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Tim brings over 30 years of investment experience in climate, renewables, infrastructure and technology, with a track record of founding, building and scaling global businesses. Tim served as Global Head of Macquarie Capital (2012-19), the firm’s principal investments group, and sat on Macquarie Group’s 12-member Executive Committee. Tim was responsible for the early push into green energy, including offshore wind, solar and battery, culminating in the £2.3b acquisition of the UK government’s Green Investment Bank.

Paul brings over 20 years of experience as an investor and operator in climate impact, private equity and venture capital. Paul has been at the forefront of corporate venture investing in climate solutions. As the former Head of Asia Pacific and Australia for BCG Digital Ventures, the corporate VC arm of the Boston Consulting Group, Paul co-founded BCG Green Ventures.

Catherine has spent the last 20 years at Macquarie Group. Most recently Catherine was Global Chief Financial Officer and Global Chief Operating Officer for Macquarie Capital. Prior to that Catherine performed various roles within the Financial Management Group of Macquarie Group focusing on supporting Macquarie Capital and what is now known as the Real Assets division of Macquarie Asset Management Group.

Kavita is a conservation and sustainability expert and advisor working at the intersection of nature, climate change and people. She is a Board Member of the Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets (IC-VCM) as well as TARA Climate. And a member of the Unilever Sustainability Council.

Noah has spent his entire career addressing the climate challenge through commercially-driven solutions and public-private partnerships. Most recently, Noah served as the Head of Carbon Market Development and Director of Product and Business Development at Indigo Ag, one of the leading global agriculture tech companies, focused on sustainability and regenerative agriculture. Noah led many of the first-ever deals for nature-based carbon offsets from agriculture.

Chris has over 10 years’ experience as an investor and operator in climate impact, private equity and venture capital. Most recently, Chris was a Lead in the team which pioneered the Boston Consulting Group’s Green Ventures division where he built and invested in a number of climate solutions businesses. He previously worked at Pacific Equity Partners and Policy Advisor to the former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia.

With more than 25 years of brand, marketing and communications experience in Australia, the UK and the US, Al joins Wollemi from Macquarie Capital to lead our marketing and investor communications. Al’s 17 year career at Macquarie spanned Sydney and New York, including six years as Global Head of Marketing & Communications.

Antony is responsible for Wollemi’s investor coverage, focusing on equity strategy, new business initiatives, co-investment opportunities, product development, fund formation and capital raising for the firm and the future funds management platform. Antony has almost 20 years of equity capital markets, M&A advisory and private capital market experience encompassing research, investment advisory, restructuring, acquisition, disposal and management of assets across infrastructure, resources, natural capital and private equity.

Michael brings more than 10 years of investment banking experience, working across a wide range of engagements including M&A, IPOs, capital raisings, strategy development and capital management. Michael has primarily covered industrial sectors, with a particular focus on the built environment. He joins Wollemi from Macquarie Capital, where he was a subsector specialist and project lead on a number of marquee transactions.

Lara brings deep experience in energy infrastructure, renewable energy and sustainable building design to the Wollemi team. While at Pacific Gas &Electric Company, Lara led the strategy of their grid-edge pilot projects aimed to increase the hosting capacity for distributed energy resources on California’s grid. Earlier in her career, Lara worked with government and private-sector entities across the energy sector, including SunEdison, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and the Connecticut Green Bank.

Cecilia brings deep experience across strategy and private equity to the Wollemi team, alongside a passion for social impact. Recently Cecilia was a lead advisor to a new coalition of eight leading global conservation NGOs on a ground-breaking collaboration to accelerate the development of a high integrity supply of nature-based solutions for carbon markets that genuinely deliver positive impacts for nature and communities.

Christie brings global fundraising, finance and startup experience to the Wollemi team, with a passion for food and agricultural technology. Most recently, Christie formed part of the founding team at Jiva in Singapore, an Olam-backed agriculture technology platform seeking to reimagine rural supply chains. Here she led the product strategy and execution for Jiva’s farmer advisory service.

Benedetta’s experience in investment banking and principal investment in the infrastructure and energy space spans Italy, UK and Australia. Most recently, she spent 6 years at Macquarie, where she worked on acquisition, development, selldown and debt financing for renewable transactions representing more than 2.0GW installed capacity, including the £2.3bn acquisition of the UK Government's Green Investment Bank in 2017.

Steven has more than 8 years of experience in investment banking, principal investment and project finance across the technology and digital infrastructure sectors. Most recently, Steven spent 4 years at Macquarie Capital where he worked on acquisitions, divestments, debt financings, IPOs and capital raises for approximately A$20b of public and private M&A transactions across motor registries, telco towers and data centres.

Carolin brings specialist energy and climate strategy consulting expertise to Wollemi, with experience advising corporate and private equity clients in London and Sydney on developing their climate strategies and transitioning to net zero. Carolin’s work focused on the intersection of investing and climate, completing projects on decarbonising Private Equity portfolios and developing Growth Equity climate investment strategies.

Sanne combines expertise in strategic business development and data-driven operations with a passion for creating positive impact for both people and planet. Prior to Wollemi, she focused on strategy and digital operations projects as a Consultant with Boston Consulting Group in Amsterdam and Sydney, and furthered her interest in sustainable and scalable food solutions through her work with World Food Programme and on waste reduction in operations.

Alex has devoted more than a decade to addressing climate change through startup mentoring, banking, policymaking, nonprofit advising, and cleantech venture capital investing. Most recently, Alex spent two years as an investment banker at Credit Suisse covering renewable energy, utilities, infrastructure, and cleantech. Prior to receiving his MBA at the University of Chicago, Alex worked as a climate scientist and economist advising on policy and international development.

Suzie is passionate about working at the intersection of profit and purpose. She brings M&A and equity capital markets experience across a range of sectors in addition to non-profit expertise. Prior to Wollemi, Suzie was part of Jarden’s foundational Sydney-based investment banking team, advising on over $30bn of transactions and assisting with scaling up Jarden’s Australian presence.

Sean joins Wollemi from Macquarie Capital, where he primarily focused on capital markets. With experience spanning a number of sectors including Critical Minerals, Industrials, Real Estate, Consumer, Financial Services, Technology and Digital Infrastructure, Sean worked on nearly A$6 billion in secondary follow-on equity issuance, Initial Public Offerings, block trades and acquisition financing transactions.

Ethan brings project finance and infrastructure advisory experience to the Wollemi team. He started his career at J.P. Morgan, supporting the development of large infrastructure and energy projects, including LNG liquefaction facilities, Lithium Iron Phosphate battery manufacturing plants, wind and solar farms, and green ammonia production facilities.

Rebecca is an energy specialist, with more than 7 years of experience across investment banking, venture capital and management consulting. Prior to joining Wollemi, Rebecca was a Founding Principal in investment banking at Barrenjoey, recruited in 2019 as one of the firm’s first employees. Her experience there spans buy-side and sell-side transactions in energy and infrastructure.

Alison brings more than 20 years of business and event management, executive support and administrative experience. Alison previously worked at Macquarie Group, initially in the Financial Institutions Group and then supporting Tim Bishop in his role as the Global Head of Macquarie Capital.

Gemma joins Wollemi from Macquarie Group, where she supported the Co-Head of Macquarie Capital for Australia & New Zealand. Prior to that, she was a senior Executive Assistant at Origin Energy. Gemma brings more than 14 years of experience supporting senior executives and teams across the energy and financial services sectors.

Emma’s previous experience includes two years as a pre-school teacher at St Mary’s, Waverley, before transferring to SCEGGS Darlinghurst in 2022. While studying, Emma also spent two years as a receptionist at the Eastern Suburbs Sports Medicine Centre, and worked as a nanny in Sicily.