Team

Founder

Andrew Macken

Chief Investment Officer

Andrew Macken

Chief Investment Officer

Andrew established Montaka in 2015 in Sydney. Prior to this, Andrew lived in New York working as a senior member of Jim Chanos’ research team at Kynikos Associates, a multi-billion dollar global long short hedge fund. It was here where Andrew developed particular expertise in short portfolio management.

Prior to this, Andrew worked as a management consultant at Port Jackson Partners (PJP), a leading advisor to corporates based in Australia and abroad. At PJP, Andrew focused on corporate strategy for major clients in Australia and overseas.

Andrew holds a Master of Business Administration (Dean’s List) from the Columbia Business School in New York. Previous to this, Andrew also graduated with a Master of Commerce (High Distinction), focusing on Finance; and First Class Honours with a Bachelor of Engineering under a Co-Op Scholarship from the University of New South Wales in Sydney.

Andrew is a founding shareholder in Montaka Global Investments.

Investment Team

Amit Nath

Director of Research

Amit Nath

Director of Research

Amit joined Montaka in April 2018 after spending seven years as a credit analyst at Credit Agricole and Citigroup, based in New York. Prior to this, Amit was an investment banker with Citigroup for five years in New York and Sydney, focusing on Media and Telecoms; Metals and Mining; and Consumer Products.

Amit holds a Master of Commerce and a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of New South Wales in Sydney.

Lachlan Mackay

Senior Research Analyst

Lachlan Mackay

Senior Research Analyst

Lachlan joined Montaka in July 2018 after studying at the University of California, Berkeley where he holds a Bachelor of Arts (Applied Mathematics and Computer Science) and is a CFA® Charterholder. He brings immense value to our research and portfolio construction processes.

Tim Le

Senior Research Analyst

Tim Le

Senior Research Analyst

Tim joined Montaka in 2025 after four years with TDM Growth Partners - an Australian investment firm that focused on both public and private equities. Prior to this, Tim was an investment team member at Whiteoak, a mid-market private equity firm based in Sydney.

Tim commenced his career as a management consultant at McKinsey and Company, supporting major strategy and transformation projects for companies across the APAC region. Tim holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney, where he was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Scholarship.

Jessica Dharmasiri

Chief of Staff to the CIO

Jessica Dharmasiri

Chief of Staff to the CIO

Jessica joined Montaka in 2025 after serving as Head of Strategy & Growth at Generation Australia, where she led the organisation’s strategy, product, business development, marketing and risk functions.

Jessica commenced her career at McKinsey & Company, advising clients on growth strategy and enterprise agility at scale. Jessica holds a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Distinction) from the University of New South Wales.

Business Team

Aafy Babar

Marketing Director

Aafy Babar

Marketing Director

Aafy joined Montaka in 2019. She comes to Montaka with 15 years of experience in Finance, Retail and Technology sectors across market research, analytics, strategy and CRM implementation.

Aafy holds a MBA in Marketing and a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from Mumbai University.

Jeremie Stanojevic

Finance & Operations Manager

Jeremie Stanojevic

Finance & Operations Manager

Jeremie joined Montaka in August 2022. She comes to Montaka with over two decades of experience in Financial services, Investment Management and IT sectors across financial control, accounting, administration, business operations and systems implementation. Jeremie is a CPA member and holds a Bachelor of Business, Accounting degree from Western Sydney University.

Distribution

Zarina Kalapesi

Head of Distribution, MFF Group

Zarina Kalapesi

Head of Distribution, MFF Group

Zarina Kalapesi joined the MFF Group in February 2025 as Senior Adviser – Distribution. Prior to this, Zarina was Head of Institutional Business at Magellan Asset Management since in 2011 where she was responsible for building Magellan’s institutional business across Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Canada focusing on Magellan’s Global Equity and Global Listed Infrastructure strategies. Furthermore, Zarina was responsible for obtaining numerous buy ratings with major global consultants.

Prior to Magellan, Zarina gained more than 11 years' financial services experience (including extensive experience in the institutional marketplace across the UK, Australia and Japan), most recently as the head of institutional business (UK) and head of global consultant relationships at Orbis Investment Advisory. Zarina also held investment consulting roles at Mercer and Russell Investments. Zarina holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Science from The University of Melbourne, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in both Australia and the UK.

Team

Founder

Andrew Macken

Investment Team

Amit Nath

Lachlan Mackay

Tim Le

Jessica Dharmasiri

Business Team

Aafy Babar

Jeremie Stanojevic

Distribution

Zarina Kalapesi

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