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General Manager – Retail Property & Asset Strategy

Sydney, Australia · 28 years experience

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Summary

An accomplished retail property executive with 28 years of experience across shopping centre management, asset repositioning, and retail portfolio strategy for major Australian and international property owners. Expertise spans large regional and sub-regional centres through to neighbourhood and bulky goods formats. Known for driving income growth through innovative tenancy mix strategies, active asset management, and retailer relationship management at a national account level.

Experience areas

Retail Asset Strategy & Portfolio Management8yCurrentShopping Centre General Management10yRetail Tenancy Mix & Remixing7yCurrentAsset Repositioning & Redevelopment5y

Work experience

Employer names withheld for privacy

  1. General Manager – Retail Assets

    2014 – Present
    • Oversaw the strategic asset management of a six-centre retail portfolio with a combined value of $1.85 billion, growing portfolio NOI by 18% over five years against a benchmark of 12%.
    • Led the repositioning of a 55,000 sqm regional centre including a $95 million staged redevelopment, increasing MAT by 22% and reducing vacancy from 11% to under 3% within three years of practical completion.
    • Renegotiated three major anchor tenancy agreements, securing ten-year terms with structured rent reviews, protecting in excess of $28 million in base rent across the portfolio.

  2. Centre Manager – Regional Shopping Centre

    2006 – 2014
    • Managed the day-to-day and strategic operations of a 62,000 sqm regional shopping centre, achieving eight consecutive years of positive comparable MAT growth.
    • Executed a comprehensive tenancy remix programme replacing 18 underperforming specialty tenants, increasing average specialty sales PSM by 31% over four years.

  3. Leasing Manager – Retail

    1999 – 2006
    • Negotiated and documented 120+ retail leases across a portfolio of sub-regional and neighbourhood centres, maintaining an average portfolio occupancy of 98.5%.
    • Introduced a structured specialty leasing programme for short-term licensing, generating $480,000 per annum in incremental income across four centres.

Skills

Retail asset management and strategyShopping centre general managementTenancy mix and remixing strategyRetail leasing and specialty leasingMajor retailer and anchor negotiationsAsset repositioning and redevelopmentP&L and NOI managementRetail portfolio reporting to investors

Certifications

  • Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) – Accredited Member
  • API Professional Member
  • Graduate Diploma in Property
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