Andrew is the independent Chair of the Qualitas Board, effective 1 November 2021. Prior to this role, he was an Independent Director of Qualitas Securities Pty Ltd, the trustee for various Qualitas funds since July 2017.
He has more than 40 years of experience as an equity and commercial lawyer, including in superannuation, trusts, estate, and succession planning. He founded Australia’s first specialist superannuation law firm, IFS Fairley in 1993, having built a reputation as a leading practitioner in superannuation law and practice since 1980. He was named by the Australian Financial Review as one of Australia’s best superannuation lawyers every year from 2013 until 2021. He specialised as a legal adviser to trustees of industry, corporate and public sector superannuation funds.
Andrew founded and then chaired the Law Council of Australia’s superannuation committee for 10 years and maintains close interest in the development of superannuation law and policy.
He served as Chair of Equipsuper, a $30 billion industry superannuation fund for 12 years until 2022. He also served as an industry director of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority until December 2023.
His previous roles have included Chair of Zoos Victoria, Chair of Parks Victoria, and Deputy Chair of Tourism Australia. He is currently a Director of Goulburn Valley Water.
In addition, he is involved in the philanthropic sector as Chair of the Sir Andrew Fairley Foundation, and Deputy Chair of the Mornington Peninsula Foundation. He also served as Chair of the Luke Batty Foundation until 2019.
Andrew completed his law degree at the University of Melbourne, and in 2022 was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Deakin University. He currently practices as a Consultant to Hall & Wilcox Lawyers in Melbourne.
Andrew is the Group Managing Director, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Qualitas.
He has over 39 years’ experience in financial services with an extensive track record across real estate investments, pioneering the alternative credit market in Australia in the late 1990s with a focus initially on mezzanine debt.
He is responsible for overseeing the firm’s activities, setting the strategic direction of the business as well as building and enhancing relationships with clients and investors. Andrew is the Chief Investment Officer for the firm’s debt and equity funds. Andrew is currently a director of several Qualitas Group entities, including Arch Finance.
Prior to Qualitas, Andrew was a Head of Asia Pacific Real Estate at Babcock & Brown, the Director of Risk at AIDC and a Senior Manager at Bank of America. Andrew earned a Bachelor of Economics (Accounting) from Monash University. He is a Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and CPA Australia. Andrew is a member of the Investment Committee.
Darren has over 30 years’ experience in the property and funds management industry with an extensive background in property investment and development.
Darren was appointed to the Board of Dexus Limited in 2012 and held the position of Managing Director and CEO, along with the Executive Director role of Dexus Funds Management Limited, before retiring from Dexus in 2024. He is also a Director of Sydney Swans Limited. Darren is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Australian Property Institute. Darren is a Life Member and former National President of the Property Council of Australia. Darren has a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Western Australia.
Darren is a member of the Qualitas Investment Committee and the Qualitas Nomination, Remuneration and Culture Committee.
Mary has more than 30 years’ experience in leadership, financial services, structured finance, securitisation, capital markets, governance and risk management across a range of financial services institution, infrastructure and not for profit boards.
Mary has served as a Non‑Executive Director of Sydney Motorway Corporation, the NSW Government state owned corporation responsible for the construction and management of Westconnex and was also Deputy Chair of the Australian Securitisation Forum. Mary is the former Joint CEO of Resimac Group Ltd. Prior to Resimac Mary worked in Structured Finance in Price Waterhouse Coopers and Macquarie Bank.
Mary is currently the Chair of Plenti Group Ltd (appointed July 2020), a fintech in consumer finance, a fintech in SME finance, Chair of Pitcher Partners, a senior advisor with Gresham Partners and a Director with Housing Australia (appointed 30 November 2023). Mary was awarded the Kanga News Market Achievement Award in 2016 and was made a Fellow of the Australian Securitisation Forum. Mary holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney, is an Associate of the Securities Institute of Australia and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mary is Chair of the Qualitas Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee.
JoAnne has extensive experience spanning over 25 years across a range of industries. JoAnne was previously a senior client partner in the Advisory division at KPMG and has key strengths in finance, accounting, risk management and governance.
JoAnne is currently a Non-Executive Director of Challenger Limited (appointed 2012), a Director and Chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee for Estia Investments Pty Ltd, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for Estia Health TopCo Pty Ltd, and a Non-executive Director of Lifestyle Communities Ltd (appointed 1 July 2024).
JoAnne was previously the Chair and Non-executive Director of Myer Holdings Ltd (appointed a Non-Executive Director in November 2016, and retired 9 November 2023), and a Chair of the Major Transport Infrastructure Board (Victoria) and Non-Executive Director of Asaleo Care Limited and Japara Healthcare Limited. JoAnne holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Queensland and is a Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
JoAnne is Chair of the Qualitas Investment Committee.
