Board of Directors

Laurence Brindle - Independent Non-Executive Chairman

Laurence Brindle Independent Non-Executive Chair

  • Laurence has extensive experience in funds management, finance and investment and is currently a Non-Executive Director of Stockland Property Group.
  • Until 2009, Laurence was an executive with Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC). During his 21 years with QIC, he served in various senior positions including Head of Global Real Estate, where he was responsible for QIC’s large global investment portfolio.
  • Laurence was also a long-term member of QIC’s Investment Strategy Committee. Laurence provides advice to a number of investment institutions on real estate investment and funds management matters. He is a former Chair of the Shopping Centre Council of Australia, and a former Director of Westfield Retail Trust and Scentre Group.
  • Laurence holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland, and a Masters of Business Administration from Bayes Business School, London, where he graduated with distinction.
  • Laurence is a member of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of Waypoint REIT.
Christoper Lawton - Independent Non-Executive Director

Christopher Lawton Independent Non-Executive Director

  • Christopher has over 40 years’ experience in professional services, including 25 years as an audit partner with EY during which he focused on the real estate sector. Christopers’ experience includes both assurance and transaction advisory roles working with some of the largest real estate owners, managers and developers in Australia. He also spent time in the USA supporting organisations with international portfolios spanning North America, Japan and Europe.
  • Christopher holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales and is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
  • Christopher is the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of Waypoint REIT.
Georgina Lynch – Independent Non-Executive Director

Georgina Lynch Independent Non-Executive Director

  • Georgina has over 30 years’ experience in the financial services and property industry. She is currently the Independent Non-Executive Chair of Cbus Property, an Independent Non-Executive Director of Vicinity Centres and a Member of their Audit and Risk and Compliance Committees, and an Independent Non-Executive Director of Evolve Housing and an Independent Non-Executive Director of Wingate Group Holdings.
  • Georgina has significant global experience in corporate transactions, capital raisings, initial public offerings, funds management, corporate strategy and acquisitions and divestments.
  • Georgina holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws.
  • Georgina is the Chair of the Remuneration Committee, Chair of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.
Susan MacDonald – Independent Non-Executive Director

Susan MacDonald Independent Non-Executive Director

  • Susan has over 30 years of domestic and international experience in property investment management, primarily in the retail sector, including asset, development, and funds management. Susan has extensive knowledge in people management, organisational culture, strategy development and stakeholder engagement.
  • Susan has held executive positions with Mirvac, Lend Lease, AMP Capital, and Galileo Funds Management, and is a former Joint Deputy Chair, Shopping Centre Council of Australia. Susan holds a Bachelor of Arts (UNSW), is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), and a current Global Trustee of Urban Land Institute (ULI).
  • Susan is currently a Non-Executive Director and Member of the Risk and HR and Remuneration Committees of Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC), an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Cbus Property, a Non-Executive Director and Member of the Audit and Risk Committee of Landcom and a Strategic Advisor to the Board of Mainbrace Constructions.
  • Susan is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and Remuneration Committee of Waypoint REIT
Hadyn Stephens - Chief Executive Officer

Hadyn Stephens Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

  • Hadyn has approximately 25 years’ experience in finance and commercial real estate, principally in strategy and transaction-related roles in the real estate funds management space covering direct capital transactions, corporate transactions (M&A), debt and equity (listed and unlisted).
  • Hadyn’s previous positions in real estate included senior roles with AMP Capital, Centuria Capital, LaSalle Investment Management, The GPT Group and Merrill Lynch.
  • Hadyn holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Otago, New Zealand.