Leadership

Robbie Burns

Senior Managing Director, Head of Solutions

• Joined Macquarie in 2014
• Based in Sydney

Robbie is Head of Solutions for Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), where he provides leadership for a global team across MAM’s Systematic Investments, External Manager Solutions, Investment Solutions, Global Wealth and Wealth Solutions businesses. He is a member of the MAM Executive Committee and serves as the Executive Sponsor for MAM’s Leadership Advisory Panel. He also serves as an Investment Committee member across MAM’s Secondaries business and as a Board member for a number of MAM’s Wealth Solutions entities.

Prior to becoming Head of Solutions, Robbie was Head of Corporate Development for MAM, where he played a key leadership role in the establishment, execution and communication of MAM’s strategy, with a focus on inorganic opportunities. Through his career, he has worked in Australia, the UK and the US, and he has significant experience across the asset management sector.

Robbie joined Macquarie from Ashmore Group, and prior to that he worked in the Financial Institutions Group at UBS Investment Bank.

He has a Bachelor of Commerce in finance, with honours, from Queen’s University.

Peter Burton

Senior Managing Director, General Counsel

• Joined Macquarie in 2008
• Based in Sydney

Peter is the General Counsel of Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), a role he assumed in 2021. He is responsible for MAM’s Legal and Governance Team. Peter is also a member of the MAM Executive Committee and the MAM Credit Executive Committee.

During his tenure with Macquarie, Peter has been responsible for the legal function of the MAM Asset Finance business. He has been a key contributor to all strategic transactions undertaken by that business, including major aircraft portfolio acquisitions for Macquarie AirFinance, and the establishment and divestment of Macquarie European Rail and Macquarie Rotorcraft Leasing.

He has experience in public and private mergers and acquisitions, and equity capital markets transactions both in private practice and at Macquarie. Peter has private practice experience at Blake Dawson (now Ashurst) in Sydney and Linklaters in London. Prior to joining Macquarie, he spent six years with Zurich Financial Services in Sydney.

Peter has a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) and Bachelor of Law from the University of New South Wales.

​​​​​​​Holly Coleman

Senior Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer

• Joined Macquarie in 1999
• Based in Sydney

Holly is Chief Financial Officer at Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), a role she has held since 2018. She leads a global Finance team of over 180 people, supporting a business managing more than A$700 billion in assets under management.

Over her 27 years at Macquarie, Holly has held roles spanning Australia, EMEA and global functions, including Regional Controller for EMEA and Global Head of Fund Financial Management. She has led Finance on a number of MAM's acquisitions and divestments, including the recent divestment of the North American and European Public Investments business, and is now driving the digitalisation of MAM's Finance function.

Holly is the Executive Sponsor for MAM's Inclusion Committee and is passionate about inclusion in the workplace.

She holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology Sydney and is a qualified Chartered Accountant (Australia), having trained with PwC Sydney.

Christopher Frost

Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Infrastructure Strategies  

• Joined Macquarie in 1995
• Based in New York

Christopher is a Senior Managing Director at Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and Head of Global Infrastructure Strategies.

He is responsible for the overall development and execution of the strategies for MAM’s global diversified infrastructure funds for both institutional and wealth investors, including Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund (“MGIF”) (institutional) and Macquarie Infrastructure Fund (“MIF”) (wealth). Christopher is the Executive Investment Committee member for MGIF and chairs the MGIF Investment Committee. For MIF he is the Lead Portfolio Manager and similarly chairs the MIF Investment Committee. He is also a member of the MAM Executive Committee.

Christopher has extensive international experience investing in and managing infrastructure assets. He was a member of the pioneering team at MAM’s Real Assets business, leading the development of the specialized infrastructure funds model and MAM's Real Assets platform. Throughout his career at Macquarie’s Sydney, London, and New York offices, Christopher has held a number of senior leadership positions and led a wide range of transformational and value-accretive projects integral to MAM’s strong track record of delivering for investors, including the successful investment, management, and divestment of many of the firm’s major infrastructure businesses.

Christopher is the Chair of the Global Infrastructure Investors Association (GIIA), the leading industry body and the voice of the world's infrastructure investors, a position he has held since 2017.

He holds a Bachelor of Economics (Honors) from La Trobe University.

Peter Glaser

Senior Managing Director, Head of Credit & Insurance

• Joined Macquarie in 2022
• Based in London

Peter is Head of Credit & Insurance for Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), overseeing a global team that connects client capital with a full range of investment opportunities across MAM’s Liquid Credit and Private Credit capabilities as well as provides reinsurance and other strategic insurance solutions.

He is also Chair of the MAM Credit & Insurance Executive Committee, Chief Investment Officer of Private Credit, and a member of the MAM Executive Committee.

Before joining Macquarie, Peter was Head of European Direct Lending for Alcentra, Portfolio Manager of its related funds, and Chair of the Investment Committee. He was also Vice Chair of Alcentra’s Executive Management Committee. Peter has diverse financial services experience across North America and Europe, including as a partner at KKR and senior positions at Barclays and Goldman Sachs.

He is Chair Emeritus and a board member of the Midori Foundation (doing business as Midori & Friends) and a former trustee of the London Music Fund, two organisations dedicated to providing high-quality music education to students in underserved communities in New York City and London, respectively.

Peter holds a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Leigh Harrison

Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Assets

• Joined Macquarie in 2002
• Based in Sydney

Leigh is Head of Real Assets for Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), a role he assumed in April 2021. He provides global leadership for the firm’s Real Assets business, which is one of the world’s leading infrastructure managers and a major investor in infrastructure, renewable energy, agriculture, and adjacent asset classes.

Since joining Macquarie, Leigh has served in several senior positions, including Head of Real Assets in EMEA. Over more than two decades, Leigh has contributed to numerous major acquisitions and divestments across many different sectors and markets.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws from Macquarie University, Sydney.

Karl Kuchel

Senior Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Americas
Chief Executive Officer, Macquarie Infrastructure Partners Inc.

• Joined Macquarie in 2003
• Based in New York

Karl is Head of Infrastructure for the Americas and Chief Executive Officer of Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (MIP), which manages the MIP III, MIP IV, MIP V, and MIP VI funds. He is a member of the MAM Executive Committee and is also a member of the Investment Committee for the MIP funds and is actively involved in evaluation and execution of transaction opportunities.

Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in 2016, Karl served as the Chief Operating Officer for MIP, where his responsibilities included capital allocation, cash flow management, valuation, financing, and business planning across each fund’s portfolio companies. Previously, Karl focused on acquisition and asset management activities for Macquarie Infrastructure Group and Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group.

Karl holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) and a Bachelor of Laws from The University of Queensland.

Kimberly LaPointe

Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Wealth

• Joined Macquarie in 2024
• Based in New York

Kimberly LaPointe is Head of Global Wealth for Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and a member of the MAM Executive Committee. She is responsible for the strategy, growth, and performance of Macquarie’s global Wealth business, which delivers innovative investment solutions to Wealth Management clients around the world.

Kimberly brings 30 years of global industry experience and a track record of building and scaling wealth businesses. Before joining Macquarie, she was Head of Wealth at Cohen & Steers, where she led the evolution of the business to offer private markets funds alongside traditional strategies. Previously, she held a series of senior leadership roles at PGIM Investments, most recently as Head of PGIM Investments International, based in London, where she built the firm’s international wealth business. She began her career in wealth at J.P. Morgan, in a range of distribution roles.

Kimberly holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Ohio Wesleyan University and has earned a certificate in AI Strategies for Business Transformation from Kellogg Executive Education at Northwestern University. She serves on the Investment Committee of Nurturing Minds Inc., a 501(c)(3) supporting SEGA Girls’ School in Morogoro, Tanzania.

Brett Lewthwaite

Senior Managing Director, Chief Investment Strategist and Chief Investment Officer of Liquid Credit

• Joined Macquarie in 2003
• Based in Sydney

Brett is the Chief Investment Strategist for Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and Chief Investment Officer for Liquid Credit. In this role, Brett draws on the expertise of MAM’s broad range of investment capabilities globally, with direct CIO responsibilities in relation to global fixed income, multisector, credit and insurance strategies. He has also been the Lead Portfolio Manager of the highly regarded Macquarie Income Opportunities Strategy since 2004. Brett is a member of the MAM Executive Committee and serves on the MAM Credit & Insurance Executive Committee.

Brett has more than 30 years of experience in financial services. His previous leadership responsibilities include overseeing significant growth in Fixed Income globally from 2010, as well as Asset Management in Australia 2013-2017. He has been a Senior Credit Portfolio Manager since 2004. Before joining the firm, he worked as a Portfolio Manager at BT Funds Management for nine years.

He holds a Graduate Degree in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia, as well as a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics from the University of Sydney.

Verena Lim

Senior Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer of Macquarie Group Asia
Co-Head of Infrastructure, Asia Pacific
Head of Investments, Macquarie Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Fund 

• Joined Macquarie in 2005
• Based in Singapore

Based in Singapore, Verena is the Chief Executive Officer of Macquarie Group Asia and the Co-Head of Infrastructure for Asia-Pacific at Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and sits on the MAM Executive Committee. She is also the Head of Investments for the Macquarie Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Fund (MAIF) series, one of the largest infrastructure platforms dedicated to investing in the Asia Pacific.

Since 2007, Verena has led major acquisitions in the Asia-Pacific region across various infrastructure sectors, including energy, transportation, and digital infrastructure. She currently sits on the Investment Committees of MAM Asia-Pacific funds, including the MAIF series, and on several portfolio company boards.

Verena is also a member of the Macquarie Group Foundation Committee, and Chair of the Macquarie Group Foundation’s Social Impact Investment Advisory Committee.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Distinction in Finance) and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales.

Adam Lygoe

Senior Managing Director, Head of Client Solutions Group

• Joined Macquarie in 2002
• Based in Sydney

Adam is Head of Client Solutions Group at Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), focusing on new business initiatives, product development, capital raising, and client relations across institutional channels. Adam is a member of the MAM Executive Committee, MAM Credit & Insurance Executive Committee, and MAM New Product Committee. He is also an investment committee member of the Macquarie Private Infrastructure Fund (MPIF) and the Macquarie Infrastructure Global Solutions (MIGS) fund series.

Adam returned to Sydney in 2025 after nearly 19 years in London. During his time in London, he played a leading role across a range of European and global infrastructure funds, was a board director of MAM’s management and portfolio companies and served on all of the firm’s Private Markets new product committees.

Prior to joining Macquarie, he spent two years with Perpetual Asset Management in Sydney.

Adam is a Chartered Accountant (CA) with the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ). He holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney and a Master of Finance (distinction) from INSEAD.

Amy Mahony

Senior Managing Director, Chief Risk Officer, Macquarie Asset Management

• Joined Macquarie in 2011
• Based in Sydney

Amy is the Chief Risk Officer for Macquarie Asset Management (MAM). In this role, Amy leads the MAM Risk Team, which oversees and manages the risks that arise in MAM business activities. Amy is a member of the MAM Executive Committee and the MAM Management Committee.

She has more than 20 years of experience. Prior to her current role, Amy was the Head of Compliance for Macquarie Group, where she led a team that was responsible for ensuring that all compliance risks were appropriately assessed and managed across the firm. During this time, Amy was a member of the Macquarie Group Risk Committee and the Board Governance and Compliance Committee. Prior to that, Amy was the Regional Head of Compliance for Australia and New Zealand, and she was the lead for Macquarie Capital Compliance globally from 2011 to 2016. Before joining Macquarie, Amy held senior compliance roles at Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong and Sydney. 

Amy has a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in economics from the University of Sydney.

Elizabeth O'Leary

Senior Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer

• Joined Macquarie in 2003
• Based in Sydney

Elizabeth O’Leary is the Chief Operating Officer for Macquarie Asset Management (MAM). She is a member of the MAM Executive Committee and chairs the MAM Operating Committee. She has over 20 years’ experience at Macquarie where she has held senior roles including the Global Head of Agriculture & Natural Assets. Under her leadership the division grew one of Australia’s largest diversified agriculture portfolios with substantial decarbonisation initiatives that included the development of methods for measuring, reducing and removing greenhouse gas emissions across its existing operations. She also led MAM’s international investment strategies into nature-based solutions.

She was previously Macquarie’s Global Head of Human Resources and has extensive experience in people leadership, M&A transactions, large-scale asset and investment management and organisation transformation.

Elizabeth is an investment committee member of several Macquarie-managed funds in the agriculture and renewable resources sectors and holds several portfolio company directorships in Australia and Europe including Forliance GmbH and Aula Energy Pty Ltd. She is also a board member of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and Chair of the People and Culture Committee.

Ani Satchcroft

Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Infrastructure, Asia Pacific

• Joined Macquarie in 2016
• Based in Sydney

Ani is the Co-Head of Infrastructure for Asia Pacific at Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and is a member of the MAM Executive Committee. The MAM Asia Pacific Infrastructure and Agriculture teams manage significant assets across more than 80 investments in the infrastructure and agriculture sectors. The teams comprise more than 100 people across nine markets and in more than a dozen locations. In her role, Ani is responsible for overseeing the asset management activities of these teams and is a member of the investment committees of numerous funds.

Ani has led major acquisitions in Australia and New Zealand across various infrastructure sectors, including digital, utilities, and transport. She sits on the board of several portfolio companies, including Qube, VicRoads and Vocus Group.

Prior to joining MAM, Ani worked for several other infrastructure fund managers in London and Sydney, with a focus on regulated utilities and transportation assets across Europe. She has also worked as a Portfolio Manager in the listed infrastructure space.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (first class honours) from the University of Sydney and a Master of Business Administration (high distinction) from Harvard Business School, where she was a Baker Scholar.

Jasmine Wun

Managing Director, Head of People & Culture

• Joined Macquarie in 2013
• Based in Sydney

Jasmine is Head of People & Culture (P&C) for Macquarie Asset Management (MAM). She oversees the P&C function across the business. She is a member of Macquarie Group’s People and Culture Leadership Team and serves on the MAM Executive Committee.

She has held several senior human resource roles for Macquarie Group in both Australia and UK, including as Head of Reward for EMEA, Global HR Operating Partner for portfolio equity investments, and Global HR Director for Macquarie Capital. With more than 25 years of experience in consulting and in-house roles, her fields of expertise cover remuneration design and implementation, management incentive alignment, mergers and acquisitions, human capital advisory, and people data and analytics.

Jasmine is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, having trained with Arthur Andersen, and holds Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) and Bachelor of Law from Monash University.

Eric Wurtzebach

Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate

• Joined Macquarie in 2008
• Based in Jacksonville

Eric is Head of Real Estate for Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), driving the investment in and development of thriving workplaces, modern living environments, and optimized supply chains. He is a member of the MAM Executive Committee and sits on the Investment Committee for both Macquarie Real Estate Partners Asia I and Macquarie Real Estate Partners.

Previously, he was Head of Americas Real Estate, where he led MAM Real Estate’s principal investment and asset management activities in the Americas, which included partnerships with Logistics Property Company (LPC), Greystar Real Estate Partners, and RHP Properties.

Eric brings more than 30 years of experience in corporate advisory, principal investment, and investment management to his roles with the firm. Since 2013, Eric has advised on transactions for US multifamily across development, core, and value-add strategies for clients and principal investments. He oversaw the expansion of Macquarie’s principal investments in the Americas region, including the launch of LPC’s first two develop-to-core ventures.

Eric holds a Bachelor of Science in finance from Trinity University.