Our Team

Ares Wealth Management Solutions, Australia & New Zealand

Teiki Benveniste
Managing Director and Head of AWMS Australia, New Zealand
Mr. Benveniste is a Managing Director, Head of Australia and New Zealand within Ares Wealth Management Solutions, which oversees Ares’ client management activities in the global wealth channel.
Marc Page
Principal, AWMS Australia, New Zealand
Mr. Page is a Principal within Ares Wealth Management Solutions, which oversees Ares’ client management activities in the global wealth channel.

Ares Portfolio Managers

Ares Global Credit Income Fund

Charles Arduini
Partner and Portfolio Manager, Ares Management
Mr. Arduini is a Partner and Portfolio Manager in the Ares Credit Group, where he focuses on alternative credit investments.
Seth Brufsky
Partner, Chairman of Global Liquid Credit, Ares Management
Mr. Brufsky is a Partner, Portfolio Manager and Chairman of Global Liquid Credit in the Ares Credit Group.
Samantha Milner
Partner, Portfolio Manager, U.S. Liquid Credit, Ares Management
Ms. Milner is a Partner and U.S. Liquid Credit Portfolio Manager in the Ares Credit Group, where she is primarily responsible for managing Ares’ U.S. bank loan credit strategies.
Boris Okuliar
Partner, Co-Head of Global Liquid Credit, Ares Management
Mr. Okuliar is a Partner, Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of Global Liquid Credit in the Ares Credit Group.

Ares Diversified Credit Fund

Mitch Goldstein
Partner, Co-Head of Ares Credit Group, Ares Management
Mr. Goldstein is a Partner and Co-Head of the Ares Credit Group. He serves on the Ares Operating Committee and as Director and Co-Chairman of Ares Capital Corporation (“ARCC”) and Vice President, interested trustee and Portfolio Manager of CION Ares Diversified Credit Fund (“CADEX”).
Michael Smith
Michael Smith
Partner, Co-Head of Ares Credit Group, Ares Management
Mr. Smith is a Partner and Co-Head of the Ares Credit Group and Portfolio Manager of CION Ares Diversified Credit Fund (“CADEX”).
Greg Margolies
Partner, Ares Management
Mr. Margolies is a Partner in the Ares Credit Group. He serves as a member of the Ares Credit Group’s Opportunistic Credit Investment Committees and is on the Board of Directors of the Ares Charitable Foundation.