Our Team

Mark Dutton

Mark is a Director of Banksia Capital and has over 20 years of business experience including 15 years in private equity.

Prior to founding Banksia Capital Mark had been a partner at Navis Capital from 2005-2007 and prior to that a Director at Foundation Capital with responsibility for their later stage fund from 2003-2005. From 1994-2002 he worked at BancBoston Capital in Europe and Asia Pacific where he was Managing Director from 2001-2002. Mark also worked with Price Waterhouse in their Audit and Corporate Finance divisions in both the UK and Russia.

Mark is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales and holds an MA in Management Studies and Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, England.

Mark is married with 4 daughters. He enjoys triathlons, travelling and watching sport.

Yehuda Cohen

Yehuda is a Director of Banksia Capital and has over 10 years of business experience including 7 years in private equity.

Prior to founding Banksia Capital Yehuda has been a Director at Foundation Capital from 2004 to date. From 2001-2003 he worked at Bain & Company. Yehuda also worked with AIG in New York from 1996-1999 managing a product development department.

Yehuda holds an MBA from Columbia Business School NY and BA Economics from Queens College, NY.

Yehuda is married with 2 daughters. He enjoys poker, American Football and swimming, and has an emerging appreciation for test cricket.

Jon Schahinger

Jon is an Investment Committee member of Banksia Capital and has over 20 years experience in Funds Management including over 10 years in private equity.

Jon is presently a Director of Private Equity for ING where he has been responsible for making over $500M in private equity commitments into over 30 fund managers and advising portfolios in the Asian region on their private equity exposure. Jon has a background in accounting, finance and M&A.

 

Peter Harley

Peter is an Investment Committee member of Banksia Capital and has over 30 years of commercial experience holding senior finance and operational roles in a range of industries and has over 10 years private equity experience.

Peter is presently on the boards of listed companies Perilya and Gunson Resources, and advises and has board seats on a number of unlisted businesses including Digital Technology International. Peter was also a director and then Chairman for 5 years of Australia's third largest internet service provide iiNet Ltd from 1999 until his retirement in November 2007. His private equity experience has included his role as non-executive Director at Foundation Capital since 1998.