Our team

Simon Pillar, Chairman

Founder and Managing Director, Pacific Equity Partners (PEP). Prior to founding PEP, Simon was a Partner with Bain & Company. He started his working life as an engineer with the Royal Dutch / Shell Group in The Netherlands. MBA from the Wharton School.

Patrick McDonald, CEO

Patrick has been involved with key worker housing for 5+ years, including planning, construction and property finance. He has brokered commercial capital for impact investors and consulted alongside McKinsey and Company. He holds an MBA from Oxford University and is a Partner in Openwell.

Nicholas Bewes, Investment Committee

CEO of the Howard Group of Companies, encompassing Howard Property Group and Howard Capital Partners. Prior to joining the Howard Group in 1999, Nicholas worked with The BOC Group for ten years, where he held various management positions.

Denis Petkovic, Legal Counsel

Practised law in London, Hong Kong and Sydney for over 37 years. Partner in leading UK and US law firms. Broad experience in finance and corporate transactions including acquisitions and disposals, structured finance, project financings and securitizations and derivatives.

Andrew Brown

Qualified chartered surveyor (MRICS) and Managing Director of Ash Mill Developments Ltd, a family firm specialising in residential development projects across southern England. Before joining Ash Mill Andrew trained at Savills Plc, qualified as a planning and development surveyor with St George Plc in London, and then had a brief spell with Laing Homes in Surrey.