
Ross Lees
Ross joined Growthpoint in 2024 as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director.
Ross has over 21 years of real estate investment management experience and a deep understanding of commercial property markets, funds management, asset management, mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets.
He has previously held senior leadership positions at Centuria Capital, Dexus, LOGOS and Stockland.
Ross holds a Masters of Applied Finance from Macquarie University and a Bachelor of Business (Property Economics) from Western Sydney University. Ross has also had active involvement with both the Property Council of Australia and the Property Funds Association.

Jacqueline Jovanovski
Jacquee joined Growthpoint as Chief Operating Officer in August 2019 and has responsibility for the legal, risk, company secretarial, compliance, people & culture, investor relations, corporate affairs and marketing functions. Jacquee is also the Group’s General Counsel and Company Secretary.
Jacquee has 18 years’ direct experience in funds management and the real estate industry having previously held a number of senior positions at Vicinity Centres, including Company Secretary and Head of Compliance. Prior to joining Vicinity Centres, Jacquee was a corporate lawyer with legal firms Minter Ellison, Linklaters and Herbert Smith Freehills, in both Melbourne and London.
Jacquee holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Queensland University of Technology, a Bachelor of Arts (majoring in Modern Asian studies) from Griffith University, a Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance, and is a Fellow and CGI member of the Governance Institute of Australia.

Sam Sproats
Sam joined Growthpoint in 2022 and leads the Group’s funds management business with responsibility for the funds business strategy, capital raising and management of third party investor relationships.
Sam has over 30 years of experience in real estate funds management, project delivery and asset management. Sam joined the Executive Management Team on the completion of the acquisition of Fortius Funds Management Pty Ltd (Fortius) by Growthpoint in September 2022. Prior to joining Growthpoint, Sam was Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Fortius, holding senior executive positions since joining in 1998.
Sam holds a Bachelor of Finance (Administration) from the University of New England and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Nick Kost
Nick joined Growthpoint in 2021 as Head of Asset Management and was promoted to Head of Property in July 2025. In December 2025 Nick was appointed Group Executive, Head of Property with responsibility for overseeing Growthpoint’s office, industrial and retail asset portfolio — spanning both directly held properties and funds-managed assets — driving portfolio performance through leasing, proactive asset management and a strongly embedded customer-centric culture.
Nick has over 24 years of experience in property and asset management across the office and industrial sectors in Australia and the United Kingdom. Prior to joining Growthpoint, Nick was Executive Director, Head of Property and Asset Management – Victoria at JLL.
Nick holds a Bachelor of Property & Real Estate, Sustainability, from Deakin University, a Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance from Kaplan Professional and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

