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  John Bond, Director

John has been a Director of Primewest Management since 2000 and of other companies within the group since 1991.  As a professional property investor, he has over 20 years experience in negotiating acquisitions, overseeing development of properties and asset management.  He owns CBD offices, neighbourhood shopping centres and residential land subdivisions throughout Australia.  He is a qualified solicitor, holding a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Jurisprudence.  He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce and is a Corporate Member of the Property Council.

  Jim Litis, Director

Jim has been a Director of Primewest Management since 2000 and of other companies in the group since 1988.  He is a professional property investor and started investing in properties in the 1970s by purchasing CBD retail and office buildings in Perth.  He is a member of the Property Council and holds a Bachelor of Applied Science.  He has extensive experience in retail, having co-founded and operated Douglas Hi-Fi in Perth from 1973.  The chain of seven Hi-fi stores was sold to a public company in 1988. Jim still has retail interests.

  David Schwartz, Director
 

David is a professional property investor with 25 years experience in negotiating acquisitions and overseeing development of properties.  He is Chairman of Clime Capital Partners Ltd and Headline Ltd, Non-executive Director of Schaffer Corporation Ltd and the Betts Group Ltd.  He is Executive Chairman of Pascoe’s Pty Ltd.  His property investments have been strongly focused on retail and commercial developments.

  Julian Lodge, Chief Executive Officer

Julian is in charge of day to day management.  He works with agents to extract the best performance from each asset, including leasing to tenants on the best terms.  He utilises a wealth of contacts in the industry such as commercial property agencies, builders, architects, project managers and financiers.  Julian has over 12 years experience in property, mainly managing, selling and leasing multiple properties.  He holds a Diploma of Financial Markets (Securities Institute) and is a licensed Real Estate Agent.

  Matthew Whelpdale, General Manager – Development

Matthew has 10 years property experience working with several large national and international property development companies specialising in land development and project management.  Over this time he has established a strong network of consultants including Town Planners, Engineers, Surveyors and Real Estate Agents.  Matthew has completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in Property at Curtin University.