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The skills, experience and expertise relevant to the position held by each director is outlined below.
- Jack Ritch, Non-executive Chairman
- Jack was non-executive Chairman, AMP Capital Investors Limited, from April 2004 to March 2009. Prior to that, Jack was Managing Director and Chairman of the company from 1999 to April 2004. From 1987 to 1999, Jack held the position of Director, Property, during which time he was responsible for managing AMP’s $9 billion property portfolio. Prior to 1987, he held a variety of other positions within the AMP Group, which he joined in 1958.
Jack is also Chairman of Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited (owner of Melbourne and Launceston airports) and Chairman of the Principal and Domain Aged Care Group operations. His other activities include Chairman of the Powerhouse Museum Foundation.
- Frank Zipfinger, Non-executive Director
- Frank has over 25 years experience in the property industry. He is a Partner in the Property, Construction & Environment practice of the Sydney office of Mallesons Stephen Jaques where he specialises in property investment and development (however, he is acting in his personal capacity and not as a partner of Mallesons Stephen Jaques in holding office as a director of the Responsible Entity). He has been the Chairman of Mallesons Stephen Jaques since 1 February 2005. Prior to this appointment, Frank completed over five years in various roles as a Managing Partner with the firm.
Frank is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and also a member of the AICD’s Law Committee. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the St Joseph’s College Indigenous Fund, a member of the Board of Melbourne’s Business School and President of the School’s Alumni Council, a Director of the Australian Youth Orchestra and a Director of the not-for-profit organisation Room to Read.
- Phillip Redmond, Non-executive Director
- Philip has over 20 years experience in the real estate industry in Australia, including 12 years at UBS where he held the position of Managing Director – Head of Real Estate Australasia. Philip has played a leading role in the development of the listed property trust sector within Australia and has a comprehensive understanding of financial markets. Philip is also a non-executive director of ING Management Limited, the responsible entity for ING’s Australian listed property trusts.
- Neil Werrett, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
- Neil is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and founder of the Trust.
Neil was previously Global Head, Corporate Transactions and Product Development at AMP Henderson Global Investors (now AMP Capital Investors), where he was employed for 24 years in various roles covering property and property funds management. Neil’s roles at AMP included property acquisitions and disposals, the establishment of the listed property trust business, ongoing capital raisings and participation in the management committee of the trusts.
Neil has been involved in the assessment of business and real estate opportunities in Japan since 1998 and established Galileo Japan Funds Management Limited in 2006.
- Peter Murphy, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer
- Peter has more than 20 years experience in the property industry in numerous capacities including valuations, as well as asset and funds management. Over the past 10 years, he has been directly involved in the management of various listed property entities.
Peter was the CEO of Ronin Property Group which listed in 1996 as AMP Office Trust and had funds under management of approximately $2 billion throughout Australia and New Zealand prior to a merger with Multiplex Group in November 2004.
During his employment with Multiplex, Peter was the Group Manager, Marketing and Communications and more recently Divisional Director, Institutional Funds responsible for in excess of $3 billion in funds under management.
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