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Division Council 2017-18

  • March 02, 2017

Division Council 2017-18

The Property Council of Australia has elected a new Victorian Division Council for the next two years.

Roger Teale, Head of Markets, Victoria for Lendlease, has been elected the new Victorian President. Grocon’s Head of Residential, Christian Grahame and Stockland’s General Manager, Residential, Mike Davis have been elected Vice Presidents.  Melissa Kidd, Senior Manager of Asset Services at Dexus is the new Treasurer.

Roger has been involved in the property industry for over two decades.  In his current role, he is responsible for driving Lendlease’s business, industry and government networks in Victoria, and identifying new market opportunities across the state; working across Lendlease’s areas of expertise in Victoria to build enduring and successful relationships with clients and partners.  

Roger’s focus on outcomes and protection of stakeholder interests make him a valuable leader for the Property Council in Victoria.

Roger replaces Philip Soumilas from Buildcom Australia, who has successfully led the Property Council through a period of change. Phil’s leadership and guidance during this time of transition has been appreciated by the Division Council, executive team and members. Phil remains on the Division Council as our immediate Past President and we will continue to benefit from his contributions.

The Property Council would like to acknowledge the significant contributions of our retiring Councillors: Tom Cantwell (Mills Oakley), Simon Hunt (Colliers International), Fiona Tellefson (APP Corporation), Roz Hansen (Roz Hansen Consulting) and Lorenz Grollo (Grollo Group) for their outstanding contribution to the property industry over many years.

Following today’s AGM, the Victorian Division Council for the period 2017- 2018 comprises: Roger Teale (Lendlease), Christian Grahame (Grocon), Mike Davis (Stockland), Melissa Kidd (Dexus), Philip Soumilas (Buildcom Australia), Carolyn Viney (Vicinity Centres), Brendan Rogers (Urbis), David McFadyen (ISPT), Mark Pratt (Australian Unity), Sam Tarascio (Salta), and new members Peter Hutchins (Charter Keck Cramer), Penny Forrest (Peet), Sarah Bloom (Frasers) and Biljana Apostolova (Gadens).