Our Principals and Investment Committee members have backgrounds in strategy, finance, banking, executive management, law, operations, corporate development and funds management. This broad range of experience enables us to provide a strong balance of governance, compliance, and commercial skills required to make appropriate investment decisions and to subsequently monitor and proactively support the investment portfolio performance of each Vantage managed fund of funds. With global reach and influential business and private equity manager relationships, we provide a base of powerful expertise and resources that we extend to our clients and investors.

Michael Tobin

MBA, DFS, FAICD / Managing Director

Michael Tobin has responsibility for overseeing all Private Equity investment management and advisory activity at Vantage and has over 25 years experience in Private Equity management, advisory and investment as well as in management operations…

David Pullini

BE, MBA, BAppFin. / Director

David Pullini is responsible for overseeing the due diligence of underlying fund investments as well as secondary fund positions and direct co-investment opportunities at Vantage and has more than 25 years of general management, business development…

Rod Mcgeoch

AO, LLB. / Investment Committee Chairman VPEG, VPEG2 & VPEG3

Rod is the immediate past Chairman Emeritus of Corrs Chambers Westgarth, a leading Australian law firm and has significant board and advisory experience. His current board positions include; Chairman of BGP Holdings PLC…

James Dunning FCA, MSc., BSc.,

FCA/VPEG2, VPEG3, VPEG4 & VPEG5 Investment Committee Independent Member

James has over 35 years of management, assurance and advisory experience and was a partner for 21 years in PricewaterhouseCoopers financial services practice

Maximilian Tobin

B.COM., B.BUS. / Investment Manager

 

Maximilian reports to the Managing Director, Director and Investment Committee of Vantage and is responsible for the analysis and reporting of Vantage’s underlying investments on an ongoing basis.

Peter Xu

B.BUS, ADV.D.FIN. / Director, Business Development

Based in Vantage’s Melbourne office and reporting to the Managing Director, Peter is responsible for building relationships and providing strategic direction to assist with the growth of funds under management at Vantage.

Chris Faddy

B.COM., GradDipAppFin / Head of Distribution

 

Chris has over 25 years experience in servicing institutional, intermediary and high-net-worth individuals in Australia and Asia across a broad range of asset classes. He has led sales and marketing functions for leading global asset managers and has founded an Asia-Pacific based asset management business.

Jin Wye Yap CA, MICPA

BBCOM, Financial Controller

Jin Wye Yap is responsible for the accounting, compliance and management of the fund investment administration for each of Vantage’s Private Equity Fund of Funds entities as well direct fund investment vehicles.

Veronika Andrijanic

B.Comm., M. Applied Fin / Executive Assistant

Veronika is the Vantage Executive Assistant. She is responsible for assisting with the day to day office administration as well as assisting Investor Services Team.

Katherine Li

B Bus., M. M / Associate

Based in Vantage’s Melbourne office and reporting to the Managing Director and Director, Business Development, Katherine is responsible for the reviewing and reporting of Vantage’s underling investments to all Chinese investors in Vantage Funds.