The Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Management Team of AVID Property Group comprise some of the nation’s most experienced and innovative leaders across real estate development; business management; property and asset management; project financing and development; legal, risk, audit; and project sales and marketing future opportunities.
In 2016, AVID Property Group entered into a new ownership and funding arrangement with Proprium Capital Partners, a global private equity business. The strength of Proprium’s financial commitment will allow AVID Property Group to energetically pursue our growth and diversification strategy over the next five to ten years.
In October 2019, AVID acquired residential property developer Villa World which saw our portfolio of projects increase from 10 to 37. The combined business has strengthened our market share, positioning AVID as a key national property industry contributor with more than 12,000 residential lots across Australia’s eastern seaboard.
AVID's leadership team are passionate about building a successful business that is future focused; a group of talented, experienced and energetic people who are bringing our vision to life.
Our Leadership Team
Cameron Holt
Cameron leads the overall strategic direction and operations of the combined AVID and Villa World business. Cameron has more than 20 years’ experience in private sector and government roles. His experience across all property sectors includes joint venture projects and large-scale housing companies. Cameron holds a Master of Commerce, Post Graduate Diploma of Land Economics, Bachelor of Town Planning and holds Real Estate Agent licences in multiple jurisdictions. Cameron also sits on the Property Council of Australia’s Residential Development Council.
Karen Wells
As the Chief Financial Officer, Karen is responsible for the overall finance function of AVID Property Group. With more than 20 years’ experience, Karen has held senior positions working across multi-disciplinary teams within Australia and internationally, for organisations including Macquarie Group, KPMG, Société Générale, Port of Brisbane and Axicom. Karen is a Chartered Financial Analyst, a Chartered Accountant and a Graduate of the Australian Institute for Company Directors.
Richard Amos
Richard is responsible for the legal and company secretarial functions of AVID Property Group. With more than 25 years’ experience, Richard is highly skilled in mergers and acquisitions and has worked across a wide range of sectors, including consumer goods, retail, food and beverage, telecommunications and not-for-profits. Richard’s varied skill set has seen him hold senior and executive leadership positions at Myer, Lion, MARCS and Vodafone (UK). Richard also holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales and a Bachelor of Economics with honours from the University of Sydney.
Colette O’Reilly
Colette’s focus is on creating people practices that support and drive high performance and engagement for the business. Colette has over ten years’ experience in HR, holds a Professional Diploma in HR Management from Deakin University and is a Certified MBTI Practitioner.
Duncan Corness
Duncan is responsible for the development and implementation of the company’s Work Health and Safety and Environmental (WHSE) Management System. Duncan has more than 20 years’ experience in WHSE, working across a variety of industry’s – both public and private – including construction, development, residential, retail, retirement living and aged care. Duncan holds a Bachelor of Applied Science majoring in OHS, and was recently the Chair of the Queensland Home Builders Safety Committee and a member of the MBAQ Safety Committee.
Bruce Harper
Bruce oversees all projects in Queensland. He has a more than 30 years’ experience working in property development, holding CEO and senior executive roles in both the public and private sectors. Bruce holds Planning and Company Director qualifications and has been a member of industry groups including the UDIA, HIA and PIA, in addition to serving on a range of Government and industry advisory boards and committees. Bruce is also the current President of PCA Queensland.
Peter Vlitas
Peter manages the business’ projects throughout Victoria. He has extensive experience in land development, residential, medium density and detached housing management across the full development life cycle. Peter has held senior positions in a number of prominent Australian private and government housing and development companies. Peter holds a Bachelor in Surveying (Honours), is a Post Graduate of the Mt Eliza Business School Leadership Development Program and was a Board member and Past President of UDIA Victoria.
Peter Wood
As the General Manager of Housing, Peter is responsible for managing the delivery of Villa World Homes across New South Wales and Queensland. With more than 40 years of experience Australian construction industry, Peter has an extensive and varied skill set which has seen him manage large scale residential projects across the eastern seaboard of Australia. Peter is an active Housing Industry Association (HIA) member and is currently the Vice President of HIA (QLD), a member of the HIA (QLD) Executive Committee and is also a member of the HIA (National) Membership Committee. He has previously been a member of the HIA National Technical committee, a position he has held for the past eight years. Peter is also a member of the Australian Institute of Building (MIAB).
Linda Walsh
At AVID, Linda is responsible for driving the business’ national brand and customer strategy. With more than 25 years’ experience in sales and marketing, Linda is continuously focused on the customer and works with the business’ cross-functional teams to lead the strategic marketing and customer direction nationally. Linda is a member of a number of industry associations including, the Customer Service Institute of Australia, and currently sits on the PCA’s Residential Development Council, the UDIA NSW Council and is the Vice Chair of the UDIA NSW Diversity and Inclusion committee. Linda holds a Graduate Certificate in Marketing, Master of Marketing, Master of Business, a NSW real estate agents licence, and is an Associate Member of the AMI and a Certified Practising Marketer.
Spiro Prevezanos
Spiro manages acquisitions for the company’s national portfolio. With more than 18 years’ experience working across all aspects of business development, Spiro brings a solid understanding of major Australian markets and previously led business development activities for Crown Group and Stockland. His work has included the acquisition and disposal of major mixed use, high density residential sites, commercial assets and masterplanned residential community projects. He is a Qualified Real Estate Valuer and an associate member of the Australian Property Institute.
Manuel Lang
At AVID, Manuel is responsible for the establishment of the business’ lifestyle communities offering. With more than 16 years’ experience, Manuel has worked across a range of sectors including banking and finance, commercial property, residential aged care and building and construction. Manuel brings a wealth of knowledge in lifestyle communities to the business having spent nine years as CEO of retirement organisation Palm Lake Group. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Economics.
Nathan Huon
Nathan manages the business’ projects in New South Wales. He has more than 25 years’ experience delivering a variety of projects in both the public and private sectors. Prior to joining the company, Nathan was Senior Project Manager at Cardno, where he worked on a variety of land development and infrastructure projects. Nathan holds an Associate Diploma in Civil Engineering, a Bachelor’s Degree in Building (Construction Economics) and a Masters in Property Development.
Holly Brennan
With more than two decades of experience in real estate, Holly has extensive experience in sales management, account management, sales and corporate leasing and relationship management. Holly leads the national sales strategic direction for AVID, driving best practice to empower the national sales teams to drive sales growth and to build a market leading sales force. After transitioning from commercial property to the residential property sector in 2014, Holly has refined her knowledge of the sales discipline specifically for greenfield developments. Holly holds a Bachelor of Science from Macquarie University and a NSW Real Estate Licence (Class 1).
Danny Boubli
Danny manages the business’ apartment developments across the country. He has more than 30 years’ experience in urban development working on all sides and stages of residential land and apartment projects for Mirvac, Leighton Properties, Aust-Equity Properties and Alchemy Developments. Danny holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) with Honours and has qualifications in project management and building. He has also been a member of the Urban Taskforce and committee member of the UDIA.
"Authenticity, innovation, versatility and dedication are the cornerstones of everything we do."
Cameron Holt, CEO
Culture Shows Our Brand Promise In Action
AVID Property Group genuinely does live to express our brand values in everything we do and everything we say. It’s the topic of conversation and focus from our regional project offices, to our Boardroom.
We truly know that the way we behave, connect with others and pursue our goals – our corporate DNA – is integral to our long-term success, and importantly that of our customers. Our core values are our operating mantra – AVID – Authenticity, Versatility, Innovation and Dedication – in all that we do.
In The Workplace
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