Carmel joined The GPT Group in November 2012. Carmel is responsible for GPT’s high quality retail, office and logistics & business parks portfolios. Her role also includes responsibility for GPT’s in-house research team and the group’s focus on business intelligence.

 

Carmel has more than 20 years of experience in the property and funds management industry. Most recently Carmel was Managing Director of Lend Lease's investment management business where she had overall responsibility for the wholesale managed funds and retail asset management platform. Prior to this Carmel was Chief Executive Officer of Lend Lease's managed funds – the Australian Prime Property Funds.

 

During her career Carmel has worked with Lend Lease, Challenger Financial Services Group, Colonial First State, Stockland Group and Jones Lang LaSalle.

 

Carmel holds a Bachelor of Business (Land Economics), and a Graduate Diploma of Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia. Carmel is director on the GPT Funds Management Board, a vice president of the Property Council of Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Property Institute.