14th March 2025 By Staff Reporter | news@propertyticker.co.nz | @propertyticker
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For our first Property Moves post, we collect changes that stretch back a few weeks.
Harvey Norman’s national development and asset manager for property in New Zealand, Doug Murray, has left the role.
Murray had been with the company for seven years, three in Australia as transaction manager for property and almost three-and-a-half years in the role in Auckland, leading the retailer’s property division.
He has gone travelling and Harvey Norman has yet to name a permanent replacement.
Goodman Property Services has appointed Kiwibank chief executive Steve Jurkovich to its board.
The company said Jurkovich has been deemed an independent director and will start in the role on 1 July 2025.
Jurkovich practiced as a lawyer before moving into banking and has been leading Kiwibank since 2018. He is a former chair of the New Zealand Banking Association.
Oyster Property Group has highlighted the promotion of women within the company’s ranks to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March.
Dasha Finko has been promoted from assistant facilities manager to facilities manager, Brooke Watts has been appointed property manager from property administrator, and Danielle Tran has gone from leasing administrator to property manager, and then to asset manager on secondment.
Oyster said Gabby Lopez had gone from accounts assistant to assistant accountant, then property accountant, then senior property accountant, and now finance manager.
Booster Investment Management Limited has promoted Di Papadopoulos to chief executive, effective from 17 March 2025.
Papadopoulos is currently chief customer officer at the manager of the Private Land and Property Fund (PLPF).
Booster founder Allan Yeo will continue as group managing director.
PLPF invests in New Zealand agricultural and horticultural property.
Stephanie Cooke has been promoted to finance associate director at JLL New Zealand.
Cooke has been with JLL for over three years, previously serving as finance business partner, New Zealand.
Before joining JLL, she was a management accountant at Tourism New Zealand.
CBRE has appointed Darren Nugent to lead its advisory and transaction services business in New Zealand and Australia.
CBRE said Nugent, based in Melbourne, joined the agent in 2006.
He relocated to Australia three years ago to lead its Pacific occupier business, following senior roles in Dublin and Hong Kong.
Colliers has made a number of senior appointments to its New Zealand team.
Darcy Tim joins the agent from BNZ as a director on its debt advisory team and Megan McGregor has been hired from Ray White to lead Colliers’ Northland team.
Duncan Christie has been appointed to lead the agent’s real estate management services team, joining from Masfen Group, and Kim Gorman has been appointed a senior property manager.
Finally, Tony Radley has been appointed a finance and systems director, having previously been at Dexus.
The Building Intelligence Group has appointed honorary Dame Suzanne Snively its new independent chair.
TBIG said she brings over 30 years of experience in governance, economics, consulting, and leadership to the role.
Dave Mann has stepped down as chair but will remain on the board with fellow shareholders and directors, Ian Macaskill and Brent Thomson.
The construction project management company has also hired Antoniah Snooks as a project manager based in New Plymouth.
ICYMI… Real Estate Institute of New Zealand chief executive Jen Baird has resigned.
Baird is departing to join Bayleys as executive director of Auckland residential after nearly four years leading REINZ.
Because Baird is joining a REINZ member, she has stepped back from the chief executive role, with Rowan Dixon appointed acting chief executive as the board started its search for a replacement.
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