Responsible Entity Board of Directors
Jennifer Horrigan
Independent Chair
BBus, GradDipMgt, GradDipAppFin, MAICD
Director since 2012
Chair since 2022
Member of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee
Jennifer is an experienced non-executive director across ASX, unlisted and not-for-profit boards. She brings a diverse set of skills with executive experience across investment banking, investor relations and financial communications, including as Chief Operating Officer of independent investment bank Greenhill Australia (previously Greenhill Caliburn) and Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Savage & Horrigan, an Ogilvy company.
Jennifer is an independent director of Dexus Capital Funds Management Limited and Dexus Capital Investment Services Pty Limited, a non-executive director of Yarra Funds Management Limited and a patron of Redkite (national children's cancer council). She has previously served as a non-executive director of A2B (ASX:A2B), QV Equities (ASX:QVE), Generation Healthcare (ASX: GHC) and as Chairman of Redkite.
Jonathan Sweeney
Independent Director
BCom, LLB, CFA, GAICD
Director since 2022
Member of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee
Jonathan has over 35 years’ experience in the investment management, fiduciary, real estate and financial services sectors having held senior executive roles at Folkestone and the Trust Company Limited. Jonathan is a director of BT Financial Group, Chair of Perpetual Private’s Investment Committee and a member of the Noongar Boodja Trust’s Investment Committee. He was previously a director of EP&T Global (ASX:EPX), 8IP Emerging Companies Limited (ASX:8EC), Velocity Rewards Pty Limited, Tennis NSW and Easton Investments (ASX:EAS)
Danielle Carter
Independent Director
BA/BCom, Grad Dip AppFin,CA,GAICD
Director since 2022
Member of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee
Danielle has over 25 years' experience in the real estate, financial services and property funds management having held senior executive roles at Blackrock, SG Hiscock & Co and Strategic Financial Management. Danielle is also a non-executive director of BWP Management Limited, the responsible entity of BWP Trust (ASX:BWP) and was previously a non-executive director of APN Property Group Limited (ASX:APD).
Emily Smith
Independent Director
BCom, GAICD
Director since 2022
Chair of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee
Emily has over 20 years’ experience in the finance sector having worked in senior executive roles at Deutsche Bank AG and Credit Suisse. She has had significant exposure to key sectors including Building Materials, Steel, Diversified Industrials, REITs and Telecommunications both domestically and globally.
Emily is a Senior M&A Advisor and Director at Grant Samuel. She is a member of Chief Executive Women and was a Council Member of the Kambala Girls School.
Gordon Korkie
Fund Manager
Gordon was appointed Dexus Industria REIT Fund Manager in February 2024, having previously held various roles as part of the Dexus Industria REIT team. Gordon joined APN Property Group in August 2016 (now part of Dexus).
Gordon has more than 16 years’ experience in the property industry across retail, office and industrial sectors, working across funds management, corporate finance, investment management and equities research.
Gordon’s held various roles at Federation Centres (now Vicinity Centres, formerly Centro Properties Group) across funds management and corporate finance and worked extensively on the restructure of Centro Properties Group. Prior to Federation Centres, Gordon worked in equities research at Credit Suisse.
Gordon holds a Bachelor of Management Studies (1st Class Honours) from the University of Waikato and a Master of Commerce from the University of New South Wales.
Melanie Bourke
Executive Director
BCom, MBA (Exec), CAANZ, GAICD
Dexus appointed since 2024
Melanie Bourke is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Dexus where she is responsible for supporting business activity and enhancing decision efficiency across the group. Melanie leads the Risk, Real Estate Services & Procurement, Legal, Compliance & Governance, Corporate Affairs & External Communications, Marketing, Technology and Sustainability functions, as well as leading the Strategic Delivery Office.
Melanie has more than 20 years of experience in the property industry, working across Finance, Investor Relations, Office of the CEO, Asset and Property Management in Dexus’s Office division and most recently led the people and culture function.
She holds a Master of Business Administration (Executive) from the Australian Graduate School of Management, a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Newcastle and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. She is also a member of Chief Executive Women.
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