LEADERSHIP
William Bowness established Wilbow Corporation in 1976 which grew to be one of Australia’s largest privately owned property development companies, with interests in Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland (NZ), and Dallas. The Australian interests were sold to a major public company in 2006 and Wilbow Group was formed to be an investment company that focuses on investments in private and public equities, property development funding, and Wilbow’s USA property development operations in Dallas.
Bowness is a great believer that a successful company is built by developing a strong team. Experience has shown that it is not necessarily people with the theoretical training but also those with initiative and the capacity to successfully put that training into practice that achieve success. He believes that quality development is very important and has always pushed Wilbow down this path. This direction has proven to maximize profits if done correctly.
In addition to his role as chairman and CEO of Wilbow Group and Wilbow Corporation, Bill has been an active philanthropist and has made sundry contributions to the Australian community over the past 30 years including serving as chairman of the Monash Gallery of Art and a member of the National Defence Housing Board.
Herskope commenced his professional career as a lawyer specializing for seven years in corporate and finance law. He then spent nearly ten years working in senior executive roles with large listed corporations. Since 2005, Michael has worked in the private investment sector and joined Wilbow Group as CEO in 2010.
Natasha Bowness holds a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University and is a Chartered Accountant formerly with PricewaterhouseCoopers where she spent 7 years working in Audit and Risk Management in Melbourne and London. She has extensive experience in property development, governance, governance strategy, risk, business management, audit, finance and philanthropy. Natasha is Chair of the Bowness Family Foundation (BFF) which supports arts and culture, education and disability with a focus on providing access and opportunity to the broader community. Natasha is a member of the National Museum of Australia Council, Director of Creative Partnerships Australia, Member of The Australian Ballet Foundation Board and President of the Australian Ballet Annual Giving Program, Chair of the Monash Gallery of Art Committee of Management, Member of the Monash University Philanthropic Campaign Council, and a Member of the Zoos Victoria Foundation Board.
Jason Massey serves as President of Wilbow Corporation headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Massey is responsible for the company’s strategic direction and is focused on facilitating growth in both Wilbow Corporation’s legacy single-family development activities and the investment interests of Wilbow Group within Texas. Wilbow Group is an Australian-based family office that focuses on private equity, corporate debt, listed equities, property development, and property debt/equity funding. Massey has more than 20 years of experience in real estate investment, development, and finance. He previously served six years as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President for Wilbow Corporation.
Grayson Nastri has joined Wilbow Corporation as Chief Investment Officer. He brings over 10 years of expertise in the real estate industry and will oversee all aspects of the company investments including land acquisitions, development and land banking in the Dallas and Houston markets.
Brandon Luedke joined Wilbow Corporation in 2015. His responsibilities include overseeing development activity and construction. He manages all activities between Wilbow, homebuilders contractors and municipalities. Luedke has over 18 years of experience in the construction and development industry having worked on projects ranging from infill residential developments with entry-level product to custom home, gated communities. Prior to joining Wilbow, Luedke was a project manager for Pritchard Associates, where he managed $200M+ in commercial and residential developments. He also served as a civil engineer in the Land Development Group at Halff Associates, responsible for designing commercial, residential and city parks in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. Luedke earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Texas Tech University. He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas.
Bradley McFarland joined Wilbow Corporation in 2020. He was brought on to foster the company’s expansion into the Houston Market. His responsibilities include overseeing development activity and construction, facilitating the feasibility and entitlement processes, and managing all activities between Wilbow, homebuilders, contractors and municipalities. McFarland comes to us with experience in master plan development and spent five years with a Top 5 national homebuilder. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing with an emphasis in Management from Sam Houston State University.
Michael Ducote joined Wilbow Corporation in 2014. He is responsible for overseeing development activities and field construction representing Wilbow’s interest with homebuilders, contractors and municipalities. Ducote has over 30 years of experience in the construction and development industry. Most recently, he was VP of Cement Sales and Production, COO with Bonsal American for Oldcastle Texas. Ducote was previously general manager of TXI’s Package Division. Prior to Oldcastle, Ducote was Director of Land Development for HistoryMaker Homes and was Contracting Manager for Austin Bridge & Road, leading estimating and contract negotiations. Ducote earned a Bachelor of Science in Construction from Louisiana State University.
Suzanne Bily Wagner joined Wilbow Corporation in 2021. She is responsible for accounting operations including financial statement review, oversight of lot closings, maintaining the consolidated budget and forecast for all subsidiaries. Wagner has over 25 years of accounting experience in various industries and roles. Prior to joining Wilbow, she was an Accounting Manager/Advisory Service Consultant with Eisner Amper, where she was responsible for the quarterly and annual accounting for several clients with a concentration in medical and legal practices. She also served as the Controller of Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada and Geisler, LLC a prominent local personal injury law firm. Wagner earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Louisiana State University.
Kyle Dunnahoo joined Wilbow Corporation in April 2022. His responsibilities include all aspects of residential land development underwriting while assisting in the acquisition of new land development opportunities. Kyle spent his first four years in the industry as a Land Analyst for a Top 5 national homebuilder.
Jennifer Turner joined Wilbow Corporation in 2016. She is responsible for day-to-day general accounting, lot closings, accounts payable/receivable, construction draws, managing bank accounts and tax reporting, as well as preparing financial reporting packages. Turner has over 10 years of experience in real estate investment and development accounting. In addition, she is a licensed Realtor and uses her knowledge to assist in land acquisition due diligence. Prior to joining Wilbow, Turner was an Accountant with Hunt Realty Investments responsible for general accounting and preparing financial statements for Hunt’s direct-owned assets. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of West Florida.