Alastair Healey 
Managing Director
Bachelor of Business (Hon), Master of Business (Marketing)

Alastair has been involved in the Queensland financial markets for over 30 years and has developed an impeccable reputation in this community. He brings to the position a wealth of experience and knowledge, in addition to an Honours and master’s degree in marketing.

In 1994 he was appointed as the general manager of marketing and business development for a local merchant bank and helped establish the three departments of securitisation, corporate advice and money market. Alastair has also founded and directed two successful private fixed income businesses in Australia, which both specialised in providing fixed income to middle market and retail clients. His experience in managing these businesses has provided him with the necessary expertise and skill in building and developing Gilt Investments.

By continuing to provide a service within the fixed income asset class, Alastair is able to draw on his already vast client base, as well as sourcing new potential investors. As the managing director of Gilt Investments, he is directly involved in providing expert knowledge to clients and distribution of fixed income financial products to the retail and wholesale markets.  

ahealey@gilts.com.au      
mobile: 0414 411 087

Carol Kitzelman
Operations Manager

After completing school in the early 1980s, Carol began a science degree. However, she decided after a year that science was not to be her future career direction and took a job with Queensland Treasury Department. It was here that Carol gained experience in the investments division and decided that this was where her interests lay. This was the era of physical stock and paper-based accounts. Carol started out recording, undertaking the physical settlements, and preparing the accounts. Over the coming years settlements became electronic, more financial products came on the market and computers systems were put in place to keep track of investments.

Carol has worked for various agencies, including Queensland Treasury Corporation and Queensland Investment Corporation. However, she has always worked in the settlement area, aside from a short time spent helping on the Equities dealing desk. When Carol left Queensland Investment Corporation in 2000 to have a family, she was the Manager of the Investment Administration Branch. In this role, Carol was responsible for staffing, settlements, budgets, and reporting. This required liaising with all divisions of the Corporation. In addition, Carol has completed various Securities Institute and ASX courses.
 
ckitzelman@gilts.com.au

Riccardo D'Amico
Dip Fin Serv (FP)

 Ric has been directly involved in the fixed interest markets now for over a decade. Ric holds a Diploma in Financial Services and has over 35 years’ experience in the financial services industry. Having spent 25 years with the Commonwealth Bank in client facing roles, culminating in a senior relationship management position in Institutional Banking. Has given Ric an immense amount of depth and knowledge of the banking industry. 
 
Knowledge that is invaluable from a fixed income point of view. Providing a broad understanding of credit and risk needed when selecting a pathway through the fixed income choices. This then flows through to Ric being able to guide clients towards the selecting the fixed income investments that fit their required parameters of risk, return and liquidity. Ric’s key skill areas include business development and relationship management, as well as possessing a sound credit background. He is responsible for a variety of middle market direct clients from medium size organisations through to individual investors.

ricdamico@gilts.com.au   
mobile: 0418 189 098

Richard Brennan
Education and Content Manager

Senior executive in Australia with over 30 years’ experience working for and providing specialist advice in areas of corporate finance, financial controlling, management accounting, portfolio management, fund administration and ecologically sustainable development for public/private companies and the Federal, State and Local government.

Public company experience includes corporate governance, financial controlling, management accounting, debt raising, IPO's, reverse mergers, acquisitions and extensive experience in Australian Financial Service licensing and compliance for 
both ASIC and APRA regulated entities (superannuation). 

Richard is a co-host of the “Systematic Investor Series” of the popular “Top Traders Unplugged podcast” and has been a guest speaker for a number of investment/trading seminars and podcasts. He is an accomplished educator and 
highly skilled in the field of investment management.

RBrennan@gilts.com.au  
mobile:  0408 772 627