Management Team
Brent Mulligan
Transactions Manager
Mr. Brent Mulligan is a licensed real estate manager with over 15 years of property and finance experience. Mr. Mulligan worked for eight years in investment banking at UBS (London), Credit Suisse (Singapore) and Deutsche Bank (Sydney). Prior to joining Quantum he ran his own business providing property consultancy services to a number of the property funds across Australia. He has executed over A$850 million worth of transactions.
Mr. Mulligan is responsible for the financial modeling for the acquisition and disposal of property and development projects and the management and delivery of newly acquired assets within the current opportunity funds.
Mr. Mulligan received a Bachelors degree in Commerce in 1991, obtained a Diploma in Applied Finance at the Securities Institute of Australia in 1994 and obtained his real estate license in 2004.
Brooke Veenstra
Asset Manager
Ms. Brooke Veenstra is a licensed real estate manager with over seven years of experience. Prior to joining Quantum Australia, Ms. Veenstra worked in London managing a portfolio of 400 properties and a team of letting staff.
Her responsibilities included underwriting property approvals, management of properties and management of all syndicated properties. Ms. Veenstra completed her real estate license from the Real Estate Institute of Australia in 2001.
Joe Achmar
Financial Controller
Mr Joe Achmar is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Joe is an experienced finance executive having held senior finance roles within the funds management industry. His prior positions include a senior management role at Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants and heading up the property finance division of AMP Capital Investors (one of Australia's largest wealth managers).
Joe's experience includes establishment both domestic and international funds, maintenance and corporate governance of complex structures and ensuring efficiency and effectiveness of investment and corporate processes.
Brian Collins
National Sales Manager
Mr. Brian Collins joined Quantum September 2009, having worked in the financial services industry since 1993.
Mr. Collins experience includes Public Practice Accounting at both CPA and Chartered firms including Howarth (Perth Partnership), Private Client Investment Advisory roles including Merrill Lynch (Australia) based in Melbourne and more recently in various Funds Management distribution capacities in Sydney.
Mr. Collins has a strong background in taxation, client structuring and investment strategy advice, including a specific interest in the SMSF advice area.
Paul Kempton
Portfolio Administration Manager
Mr. Paul Kempton joined Quantum in May 2009 expanding upon his extensive experience in the funds management, specifically in the superannuation administration industry dating back to 1991.
Mr Kempton has held a variety of administration roles in fund managers such as MLC, AM Corporation and recently with Fiducian. These roles encompassing all aspects of the industry including marketing, distribution, communications, account management and particularly administration and management of client investments.
Paul currently accepts applications, completes the investment transactions and manages the ongoing reporting requirements for client portfolios back to each advisors group.
Felicia Jamieson
Tax & Accounting Manager
Ms. Felicia Jamieson CPA is a qualified accountant and is responsible for services provided by Quantum Accounting Practice which includes tax, accounting and advice to predominantly high wealth individuals and businesses. Felicia joined Quantum in August 2005 and had brought over ten years' extensive experience to the firm.
Felicia previously worked with Trust Company of Australia Limited where her role encompassed the management of taxation issues for both corporate listed trusts and elite client base. Prior to that Felicia worked within a number of diverse accounting practices whose client turnover was in excess of A$50 million.
Vincent Lai
Internal Portfolio Auditor
Mr. Vincent Lai CPA is a senior accountant with over eight years experience in various accounting roles, predominantly in public practice.
He joined Quantum in 2006 and holds a senior accounting position, responsible for risk-based compliance audits; conducts ad hoc internal reviews and investigations and provides monthly reporting services on the Portfolio Warrants assets and loan book.
Stephen Kim
Senior Tax Accountant
Mr. Stephen Kim CA is a qualified accountant who provides technical expertise to the firm in the areas of tax and self managed superannuation funds. He also supervises and ensures high quality of work by the firm's accountants.
Prior to joining Quantum in April 2006, Stephen has had prior experience in a Chartered accounting firm providing similar tax, accounting and business services advice to high wealth individuals and small to medium sized businesses.
Management Team
Brent Mulligan
Transactions Manager
Brooke Veenstra
Asset Manager
Joe Archmar
Financial Controller
Brian Collins
National Sales Manager
Paul Kempton
Portfolio Administration Manager
Felicia Jamieson
Tax & Accounting Manager
Vincent Lai
Internal Portfolio Auditor
Stephen Kim
Senior Tax Accountant