Our People

Shaun Bonett – Chief Executive Officer
Shaun Bonett is responsible for the strategic direction of Lenders Direct and plays an active role sourcing and approving finance transaction across Australia.  Shaun’s depth of experience in the development and investment sector allows him to understand the needs of borrowers and the pressures they face in a highly competitive market.  Shaun’s role does not end at the loan approval and settlement stage.  Borrowers find his expertise in similar projects invaluable and regularly seek out his counsel.

Geoffrey Tauber – Executive Chairman
Geoffrey Tauber chairs the credit and loan approval committee of Lenders Direct, a role he is ideally suited to.  Having been closely associated with assisting the Precision Group’s own financing structures for various projects, Geoffrey is able to quickly grasp the key elements of a project, helping to guide the Company and its customers to mutually beneficial solutions.  Geoffrey also has a vast working knowledge of development opportunities throughout Australia.  This personal knowledge gives Lenders Direct the ability to quickly assess the potential of finance opportunities without wasting valuable time.

Ron Zucker – General Counsel
A lawyer with more than 30 years experience, mainly in banking and finance, Ron Zucker gives Lenders Direct, specialist professional counsel on the structuring of loans and security requirements.  An internal resource enables the Company to obtain immediate legal input on all transactions and give Borrowers a direct and prompt assessment of the legal requirements of potential loans.  This early insight consistently saves time and money.

Leon Gryfenberg – Executive Manager
Leon Gryfenberg joined Lenders Direct after working as a property and finance lawyer for over 30 years.  Using that vast experience, his role is to assess loan applications, inspect security real estate, meet borrowers and their advisors and assist in pre-settlement due diligence.

Leon is also primarily responsible for maintaining the relationship with borrowers, not only during the currency of their finance transactions but also while they are seeking out new opportunities.  This close working relationship ensures repeat business from developers and investors taking advantage of an already established track record, on both sides of the ledger.

Neil Proudlove – General Manager
Neil’s 20 years of experience in property, valuation and commercial agency experience in both the United Kingdom and Australia, gives Lenders Direct another valuable internal resource.  Almost as soon as an application is received, Neil’s input is sought out often saving a Borrower from engaging a valuer not ideally suited to the task at hand.  Neil also sits on the Company’s credit and loan approval committee. Successfully negotiating some of Australia’s largest and most complicated retail investment transactions gives Neil the insight needed to help the Company and its customers negotiate best practice outcomes.