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Replacing retiring president Michael O’Brien, Carmel Hourigan brings more than three decades of experience to the role.
Hourigan is the current Charter Hall Office CEO, and has served on the Property Council’s national board on a number of occasions over a 15-year period.
Stepping into the role of national president at the Property Council, Hourigan commented that she was honoured to be selected and excited to “advocate for and advance [the council’s] thought leadership on impactful solutions to key issues such as the housing crisis, efficient tax settings and successful decarbonisation”.
Over the course of her career, Hourigan has held senior leadership positions across investment, research and advisory services, having served as head of investment management at Lendlease, head of real estate at AMP capital, and CIO at The GPT Group . In her current position at Charter Hall, she leads the firm’s $27 billion office portfolio.
In accepting the appointment, she touched on a number of key areas that will take her focus, including addressing barriers to investment and better planning practices.
“We will remain in the centre of the national housing debate, having successfully championed unprecedented supply targets and incentives, targeted skilled migration, planning reforms and growing last mile infrastructure funding to deliver all the property types our growing cities need,” she said.
Hourigan also paid tribute to the work of outgoing president O’Brien, who she said had been “a strong voice for industry at a time of heightened regulatory change”.
On his part, O’Brien commented that he knew the position was “in good hands”, while he looked forward to “continuing to contribute to the work of the Property Council and the board as immediate past president”.
Property Council chief executive Mike Zorbas echoed O’Brien’s comments, thanking the outgoing president for his stewardship and voicing his assurance of Hourigan’s equal capabilities.
“Carmel has a clear vision to drive success in our industry, and her presidency will advance a pro-investment, pro-delivery environment across the country,” Zorbas said.
“I thank her in advance for using her experience to guide the industry towards a prosperous and sustainable future.”
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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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