SteelStorage

Jonathan Perrins

Jonathan Perrins has been involved in the Steel Building Products and property related industries for the last 25 years.  His current business interests include Self Storage ownership in Australia and Asia, Self Storage design, manufacture and construction in Australia, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.  More recently Jonathan has ventured into the Landscape Supply businesses along with industrial/ commercial property development in Australia

Jonathan spent seven years in the United Kingdom establishing Steel Storage Europe across Western Europe. He returned with his family to Australia in 2004 and is regularly in Europe and Asia keeping in touch with the self storage industry.

Jonathan is currently the Managing Director of the Steel Storage Group worldwide; a Director of other business, such as TLS Landscape Supplies in Australia; a partner of R & J Projects in Australia.

Jonathan was involved with the first Self Storage Association conference in the UK and is the Immediate Past Chairman of the Self Storage Association in Australiasia following 5 years as a board member.

Drew Douglas

Drew Douglas obtained a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Queensland in 1983 and commenced working as an accountant with Coopers & Lybrand in Brisbane. From there, he worked with a Funds Management Company for seven years and completed a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment with the Securities Institute of Australia before commencing operation in his own business as a Licensed Securities Dealer in January 1990.

 In 1994 Drew  merged with the Wenck Group to form Douglas Wenck  which in April 2007 became part of the Shadforth Financial Group. Drew is currently State Manager in Queensland and continues to devote his time to advising and managing an extensive range of clients relying on his knowledge and experience as an adviser.

In addition, Drew is Chairman of a general insurance brokerage company and a Director of a number of other external companies including Steel Storage Holdings.

Lindsay J. Phillips

Lindsay Phillips is the Head of Private Equity at Lazard Carnegie Wylie (LCW).

Lindsay joined LCW in June 2007 following the acquisition of his fund, Phoenix Development Fund Limited. Lindsay has been involved in private equity for over 20 years, commencing in London in 1987 with MJH Nightingale & Co. Limited and then Australia from 1995.

Prior to entering private equity Lindsay worked as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers for 7 years in Perth, Sydney and London, ending as a Senior Manager in London.

Lindsay is also Chairman of ASX listed Flat Glass Industries Limited and is a board member of several other private companies.

Lindsay holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia. He is married with 3 children and lives in Sydney.