BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John Goddard
Non-Executive Chairman

John Goddard was appointed a Director of Equititrust in October 2010. John has held many appointments as director of public corporations, private companies and charitable foundations for over twenty years.

He joined the Bendigo Bank Group in 1997 as CEO of its Italian banking subsidiary, Cassa Commerciale Australia Ltd (previously Banca Monte Paschi Australia Ltd). As a senior executive with St.George Bank, John played a pivotal role in growing its asset base from a relatively small financial organisation to the fifth largest bank in Australia. Prior to his role with St.George, John was responsible for managing World Bank and Asian Development Bank funding programs in Asia and the Pacific.

John is a fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia, a member of the Board of Advice of The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Foundation, Director of Eidos Institute Ltd, trustee of the Ipswich Arts Foundation, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

 

 

Mark McIvor LLB
Founder and Managing Director

Mark began his commercial career as a partner in a law firm in 1982. Having specialised in property law and mortgage lending for over a decade, Mark established Equititrust in 1993. He has been responsible for guiding its growth and is passionately committed to excellence in investment performance and capital protection.

 

 

 

David Kennedy LLB, LLM, B Bus (Acc), ACA

Chief Executive Officer

A Chartered Accountant and lawyer, David was previously a partner at Hong Kong's largest restructuring firm for over 8 years. With a background in insolvency and company restructuring within the property development industry, David also has extensive international experience in Australia, Singapore Malaysia, Thailand, and Canada.

David Tucker LLB. LLM. B.Bus (Acc)
Non-Executive Director

David Tucker was appointed a Director of Equititrust in September 2010. A founding partner of law firm, Tucker & Cowen Solicitors, David has practiced in the areas of company law, partnership dispute resolution, commercial law and banking and finance litigation for 20 years.

David has extensive experience across a range of industries, regularly advising business owners, directors, shareholders, insolvency practitioners and creditors on all aspects of the Corporations Act relating to directors' duties and liabilities, management disputes, shareholders disputes and corporate governance issues.

David holds Bachelor and Masters Degrees in Law and a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy). David is also a solicitor and Member of the Queensland Law Society, and an Accredited Specialist in Commercial Litigation.

Craig Treasure

Executive Director

Craig joined Equititrust as a Board Director in October 2010, and as Director - Landsolve Residential overseeing all Landsolve residential projects. Craig is a qualified surveyor and property developer and is currently Managing Director of the Iliv Group. He is also a member of the Gold Coast chapter of the Urban Development Institute of Australia and has held numerous senior positions in the property sector, including Sunland.

 

 

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