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The state institute has selected a leader best known to the sporting industry with a background in executive roles.
Kelly Ryan has been selected as the Real Estate Institute of Victoria’s (REIV) new chief executive officer, after most recently serving as the CEO of Netball Australia – a role she resigned from at the end of 2023 following a publicised pay dispute with the players’ union.
Her history in senior leadership roles also includes stints at the Gold Coast Suns Football Club, Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium, and the Western Bulldogs Football Club.
Stepping into this new role, Ryan will be responsible for leading the delivery of the REIV’s organisational strategy, which, in the year ahead, includes modernising the institute’s practices, bolstering its education and training, and accelerating government engagement and advocacy.
Her appointment comes after the December 2023 resignation of previous CEO Quentin Kilian, who was replaced by Megan Mander, senior vice-president of the board, on an interim basis.
REIV’s president, Jacob Caine, cited Ryan’s commercial mindset and experience in advocacy leadership as positioning her well to take on the role.
“The evolving challenges of Victoria’s property sector means leading organisations need strong, high-performing executives to galvanise the sector and engage effectively with industry, government and regulators,” said Caine.
“With Victorian real estate at the centre of an acute housing and rental affordability crisis, the sector contributing significantly to Victoria’s tax revenue and being the subject of growing regulatory scrutiny, Kelly will be instrumental in advancing the REIV’s strategic objectives.
“As a business leader, Kelly offers the REIV a high level of rigour and high performance and her appointment will help the institute position itself for growth and transformation in the period ahead. I look forward to joining Kelly as, together with our staff, we build the REIV into a modern peak body that’s committed to serving the interests of members,” Caine said, also thanking Mander for her time serving as interim CEO.
On her part, Ryan said she was excited to step into the role at such a pivotal time for property.
“I’m proud to join the REIV, a well-respected leader in our state’s property sector and one with significant responsibility as an education and service provider to real estate professionals,” she said.
“It’s clear an exciting evolution is underway to position the REIV into a contemporary peak body that better meets member needs, and I’m thrilled to lead this phase of change and growth.”
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Juliet Helmke
Based in Sydney, Juliet Helmke has a broad range of reporting and editorial experience across the areas of business, technology, entertainment and the arts. She was formerly Senior Editor at The New York Observer.
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