Executive team

Anne Jolic joined Development Victoria as Chief Executive Officer in April 2025.

Anne boasts a strong 25-year career, delivering some of Australia’s most prominent and awarded projects. Prior to joining Development Victoria, she was Head of Operations at Lendlease overseeing the operations of the Development business globally, with a large portfolio of projects including complex mixed use, commercial, residential, retail and build to rent projects.

As a strong advocate for women in property, Anne has been a member of the Women’s Property Initiatives Advisory Panel since 2020 and has a long history of mentoring and growing talent in the development industry. She was President of the Property Council of Australia, Victorian Division and has served on its Division Council for the past 4 years.

Hannah is the Executive General Manager of Civic Infrastructure at Development Victoria, leading the delivery of a diverse portfolio of city-shaping projects in partnership with a wide range of Victorian Government agencies and institutions. Her division is responsible for managing a capital delivery program in excess of $3 billion, encompassing some of the state’s most significant civic and cultural developments. Current projects under her leadership include Nyaal Banyul (Geelong Convention and Event Centre) and the $1.7 billion Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation, building on the success of landmark projects such as the Melbourne Park Redevelopment and the Geelong Arts Centre.

Hannah previously served as Development Victoria’s Chief Development Officer, overseeing project delivery across all areas of precinct, housing and civic developments. With over 25 years’ experience in planning and delivering complex civic and infrastructure projects, she has consistently delivered outcomes that connect communities and strengthen Victoria’s social and cultural fabric.

Prior to joining the Victorian Government, Hannah worked extensively in the private sector, delivering major projects across Australia, the Middle East and South-East Asia. Originally trained as a civil engineer, she spent over a decade in the engineering consultancy sector, specialising in the design and delivery of linear infrastructure as well as major sporting, event and social infrastructure projects.

Niall heads up the Precincts group, responsible for the long-term urban renewal of key Victorian places into thriving precincts of scale, bringing economic and social growth to the state. The team provides advice to support strategic planning, undertakes master planning and provides delivery advice to balance policy and commercial outcomes.

Niall has worked in various property related senior executive roles in the private and public sectors, both nationally and internationally. He has over 25 years of experience in property development projects with particular expertise in precinct scale development.

His expertise includes working with stakeholders and communities in the planning and delivery of complex urban regeneration projects that deliver community focused outcomes in keeping with Government Policy. Niall is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion and has served numerous terms on the Property Council of Australia D&I Committee in addition to actively promoting the D&I agenda across the projects he works on.

Bernard leads the Legal, Risk and Compliance business divisions at Development Victoria.

With more than 20 years of experience in the private and public sectors, Bernard has extensive experience in structuring and delivering complex, large scale, critical infrastructure and transport projects in Victoria and New South Wales.

In his previous roles, Bernard headed up the legal, commercial, finance, procurement, audit and risk functions at various organisations.

Sonja leads the People, Culture and Communications team to support Development Victoria’s purpose.

The People, Culture and Communication function is responsible for building a high performing workforce and an organisational culture that enables people to perform at their best, supporting employee communications and engagement, and delivering project and corporate communications, community and stakeholder engagement, media, digital, design and reputation management.

As an Organisational Psychologist with over 20 years’ experience in organisational development and human resources, Sonja is passionate about the power of great culture and leadership to transform organisations.

Prior to joining Development Victoria, Sonja held senior leadership roles at Greater Western Water, Bupa and the NAB.

As Acting Executive General Manager of Housing, Nemesia leads a dedicated team focused on delivering more homes for Victorians both in metropolitan and regional areas. The Housing Division at Development Victoria is focused on developing communities built on diversity, making home ownership possible for more Victorians.

Nemesia’s career track record has seen her conceive and deliver a wide portfolio of developments spanning across residential, social infrastructure and mixed-use asset classes. Nemesia has overseen urban regeneration and heritage restoration in key pockets of Melbourne’s CBD via mixed use and public realm developments. She is the former Executive Head of Development at Nightingale Housing and a social justice advocate in her personal sphere of influence.

Nemesia is a Non-Executive Director with Baptcare Affordable Housing, a registered Community Housing Provider that provides affordable, well-located, and well-built homes for people on low incomes.

Alex Kennedy brings extensive experience in property development, investment strategy and corporate advisory. For the past three years at Development Victoria, he has led work on project origination, early-stage structuring, and the strategic repositioning of existing projects.

Alex's career includes senior investment and governance roles at Assemble, Make Ventures and Coles Group, as well as earlier restructuring experience with Deloitte in both Australia and the United Kingdom.

As Chartered Accountant, Alex combines strong financial acumen with a proven ability to deliver commercially and strategically successful outcomes in complex environments.

Dionne has built her career as a Chartered Accountant on forming long-term, sustainable relationships across international, private and government organisations.

Prior to joining Development Victoria as Director Enterprise Finance in August 2023, Dionne held senior financial leadership positions in the property, logistics, energy, and construction sectors, including with JOST Australia & New Zealand, PDG, Costa Group and Pacific Hydro (now Pacific Blue). She has also held senior finance roles in mining, manufacturing, and professional services (audit and tax), bringing a breadth of expertise across multiple diverse industries.

With a strong strategic focus on financial risk and governance, Dionne is highly experienced in navigating complex financial landscapes, leading organisational transformation and leveraging financial insight to support sound decision-making and sustainable growth.

Dionne’s academic credentials include a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy), a Master of Business Administration and a Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management.