversee and advise on all legal aspects of the Augusta business.

Adelle McBeth Head of Operations

Adelle joined KCL on a part time basis in 2004 while studying at The University of Auckland. In 2007 she joined the team in New Plymouth on a full time basis and is now the senior staff member there. She is responsible for overseeing the HR, Marketing, Investor Relations and IT functions at Augusta. She is the first point of contact for a potential investor wanting to know more about investing with Augusta or an existing investor with general queries.

Ben Harding Head of Asset Management and AIF Manager

Licensed under the REAA 2008

Ben holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Otago University and Masters in Property Valuation and Law from London City University. Prior to joining Augusta, Ben spent three and a half years with Stride Property where he was responsible for the strategic asset management for their property portfolio. Ben (previously Senior Asset Manager) is now responsible for leading the Asset team responsible for the New Zealand portfolio as well as the dedicated Fund Manager for Augusta Industrial Fund.

Bernie Smith Senior Asset Manager

Bernie joined  KCL in as a senior asset manager looking after the New Zealand portfolio from Hamilton South and the Queensland portfolio. As an asset manager Bernie is responsible for strategically managing his portfolio and communicating with investors in each of his Schemes throughout New Zealand and Australia

Gavin Fiddes Asset Manager

Gavin joined Augusta in June 2019 as an Asset Manager for the South Island Portfolio. Gavin holds a Bachelor of Business Studies with a double major in Finance and Valuation & Property Management. Most recently Gavin has held roles with Ngai Tahu Property as a Senior Property Manager and prior to that with KCL Property as an Asset Manager.

Will Allan Asset Manager

Will joined the Augusta Asset Management Team in April 2019 and will be managing a number of properties in Auckland, Hastings and Christchurch. This management will include monitoring the overall performance of the properties and communicating that with investors. Prior to joining Augusta Will worked at Robt. Jones Holdings Limited, where he strategically managed several Auckland CBD office towers and their numerous tenants. Will holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Otago.

John Chandler Asset Manager

John started with Augusta in June 2020 and holds a Bachelor of Property and Bachelor of Commerce degree from The University of Auckland.  Prior to Augusta, John spent 6 years with BP New Zealand as Development Manager overseeing their property portfolio and delivering new BP Connect sites across the country.

As an Asset Manager, John manages a portfolio across the upper North Island ensuring optimum performance of the properties and communicating that with investors.

Matt Selles Asset Manager

Matt started with Augusta in October 2017 following his employment at CBRE as a commercial property analyst and holds a Bachelor of Property from the University of Auckland. Matt (previously Property Manager) is responsible for strategically managing a number of properties in his portfolio across NZ and Australia.

Brad Hinton Property Fund Analyst

Brad joined Augusta in 2017 after returning from three years in London; the last two of which he spent working at Grosvenor. As Property Fund Analyst, Brad is responsible for providing commercial analytical support to the business in relation to current investments and funds, creation of new business opportunities and property acquisitions/developments. Brad is a graduate of Victoria University of Wellington and is a Chartered Accountant.

Linda Sawyer Portfolio Administrator

Linda has recently joined the team in the Auckland Office as a Portfolio Administrator. She has over 30 years experience in the property sector, having worked in various roles within the industry in South Africa, New Zealand and most recently for Knight Frank in Australia. Linda’s primary role will be general business and support for the Asset Management team. This will involve co-coordinating portfolio functions such as insurances and valuations, liaising with external parties and assistance with the preparation of investor correspondence.

Melissa Yarrow Portfolio Associate

Melissa has recently joined the team in the Auckland Office as a Portfolio Administrator. She has a Degree in Marketing and Commercial Law and has previously worked in the Banking and Aviation Industries. Melissa’s primary role will be general business and support for the Asset Management team. This will involve coordinating portfolio functions such as insurances and valuations, liaising with external parties and assistance with the preparation of investor correspondence.

Stephen Brown-Thomas Senior Development Manager and Asset Plus Manager

Stephen is a Senior Development Manager, with a background in development, asset and project management. He is responsible for identifying, negotiating, planning and delivery of development and value-add opportunities across the existing Augusta and Asset Plus portfolio. Stephen joined KCL in 2007, which was acquired by Augusta in 2014 and he is the senior staff member responsible for the Christchurch office. 

Will Ellison Senior Development Manager

Will joined the Auckland team in October, previously holding roles as the National Property Development Manager for Progressive Enterprises, NZ and as Associate Director, Funds Management for LaSalle Investment Management in London.  As a Senior Development Manager he is responsible for leading and managing the Auckland based Development Managers by achieving corporate objectives in relation to property development activities and major capital works.

Daniel Mahony Development Manager

Daniel is the most recent addition to the Development Team here at Augusta.  Daniel has an extensive background in asset and development management, previously working for Goodman NZ, Mahony & Seton (London), and most recently private commercial development company Wallace Development Company Limited. Daniel will be working across a number of Augusta’s funds focusing on add-value opportunities.

Mark Johnston Project Manager

Mark joined the Augusta team in January 2019. He has a background in civil and structural engineering, construction and project management. Prior to his return to New Zealand in 2017 he worked for PDS Group as a project manager delivering predominantly residential developments. Later during his return to NZ he worked for The Building Intelligence Group on a range of project sectors including commercial, education, local government and residential. Mark’s role as Project Manager will be working closely with the development team to successfully deliver development projects.

Jessie Davidson Marketing & Communications Manager

Jess joined the Auckland office in November 2017. She has an extensive advertising and marketing background including 4 years working alongside the Deputy Global Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi as an Account Director in their London office - as well as several other roles focused on brand, marketing, strategy and development. Jess has managed from agency side, some of the worlds most recognised brands including BMW and MINI, Kelloggs, Greenpeace, AXA, ABSOLUT Vodka, Glenfidich, PWC and L'Oreal. Jess’s role is focused on growing the Augusta investor database, public relations and devising and implementing a full brand, communications and marketing strategy.

Brendan Clough I.T Manager

Brendan joined Augusta in October 2016 following 5 years working in PwC’s Private Business and Financial Audit teams, where he also achieved his Chartered Accountancy. Brendan has worn many hats at Augusta, firstly setting up Augusta’s internal audit programme, then as maternity cover in a finance role, and now leads the technology practice in Augusta. His main responsibilities are focused on the strategic use of technology, project management of system implementations, security of Augusta’s networks and business improvements efforts.

Kerri Ewart Secondary Sales Manager

Kerri joined Augusta in August 2016 after a long career in banking across the retail, rural and commercial sectors. Kerri facilitates Augusta Funds Managements and Augusta Industrial Fund's secondary sale market, working with investors to sell or purchase units in Augusta’s schemes as well as assisting investors with applications into new schemes and getting investors AML compliant. She is the first point of contact for an investor wishing to sell their unit in a Scheme, purchasing a unit or any change of details (change of bank account, trustees, address’ etc.) 

Wendy Roycroft Investor Relations Associate

Wendy’s background is in banking and finance, lending to property developers and commercial property investors in Wellington, London and Auckland. She joined the team in 2014 when Augusta purchased a property syndication business from Bayleys. Her role as Investor Relations Associate comprises liaising with investors with day to day queries and during new offers, processing applications for the AML legislation, offering support for secondary sales along with undertaking organisational project work. She also oversees some of the health and safety functions in the business.

Jess Merrilees Marketing Associate

Jess joined Augusta’s Auckland office in 2017 and is now positioned as Marketing Associate. She is responsible for providing support to the Marketing Manager and helping ensure the Augusta brand is presented consistently through all communication channels within deadline and budget. Jess also liaises with any external partners including PR and creative agencies and helps to assist with event planning and website management.

Patrick Ryan Legal Counsel

Patrick joined the Augusta legal team after returning from four years in London with Davis Polk & Wardwell where he advised on a wide range of corporate finance transactions including a number of high profile cross-border acquisition financings.  Prior to his time in the UK, Patrick worked in the finance team at Chapman Tripp in Auckland and was involved in significant property finance and capital markets transactions. Patrick holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce (majoring in Economics) from the University of Otago.  

David Haczynskyj AML/CFT Compliance Manager

David is the newest addition to the Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) team working as an AML/CFT Compliance Manager. David has an extensive compliance and banking background including a recent role as a fraud analyst for Lloyds Bank in The United Kingdom. David is responsible for ensuring the company’s compliance policies and procedures meet the AML/CFT Act standard and will be assisting with onboarding of investors into our new schemes.

Katie Ireson AML/CFT Investor Liaison

Katie’s position reflects her investor facing role within the compliance team both during and outside of the equity raise periods. This involves processing investor applications and ensuring that Augusta meets its compliance obligations under the AML/CFT Act. Often your first point of contact for any AML related queries, she works closely with investors to meet Augusta’s due diligence requirements of the act. Katie joined the Augusta team as a temp in June 2016 and was employed on a full-time basis in July 2017.

Mark Madigan Financial Controller - Augusta Funds Management

Mark joined Augusta in 2018 following Financial Controller roles at Airwork and Property for Industry. Prior to this, Mark spent five years in the institutional banking client coverage team at Commonwealth Bank of Australia.  Mark is responsible for financial reporting, compliance and treasury management for the Augusta Funds Management portfolio. Mark is a graduate of the University of Auckland and obtained his Chartered Accountancy whilst working in the tax division at PwC.

James Page Finance Manager

James manages the Finance Team to oversee preparation, monitoring and reporting of financial matters pertaining to the syndicates.  This includes treasury management, liaising with funders, cash flow forecasting, feasibility modelling, financial statement preparation, entity liquidations and transaction processing. Before immigrating to New Zealand and joining Augusta in 2013, James worked for PWC in the United Kingdom.

Nick Gibson Finance Manager

Nick joined the Augusta team in May 2019 as a Finance Manager covering maternity leave. Nick has most previously been based in London as a Fund Controller at Tristan Capital Partners, a boutique Pan-European Real Estate Fund Manager. During his role at Tristan, he managed the finance operations for several real estate funds across EUR 2.5bn of institutional equity with EUR 6bn of assets under management. Nick holds a Bachelor of Accountancy and a Diploma in Arts qualifying from Massey University Albany. 

Jackie Moore Finance Manager

Jackie joined Augusta in 2015 after returning from three years in London where she worked at J. Rothschild Capital Management. Jackie manages the Finance Team to oversee preparation, monitoring and reporting of financial matters pertaining to the syndicates. This includes treasury management, liaising with funders, cash flow forecasting, feasibility modelling, financial statement preparation, entity liquidations and transaction processing. Jackie obtained her Chartered Accountancy qualification whilst working as an auditor for Ernst and Young.

Matt Ander Senior Finance Associate

As a Senior Finance Associate Matt oversees the finance and accounting functions for a portfolio of New Zealand and Australian syndicates.  This includes the preparation of financial statements and annual budgets; liaising with the bank around funding requirements; ensuring all compliance obligations are met; and assisting in the development and implementation of strategy for each syndicate in his portfolio. He joined Augusta in January 2015 after returning from London where he worked in the finance team at University College London for two years.

Jess Tuki Finance Associate

Jessica joined Augusta as a Finance Associate in February 2015. Prior to this she has worked in the Business advisory team at Staples Rodway Hamilton. As a Syndicate Finance Associate, Jessica oversees the finance and accounting functions for a portfolio of New Zealand based property Schemes. This includes the preparation of financial statements and annual budgets liaising with the bank around funding requirements; ensuring all compliance obligations are met; and assisting in the development and implementation of strategy for each Scheme in her portfolio.

Matthew Landrigan Finance Associate

Matt joined Augusta in February 2018 after 5 years working at BDO Taranaki. Matt obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in Accounting, Commercial Law and Marketing in 2011 from Victoria University, Wellington. He went on to achieve his Chartered Accountancy in 2016.

Stefanie Chapman Finance Administrator

Stef joined Augusta’s finance team in February 2013 as a Finance Administrator based in New Plymouth. Her role as a Finance Administrator focuses on assisting the finance team when required, processing distribution payments to investors and ensuring all compliance deadlines are met for the team.

Samantha Reddy Group Accountant - Augusta Capital

Samantha joined Augusta in 2020 following a six year career in Audit and Assurance. Samantha obtained her Chartered Accountancy whilst working at Deloitte in South Africa and UAE before immigrating to New Zealand, where she joined the Audit and Assurance division at EY. Samantha is the Group Accountant for Augusta Capital Limited and Asset Plus Limited and is responsible for corporate financial reporting and the annual audit process.

Jasmine McAuslan EA to Mark Francis/Project Coordinator

Jasmine joined Augusta in October 2016 as the executive Assistant to Mark Francis, Managing Director. Her role involves assisting Mark and the senior management team with day-to-day activities, and managing general office operations across a variety of functions and projects. Jasmine also works as an internal project coordinator using her skill set in organising people and process to provide support and a key pivot for new acquisitions and projects for the senior management and development teams. She has over seven years’ experience in the property sector, including having worked as an executive assistant and facilities manager for Robt. Jones Holdings Ltd previously. 

Nikki Burwell Reception & Investor Relations Assistant

Nikki joined the KCL Property team in May 2009 as the receptionist in the New Plymouth office.  She plays an integral role supporting the team there, including logistical support to the investor relations team as well as managing all client meetings and events.

Madeleine Morey Office Coordinator

Maddy joined Augusta’s Auckland office in 2019 and is responsible for overseeing and managing the day-to-day operations of the office. She is often the first point of contact an investor or visitor will have with the company. She assists with any ad-hoc project work, planning and preparation of events, accounting functions and administration of applications received during an Augusta offer sell down process.