Australian Unity appoints Brad Watson to Head of Equity Origination

Australian Unity has appointed Brad Watson to the new role of Head of Equity Origination – Property.

Reporting to Executive General Manager – Property, Mark Pratt.

Mr Watson will be responsible for "the development and execution of product and sales strategies across all equity channels for Australian Unity’s $3.2 billion property business."

Before joining Australian Unity, Mr Watson (pictured below) was Head of Distribution for Centuria Capital Group’s unlisted property funds division for four years, with the distribution team raising more than $500 million of equity during his tenure.

Mark Pratt said “attracting someone of Brad’s calibre to the Australian Unity property business will help to drive our continued growth – particularly in the mortgages area as well as our expanding presence in the healthcare and social infrastructure sectors.”

Mr Watson has more than 16 years’ of real estate experience, and has held funds management roles at Macquarie Group, Citigroup and AXA, as well as business development roles at 360 Capital Property Group and SCA Property Group.