MANAGEMENT TEAM
The management team is a group of highly experienced property professionals who have successfully completed over $2 billion dollars' worth of property projects in the last two decades.
For further details on management's past projects please see the prospectus (register here to download).
MICHAEL KOROGIANNIS
Director
Michael is a multi-disciplinary professional with 20 years’ experience in finance, management and communications. Michael has been a licensed financial adviser since 2006 with a focus on international markets, capital structures, debt finance, taxation and real estate. He is a member of the Australian Association of Financial Advisers and is a registered tax practitioner. He has a long history of academic excellence with extensive studies in real estate, venture capital, business, psychology, philosophy and communications. Michael is a professional coach for several aspiring property developers and is currently personally managing projects with a GRV of approximately $50m.
PAUL BRUMPTON
Director, Project Manager
Paul is a highly regarded professional with over 20 years’ experience in the property industry. He holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering and focused his career on project management of large scale urban development projects. Paul has been the Director of Developments for Honeycombes Property Group and Urban Construct where he directly managed the delivery of projects with a gross value of well over one billion dollars. Paul has delivered and won tenders on projects valued at well over five hundred million dollars competing against companies such as Leightons Holdings, Stockland Group and Australand among others. Paul now provides consultancy services specialising in the development and project management of urban property projects. He has a deep understanding of all elements of development and provides expert advice to a range of clients.
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Dr. ELWYN GABUTERO
Chief Operating Officer
Elwyn is the Chief Operating Officer of Embrace Capital and a clinical scientist with a PhD in Immunology. He brings more than 15 years’ professional experience across regulatory affairs, biotechnology product approvals, scientific research, project management and investment due diligence. Following a professional association with Embrace dating back to November 2016, Elwyn was appointed COO in [INSERT MONTH] 2025 and now oversees day-to-day operations, staff and consultants, strategic initiatives and acquisitions across the group. Working closely with the executive team, he translates strategic objectives into operational plans, manages cross-functional teams and works directly with vendors, advisers and agents to negotiate and structure transactions and assess opportunities against established industry benchmarks.
Elwyn is also Director and Founder of the Global Oncology Access Trust, a humanitarian research project and registered charitable trust supported by Embrace Capital, where he serves as Chief Scientific Officer and project head for its cancer research program. He is a member of the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Clinical Trial Protocol Committee.
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JASON MARRIOTT
Senior Development Manager
Jason joined Embrace Capital in 2024, bringing eight years' experience in civil engineering and a further 22 years in property development. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from the Queensland University of Technology and is a licensed Builder (Open) in Project Management Services and a Registered Real Estate Agent. Prior to Embrace Capital, Jason spent eight years as Senior Development Manager for Tessa Developments and 12 years with Honeycombes Property Group, progressing from Assistant Development Manager to Development Manager on major civil and structural developments across South East Queensland and North Queensland, including the $252 million Coorparoo Square. Jason began his career as a civil engineer in Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and now oversees all facets of development management for Embrace Capital's project portfolio, from acquisition and feasibility through to construction delivery and completion.
DOUGLAS IRELAND
Former Director/Advisor
Doug is a former RAAF navigator and retired after 24 years of military service following his role as base commander of the air force base in Townsville. He spent ten years as a licensed financial planner, CFP, and managed his own accounting firm. Doug expanded into property development in 1996 and has held roles in project administration, project finance, investor management, capital raising, accounting, feasibility preparation and analysis. Doug has played an integral role in projects for Townsville General Hospital, Southbank Corporation, Queensland Rail, Cairns Port Authority and Townsville City Council. Projects have included more than 1,150 residential apartments, land subdivisions, residential mixed use, commercial and land subdivisions with a total combined value of approximately $600m.