OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Strength through diversity in leadership,
expertise and accomplishment

Gavin Sutton
Chief Financial Officer
Gavin is a finance executive with over 25 years experience. Prior to joining Mulpha, he spent 11 years in senior finance roles at Mirvac Group working across investment, asset management, development and funds management. Gavin is a qualified Chartered Accountant and spent 16 years at PwC providing assurance and advisory services to complex organisations with a strong focus on property and related sectors.
As Chief Financial Officer at Mulpha, Gavin oversees all financial aspects of the company. His responsibilities include financial planning and analysis, capital management, risk management and audit, treasury, tax, financial reporting and commercial finance. He plays a key role in ensuring sound financial management and strategic decision-making across the group.

Andrew Hall
Head of Real Estate
Andrew has over 25 year’s real estate experience working across investment, development, asset management streams and investing through debt and equity capital structures.
Now Head of Real Estate for Mulpha, Andrew is responsible for the strategic direction, growth and profitability of the Groups extensive Real Estate portfolio and pipeline.
Andrew is also an Investment Committee member of our Funds Management business, of Multiple Capital Investment Partners Debt Fund and a Responsible Manager of the Groups AFSL.
Andrew has had prior roles at FKP, BT Funds Management and Arthur Andersen.

Marcus Hanna
Head of Hotels, Hospitality & Leisure
Marcus has over 25 years’ international hospitality leadership experience across hotel operations, development and asset performance, with a strong track record in building high-performing teams and delivering superior commercial and guest experience outcomes.
Now Head of Hotels, Hospitality & Leisure at Mulpha, Marcus is responsible for the strategic direction, operational performance and growth of the Group’s diverse hotel, hospitality and leisure portfolio.
Prior to joining Mulpha, Marcus was Chief Operating Officer at La Vie Hotels & Resorts and spent 20 years with Accor, including as Vice President Operations Pacific for Sofitel, MGallery and Emblems. His experience spans large-scale operations, hotel openings, development projects and the creation of high-performance cultures that consistently deliver strong returns.

Bobbi Tailor-Jepson
Executive General Manager, People & Culture

Naomi McRae
General Manager,
Legal, Governance & Compliance
Naomi is a senior legal counsel and company secretary with over 20 years’ experience and extensive experience advising senior management and board of directors. Naomi’s legal expertise and experience is broad and diverse and encompasses legal risk management, ensuring strong corporate governance, regulatory change and compliance and a range of corporate and commercial matters and projects.

Annelle Paemaa
General Manager,
IT & Business Systems
Annelle (Nelly) leads all aspects of information technology at Mulpha. She has brought digital transformation, collaboration, and integration to a wide range of business systems across various entities and verticals. Nelly has also been recognised for her innovation and influence being recognised in Australia’s CIO50 2021 and 2022 which celebrates the achievements of Australia’s top 50 technology and digital chiefs. Supporting rapid growth and expansion within her role Annelle brings a commercial approach that strives to assist both business and employees to work efficiently in the IT space.

Say Kien Lim
Chief of Staff
Say Kien has over 25 years of working experience and has held various finance leadership roles in managing investment, property development, hospitality and leisure and gaming operation.
In her capacity, she is a key support to the Chairman, ensuring effective communication, coordination, verification and project management of his priorities and the priorities of key management personnel within the Australian and Malaysian operations, together with the Chairman’s external key business contacts. She works closely with the Chaiman in making meaningful impact on the communities the Chairman and the business serves in this region.
Prior to joining the Group in December 2008, she was with Magnum Corporation Berhad, a Malaysian public listed company from 1995 to 2008 where she managed all aspects of treasury and financial management for Magnum group. Say Kien holds a Master of Business Administration from University of Strathclyde Graduate School of Business, Scotland and a Bachelor of Commerce (double major in Accounting & Finance) from University of New South Wales, Australia. She is a fellow member of the Certified Practising Accountants (CPA) Australia and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Marc Lee
General Manager,
Malaysia
Marc is actively involved in strategic and risk planning for the Mulpha Group, implementing high-value transactions and corporate exercises. Additionally, he oversees Mulpha’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur and master planning and township management of the iconic 1,700 acre Leisure Farm Resort in Johor, Malaysia.
Marc obtained his Bachelor of Laws from King’s College London and was admitted as a Barrister of the Inner Temple, London and subsequently an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya. Prior to joining Mulpha, he practiced law in public and private M&A, take overs, joint ventures, and foreign investment at a Tier 1 regional law firm.

