Board of Directors

Robert Wright
Chairman
Independent

Robert was appointed as a Director on 31 May 2006.

Robert has over 30 years financial management experience, having held a number of chief financial officer positions, including finance director of David Jones Limited. Robert was the executive director of The Adelaide Steamship Company during the restructure of that Group from 1991 to 1995. He is currently the Chairman of Dexion Limited and SAI Global Limited and a director of Australian Pipeline Limited and Super Cheap Auto Group Limited.

Robert holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Canterbury and is a FCPA.

Simon McTigue
Director
Independent

Simon was appointed on 27 April 2011.  

Simon has over 28 years experience in direct and indirect property markets and is a Fellow of the Australian Property Institute. He has held senior management roles within global real estate firms, a “Big Five” accounting firm, multi-national investment bank and consulted to major private development companies.  

Simon has held a number of board positions on non-government organisations, including Inaburra School Board and Beyond Me, of which he was a founding member.  

Simon holds a Diploma of Business (Valuation) from Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond and an Advanced Certificate in Real Estate from Randwick College of TAFE.  .


Richard Gelski
Director
Independent

Richard was appointed as Director on 31 May 2006.

Richard is a partner at Johnson Winter & Slattery, having joined them in 2004 after seven years with Blake Dawson Waldron. Richard has over 30 years experience in the areas of taxation, corporate and commercial law. From 1974 - 1981 he lectured in tax and corporate law at the University of New South Wales and was a practising barrister from 1981 - 1986. He has particular experience in corporate restructuring, cross border investment, tax effective financing, capital raising, mergers and acquisitions and property trust structures.

Richard holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and University Medal from the University of Sydney and a Master of Laws from London University.


Chris Langford
Director
Independent

Chris was appointed as a Director on 31 May 2006.

Chris has over 20 years experience in a range of roles within the property industry and brings significant knowledge to his role as an independent director. Having worked with Lend Lease and Mirvac on a variety of projects and property classes, Chris has a good understanding of the complex issues involved in the delivery of large scale projects. More recently, Chris was CEO of Mirvac Retail Projects until 2005, before forming Spyglass Property to focus on retail property development.

Chris is also a commissioner of the Australian Football League and a director of NSW Cultural Management, the manager of Sydney Theatre.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Melbourne.