Who We Are

Richard Manning

Director - CEO

Richard is the founder and Managing Director of Manning Property Partners Group and was previously co-founder and Managing Director of Ganellen Property, a specialist retail investment firm. Over 15 years, Richard led the acquisition, repositioning, and management of more than $500 million in retail shopping center assets across Australia and New Zealand.

Under his leadership, Ganellen delivered strong returns through active management, strategic leasing, and value creation initiatives. Earlier in his career, Richard held senior roles with Frasers (Australand), Meriton Apartments ( working directly with Mr Harry Triguboff), and Mulpha, spanning residential, industrial, and commercial sectors. Richard also had the privilege to deliver a number of award winning premium residential homes in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs and Lower Noth Shore.

Richard is passionate about essential-service retail, fostering strong tenant relationships, and partnering with investors to drive long-term success. He holds a Bachelor of Building Construction Management from the University of NSW,  and also the Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance from Macquarie University, and holds a current Builder’s License (NSW and ACT), and Real Estate Agency Licenses in both NSW and QLD. Richard is the Corporate Authorised Representative and Responsible Manager for the Manning Property Partners Asset Management company AFSL.

Don Kenneth Sharp

CPA ,FAICD
Director/Chairman

Don has co-founded several start-ups throughout his career including:

- Robert A Mitchell Chartered Accountants founded 1976, 

-Hunter Regional Properties, a property developer in residential properties in the Hunter Valley in 1980,

-Bridgers Financial Services Pty Ltd, a large private client stockbroker and financial planning company which established one of the first Platforms in Australia. When it was sold it had over 30 offices across every state in Australia, 300 employees / contractors and over $4 billion in funds under advice. It was sold to Tower Life Limited for over $200m in 2000.

Managed Accounts Limited started as an unlisted company until it was listed on the ASX in 2014. The preparation of the listing, prospectus and the raising of the capital was coordinated by Don. It later changed its name to Xplore Wealth Limited and was purchased by Hub 24 Limited in 2021 for over $60m.

Integrated Payment Technology Limited was also started as an unlisted company before it was listed on the ASX in 2016. The preparation of the listing, prospectus and the raising of the capital was coordinated by Don. It is now known as WRKA Limited and its largest clients are Australia Super, Australian Retirement Trust, Rest Industry Super, which are the three largest superannuation Funds in Australia and other clients include many payroll companies in Australia. It now has a market value of approximately $150m. Don and his business partner’s Superannuation Fund has a large shareholding in WARKA Limited.

During Don’s time at Bridgers, he was instrumental in listing four property trusts on ASX. Once again Don was involved in preparation for the listing, prospectus and the raising of capital. Three of those property trusts were taken over and one remains listed. The remaining listed trust started in 1995 with 8 properties, 8 staff and a MV of $75m. It has now grown to over 400 properties, with a value of $86 billion, over 900 staff and a market value on the ASX of $70 billion. Its name is Goodman Group Limited and is now the largest listed property trust in Australia.

Rob Stone

Finance and Communications - Advisor

Robert has a strong background in corporate finance and investor relations, with over 15 years in financial management roles across corporate finance and accounting sectors. He specialises in stakeholder engagement, and delivering clear, impactful communication to investors and partners. Robert provides a close consulting relationship with the Manning Property Partnership team. 

Neil Proudlove

Property & Asset Manager

Neil is a respected commercial property expert with experience in both the Australian and UK retail and commercial property markets. He has held senior national directorship roles in retail asset and portfolio management, valuations, agency transactions (over $2.8Bn of shopping centre sales), as well as direct retail leasing, consultancy and property management experience.

As a former national Account Director in Knight Frank Australia Neil was directly responsible for overseeing the financial and operational performance of the ASX listed ‘Region Group’ $4.5Bn national portfolio of over 100 community and sub-regional shopping centres.

Neil’s broad operational and financial expertise in shopping centre management that will ensure all assets will consistency perform to their optimum, both operationally and financially.

Liliya Bayazitova

Accounting and Finance

Liliya is a chartered accountant with extensive experience in financial management, reporting, and compliance. She has worked across private equity and property investment firms, ensuring robust financial governance and supporting growth through sound financial insights. Liliya provides close consulting services to Manning Property Partners Group.

Matt Gamerov

Asset Management and Leasing

Matt is a retail property specialist with expertise in asset management, leasing strategy, and tenant relationships. He has successfully managed multi-million-dollar shopping centre portfolios, delivering income growth and optimising asset performance. Matt previously worked alongside Richard at Ganellen Property and continues to collaborate with him in a consulting capacity at Manning Property Partners. 

Matt holds a degree in Construction Management from the University of Technology Sydney, and has also had experience working with one of Sydney’s leading premium boutique residential developers. 

Lisa Hodgkins

Corporate Services

Lisa has over a decade of experience managing corporate operations and business administration in professional and government services. She ensures seamless organisational support on a consulting basis across governance, human resources, and client service functions, enabling the team to deliver effectively.