LION PRIVATE EQUITY - Key Persons


Dr. Michael Hewitt-Gleeson

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder of the School of Thinking

Garry Pesochinsky

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Founding Partner
Garry has overseen more than twenty investment projects, completed multiple private equity deals, and has personally managed over $50 million in investor capital. With over a decade of experience in the financial services sector, as the co-founder and owner of an investment firm, Garry's former business grew to service over 3,000 clients across three capital cities. Whilst the firm provided financial services including financial planning, mortgage broking, private lending, and real estate sales, it was the property development arm that would ultimately evolve to be Garry's driving passion and main focus.

John Sader

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Founding Partner
  • Owners of Investments Squared Pty Ltd
With over 15 years of experience managing high performance teams, John brings to Lion the kind of valuable insight that only an experienced senior leader can. Having worked in both the private and public sector as a consultant, focusing on real estate and the financial services industry, it was John's role as the Executive Vice President of an investment firm which laid the foundation for what would become the Lion group of companies. Whilst the firm specialised in financial planning, mortgage broking, real estate sales, and investments, it was the property development arm which John chose to focus his attention on. Through his collaboration with business partners and Lion co-founders Garry Pesochinsky and Michael Peroumal, John was able to help optimise the business model and improve investment performance. As a result of this expertise and John's guiding hand, Lion has seen 50% growth year-on-year of it's investor base and almost doubled the volume of funds under management to $200 million since its inception in 2018. John's unique role as Head of People & Culture allows him to utilise his extensive knowledge and experience as a human behavioural specialist to further the skills, awareness, and expertise of our team.