News Release, 30 January 2007
St Laurence Property & Finance appoints new director
St Laurence Property & Finance Limited (SLPF) today announced the appointment of director Geoff McWilliam to its board. Mr McWilliam’s
appointment follows the resignation of director Quentin Hay.
Sydney-based Mr McWilliam is an independent director on the main board of SLPF’s manager, St Laurence Limited. He joined
in September 2006 after the company undertook several major acquisitions to create a substantial diversified funds
management and finance group.
Mr McWilliam has over 35 years experience in the Australasian property industry. For the last ten years he was chief
executive of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's property activities, growing the business to more than $16 billion of
assets. Mr McWilliam also spent 23 years at Lend Lease Corporation, another major Australian stock exchange listed
property investment player. He is currently on the boards of Challenger Listed Investments Limited and Lend Lease Real
Estate Investments Limited, and was previously a director of NZX-listed Kiwi Income Property Limited and Commonwealth
Managed Investments Limited.
Mr McWilliam joins executive chairman Kevin Podmore and fellow St Laurence shareholder and director Phil Newland on the
St Laurence Property & Finance board.
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