Leo Leslie

Mr. Leo Leslie is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Yarra Investment Management Ltd.
Mr. Leslie joined the firm in 2012 and is responsible for managing high yield credit and loan investments.
He also has responsibility for credit analysis of various domestic and global issuers, focusing particularly on infrastructure-related credits.
Mr. Leslie brings more than 30 years of experience, across asset management and wholesale banking, both locally and offshore.
He previously spent approximately 18 years with State Bank of NSW in various lending, relationship management, structured finance and workouts roles, both in Sydney and New York.
This was followed by 6 years with Paribas Australia and BNP Paribas, including as a director in the Leveraged Finance Europe team, based in London.
Prior to joining the business, Mr. Leslie held senior credit roles with Maple Financial Group and Causeway Asset Management, where he had responsibility for assessing, structuring and managing bespoke private debt transactions for middle market borrowers.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting, Finance and Systems) and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.