Valad

Valad’s board of directors comprises five non-executive
and two executive directors. With many decades of senior management experience ranging across the property, legal, construction and investment sectors in Australia and around the world, the Board provides guidance for Valad's skilled professionals as they pursue new opportunities for investors.

 
  • Trevor Gerber

    Trevor Gerber

    Independent Non-Executive Chairman

    Trevor was an executive at Westfield Holdings Ltd until 1999, and joined the Valad board as Deputy Chairman in 2002 and was appointed Chairman in September 2008. During his 14 year career at Westfield, Trevor’s roles included group treasurer and Director of funds management responsible for Westfield Trust and Westfield America Trust. Trevor is a chartered accountant and has a Degree in Accountancy from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

  • Peter Hurley

    Peter Hurley

    Managing Director

    Peter joined the Valad Board in 1997 as Joint Managing Director until 2004 when he moved to Managing Director, a position he held until 2006. After spending two years establishing Valad’s European platform, he has resumed his position of Managing Director in August 2008. Before joining Valad, Peter held senior positions at Lend Lease in a 10 year career that included establishing their funds management operations in Paris, London and Singapore.  Peter has an Honours Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of New South Wales.

  • Stephen Day

    Stephen Day

    Executive Director

    Stephen Day established Valad in 1995 alongside co-founder Barry Wynne. Stephen was Joint Managing Director until 2004, when he was named Executive Chairman, a position he held until August 2008. He now holds the role of Executive Director with focus on business strategy and development, both at Board level and as an Executive. Prior to Valad, Stephen worked at Lend Lease for 10 years in development and funds management. Stephen has a Degree in Economics and Accountancy from Macquarie University and is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

  • Andrew Martin

    Andrew Martin

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    Andrew became a Valad director in November 2006. His international property career spans four decades and includes 23 years with Jones Lang LaSalle where he was an International Director in the firm's capital markets group. Andrew has worked in the Australian, UK and Indonesian property markets and has also spent time identifying and working with Japanese companies investing in Australian real estate. Andrew has an arts degree from the University of New South Wales, and is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a Fellow of the Australian Property Institute.

  • Robert Seidler

    Robert Seidler

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    Bob joined the Valad board in February 2005, and is a partner of the leading Australian legal firm Blake Dawson and a member of its board. He is a member of the Australian Government’s Corporations and Markets advisory committee, an alternate director of Leighton Holdings Ltd, a member of the Investment Review Board of the Australian Prime Property Fund and chairman of Hunter Phillip Japan Ltd. Robert has a Law Degree from the University of Sydney.

  • Kevin McCabe

    Kevin McCabe

    Non-Executive Director

    Kevin joined the board of Valad in August 2007 following the acquisition by Valad of Scarborough. Kevin commenced his career in the world of property and construction during 1964 and has five decades of experience in the UK and European markets.  He is also Chairman of Sheffield United – a famous football club – quoted on the AIM’s market of the London Stock Exchange.  Scarborough was established in 1980 and Kevin successfully built it into a significant international real estate development, investment and fund management group.  Kevin is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Institute of Chartered Arbitrators.

  • Ian Robertson

    Ian Robertson

    Independant Non-Executive Director

    Ian joined the Board of Valad in August 2007. After retiring from HBOS following 36 years service, latterly as Managing Director of Corporate Banking where he held this position since 1999. He formerly held various board positions in HBOS subsidiaries and in companies where HBOS held equity interests, and since then has undertaken a number of non-executive positions in unlisted companies in the property and leisure industries. He is a graduate of Aberdeen and Strathclyde Universities and is a Fellow and former Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland. Ian has recently become a trustee of the Princess Royal Trust for Carers.