John Bucknell Email & Phone Number

BIML provides property consultancy services in Australia and the UK.𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 Operational change initiatives and business opportunity reviews, including✓ Environmental, social and corporate governance strategy✓ Solar strategy (retail, logistics and office portfolios)✓ Risk management policies and practices

Sydney, Australia

151 Property is a portfolio company owned by funds advised or managed by Blackstone, one of the world’s leading investment firms and the largest real estate private equity firm in the world. 151 Property is a specialist manager of real estate in Australia, with a proven track record of active management and successful repositioning of office, retail and logistics assets. 151 Property was formerly known as the Valad Property Group.𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀As Head of Real Estate Investment Management, my focus was the performance and investment strategy of 151 Property's $800M of wholesale funds. 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄Responsibility for wholesale property funds management with shared accountability for asset and development management, finance, legal and compliance. Direct accountability for investment performance, strategy, people leadership and investor relations. 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 (details on request)✓ Upon appointment, successfully managed and overcame a complex period of corporate and investor uncertainty. ✓ Initiated and undertook a detailed review of asset plans and projected returns which regained confidence and investor satisfaction. ✓ Delivered significant value-add on major asset re-positioning and divestment strategies, leveraging the emerging thematic of elevated offshore investor demand for trophy residential conversion opportunities.✓ Oversaw the profitable sale of major assets across Sydney and Brisbane after significant refurbishments and optimisation of stabilised cashflows𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀Stakeholder Management • Key Decision Making • People Leadership • Team Development • Change Management • Initiative • Strategic Planning • Relationship Building

Sydney

The Hastings business was Westpac’s integrated global funds management business with unlisted and listed funds in infrastructure and property. The Westpac Diversified Property Fund (now Australian Unity’s Diversified Property Fund) was an open ended diversified unlisted property fund for retail investors sourced through Westpac’s financial planning and private bank customers. 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀As Director of Property, and member of the Senior Executive Group at Westpac’s Specialised Capital Group (SCG) and thereafter with Hastings Funds Management (Hastings), my role had shared accountability for business growth and progression, strategy, and investment product development.𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄Management of the $354M open ended unlisted property fund including 53% Industrial, 24% Office, 23% Retail. Responsibilities included investment team leadership, fund strategy, investment performance, investor relations, people management, and governance and risk. 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀(details on request)✓ For 4 years from Sep 2006 to 2010, WDPF was the top performing Australian diversified property fund delivering +4.6%p.a., strongly outperforming all peer funds.✓ Successfully oversaw the progression of strategic portfolio growth and diversification with 5 assets acquired, growing the portfolio to 14 assets by Jun 2010. ✓ In 2011, following Hastings’ sale of the WDPF fund management rights to Australian Unity, the fund became the first Australian unlisted diversified property fund for retail investors to raise new equity and reinstate investor liquidity post the GFC.𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀Strategic Planning • Stakeholder Engagement • Leadership • Business Development • Commercial Acumen • People Management • Decision Maker • Trusted Advisory

Sydney

Colonial First State Global Asset Management, was the property investment real estate arm of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia Group managing 15 major funds in wholesale, listed and private markets in Australia and New Zealand.𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀Fund Manager / Portfolio Manager for the Private Property Syndicate (PPS). PPS was a $705M wholesale diversified unlisted direct property mandate comprised of 59% office, 13% industrial, 28% retail. 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄As Fund Manager, accountable for the investment strategy, actively managing and optimising realised returns from the 18 assets. Responsibilities included investment team leadership, fund strategy, investment performance, investor relations, and governance, compliance and risk.𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀(details on request)✓ From 2004 - 2006, PPS was the top performing diversified wholesale property fund at a time when the retail property was the strongest performing sector. ✓ Fund outperformance was driven by active asset management and development initiatives across the three sector portfolios to grow earnings and stabilise assets with long term secure cash flows. ✓ Led the successful defence strategy to retain management after CFSGAM’s funds management services contract for PPS was competitively tendered in 2006.𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀Investment Strategic Planning • Market Research & Trends • People Leadership & Development • Business Development • Stakeholder Management • Investor Relations

Sydney

Lend Lease’s global investment business spans Asia, Australia, Americas and Europe managing approximately A$36.0 billion globally in property assets via funds and separate mandates.𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀As Commercial Portfolio Manager for the Australian Prime Property Fund (APPF), managed a $650M office sector specific, open-ended wholesale property fund.𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄Responsibilities focused on growing and diversifying the fund, achieving all fund strategic progression objectives as well as investment team leadership, fund strategy, investment performance, investor relations, and governance and risk.𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀(details on request)✓ Grew the fund from $320M upon appointment to $650M. ✓ Oversaw and managed the sale of non-core assets.✓ Managed the leasing of 60,000sqm and maintained portfolio occupancy at above 98% over the 4 year period, even during the economic downturns associated with Dot.com crash and 9/11.𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀Commercial & Business Acumen • Strategic Planning & Execution • Key Decision Making • Trusted Advisory • Team & People Management • Change Management • Initiative

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Portfolio and asset management roles across Office, Industrial and Retail assets.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Asset management for office and industrial assets across the GEM Trust, General Property Trust, MLC and APPF portfolios.