James Flintoft
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Chairperson
Angela has over 25 years’ experience in the real estate and legal sectors, including five years as CEO of Development Victoria and 13 years as partner at a large commercial law firm. Her expertise includes transaction structuring, Board governance and reporting, and managing enterprise risk.
She has been a long-term contributor to the property industry through her work and participation in various industry bodies and is a passionate advocate for building inclusion and diversity across the development sector. She is committed to nurturing the next generation of leaders in the industry.
Angela is also a member of the Board of Trustees at the Queen Victoria Women's Centre.
She holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and an Executive Master of Public Administration from the University of Melbourne.
Natalie MacDonald
Deputy Chairperson
Natalie MacDonald is Chief Executive Officer of the Country Fire Authority. Prior to appointment to this role in February 2021, Natalie was Vice-President (Strategy & Development) at La Trobe University. In her 8 years in this role, Natalie focused on forward strategy of the University and the transformation of its campuses to create economic growth, community value and high-quality research, teaching and student life environments. Natalie has extensive experience in public administration, governance and the delivery of services including government services, information services, building and design, accommodation, maintenance, facilities management and procurement services and the delivery of services across wide geographical areas. She is currently serving on the Victorian Building Authority Board and has served and is serving on a number of Commonwealth and state bodies.
James Flintoft
James Flintoft has substantial private sector and government executive leadership and governance experience. James is a director of the Transport Accident Commission, Epworth HealthCare Group, The Burnet Research Institute, VCCC Alliance, Foundation House for Refugees and Social Traders. James spent 10 years in the public service, including as Chief Executive of Regional Development Victoria, facilitating civic infrastructure and precinct development. Before joining the public service, he spent 20 years working in the private sector, including as Managing Director, Business Banking at ANZ Bank and as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. James has a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Laws, an MBA from the Wharton School, and is a Graduate of the AICD.
Sonya Miller
Sonya Miller is the founding Director of Dynamic Property Group and Armitage Jones, a specialist project management and property advisory consultancy. She has extensive experience in the property industry with exposure to a diverse range of complex projects.
Prior to establishing Armitage Jones, Sonya worked for a range of private and public property development and construction companies in senior management roles. Throughout her career, she has led significant development projects ranging up to $800 million across commercial, residential, infrastructure and mixed-use sectors. She is motivated by working on high profile, complex projects which involve engagement with multiple stakeholders including JV partners, shareholders, consultants, government authorities and community groups with a diverse range of interests.
Sonya has a Bachelor of Architecture (Hons), a Bachelor of Property and Construction and a Bachelor of Planning and Design and is a Graduate of the AICD.
Jeremy Loeliger
Jeremy Loeliger is the former Commissioner and CEO of the National Basketball League.
During his tenure from 2015 to 2024, Jeremy oversaw the League’s emergence from the brink of bankruptcy to become a profitable mainstream national sporting league that has captured the attention of basketball fans around the world.
In this period the NBL underwent a major transformation to becoming Australia’s fastest growing professional sporting league.
Before joining the NBL, Loeliger was a partner of a national law firm, practising corporate and commercial law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets. In that time, he also carved out a successful sports law practice. He sat on the Executive Committee of the Victorian Chapter of the Australia China Business Council, is an Adjunct Fellow to Victoria University's Victoria Business Confucius Institute and is a champion of Sino-Australian trade and sports diplomacy.
Brendan Pihan
Brendan has 25 years’ of executive leadership experience in the property sector in public and private companies, across a broad range of asset classes and regulated industries. He is the CEO of Essendon Fields and Essendon Airport Pty Ltd and a non-executive director of family violence and homelessness not for profit, Wayss Ltd. He holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business (Management), and Master of Marketing and has served on the executive committee of the UDIA (SA), and various committees of the PCA. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
David Martine
David Martine has extensive public finance, policy and organisational leadership experience across the public sector. He is a director of the Victorian Funds Management Corporation and was previously a director of Treasury Corporation Victoria, and Infrastructure Victoria.
David was the Secretary of the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance for nearly ten years until December 2023. He led the department providing economic, policy and commercial advice to the Victorian Government. Prior to this, David worked as a senior executive in the Commonwealth public sector, providing strategic advice to governments on a range of economic and other policy issues.
David has a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from Monash University and a Master of Business Administration.
Updated on 13 May 2024