Meet the Senior Team

Kate is a Director of Avant Capital and brings a wealth of corporate strategy and governance experience to the Board.  She is also the Managing Director of Avant Group; an affiliate firm specialising in government grant, business advisory, technical research and marketing strategy advice.

Kate holds a Masters in Marketing and a Post Graduate Diploma of Business Management from Melbourne Business School. Kate also holds qualifications in Engineering (Mech) and Business Management.

Prior to establishing Avant Capital, Martin gained more than 20 years’ experience working in professional services. He started his career as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers specialising in corporate taxation.  He then moved to the United Kingdom for 5 years holding various senior finance roles.  Upon returning to Melbourne, Martin furthered his career at Morgan Stanley as a Financial Adviser in private wealth management.

Martin holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne, is a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and is a CFA® charterholder.

Prior to establishing Avant Capital, Evan gained more than 15 years’ experience working in financial services.  He has extensive experience in full-service stockbroking, funds management and portfolio services having worked in Private Client Wealth management at both Morgan Stanley and Ord Minnett.

Evan holds both a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Economics and an Honours Degree in Commerce, Accounting and Finance from Monash University.