Robert van Raay MAICD

MD, Chairman, NED,

I am a Non-Executive, Chairman, Deputy Chair, Managing Director and Director with over 30 years board level experience on Not for Profit and company boards. Specifically, I am a Non Executive Director of the Sandhurst Group of Entities; former Chair of The Good Foundation; past Chair and Non-Executive Director, Vic/Tas Executive Board of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS); former Deputy Chair of the RICS Oceania Education Standards Board; and former member of the Evaluation Committee for the NSW Premier’s Innovation Initiative – Social Housing. Previously, I have served as a mentor to aspiring property professionals on the Property Council of Australia’s Mentor Program when the program was launched in 2011.  The program matched mentors and mentees in the property and construction professions by psychological profiling and interview to maximise outcomes for the mentees. I was also a founding member on the Investment Committee of the Investec Global Aircraft Fund; the Australian Representative on the International Shipping Group for Ernst & Young, and a Victorian Divisional Councilor of the Australian Property Institute, where I was also a member of their Membership, Professional Standards, CPD, Conference and Events Committees. In my capacity as an executive, I am currently Managing Director of my own valuation advisory firm called Assured Valuations. Previously, I headed up valuation groups at Pitcher Partners and PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia (PwC). I have been providing valuation and asset advisory services to clients’ for over 40 years and as such I can demonstrate proven strategies and value creation via the treatment of company assets for financial reporting, taxation, insurance, finance, mergers and acquisition. I have an exceptional understanding of the importance and consequences of risk – all of which are extremely important for corporate governance. Naturally with extensive board and executive experience, my business and personal networks are extensive and include business owners, CEOs, CFOs, other board members, company advisors and financiers.