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Chris Knight - CEO and Managing Director - Opteon
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Chris Knight

MBA, M BUS (PROP), AAPI CPV, MRICS

Chris has been with Opteon since 2006 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the national business in July 2016. Prior to this he was CEO of the largest Opteon member firm.

Committed to delivering strategic business solutions, Chris recently led the business strategy to integrate the Opteon group of companies into a new corporate structure, and the acquisition of two property businesses in New Zealand. He is preparing the business for further expansion into software driven professional services solutions, as well as strategic acquisitions into other non-property sectors.

Chris has qualifications in Accounting, Real Estate, Valuations, a Master of Business (Property) and Master of Business Administration (MBA). He is a Certified Practicing Valuer with the Australian Property Institute (API), councillor on the API Victorian Divisional Council, as well as being a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Diane Wright

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Leadership and building high performing teams
  • Operational Delivery
  • Business Transformation and change management
  • Business Analytics and Process Improvement
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Strategic planning and delivery

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Diane has over 15-years of leadership and management experience in the property valuation and professional services industry with national roles including Head of Sales and Marketing and Head of Administration Support. With experience in significant business transformation projects and delivery of several new products and continuous improvement projects, Diane is passionate about change leadership, building high performing teams and providing exceptional service.

FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS

  • Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt
  • Final Year of Bachelor Business Information Systems (Business Analytics equivalent)
  • Diploma of Business Management

CONTACT DETAILS

Mobile: +61 407 137 081

James Harkness

James was appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in December 2017. James leads financial strategy, reporting and advice across Opteon. James has a proven track record engaging with progressive leaders who thrive on delivering results in high growth businesses.

Before joining Opteon, James was Chief Financial Officer at the ASX listed Capital Health Limited, and held senior executive roles at CareerOne, Jetstar, Nu Energy and Acciona.

James is a qualified Chartered Accountant, graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Director (AICD) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne

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Lisa Billington

Lisa Billington was appointed Company Secretary in November 2016 and General Manager Corporate Services in September 2017. In addition to being Company Secretary, Lisa leads the legal, marketing and people and culture teams, and manages franchise relations and compliance. She believes that growth and stakeholder value will be driven by creating the best employee and client experience at Opteon.

Before joining Opteon, Lisa worked at law firms Maddocks and Clayton Utz and in-house for an education and media company. Lisa is a commercial lawyer with over 12 years’ experience, specialising in mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance.

Lisa holds a current practising certificate, a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Science (Hons) from the University of Melbourne and completed the Governance Institute of Australia’s Certificate of Governance Practice in April 2017.

Robert Tot

Robert is an accomplished property executive and qualified valuer with over 20 years’ experience in the property industry, specialising in Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA). In 2018 Robert was appointed General Manager Government and CAMA at Opteon, overseeing Government mass valuation/appraisal and CAMA Systems.

Robert has a high technical aptitude and has been instrumental in the inception, development and taking to market a next generation Valuation Software platform under the Cubetec Technology brand, a fully owned subsidiary of Opteon. This division also provides CAMA Systems and support across Australia and New Zealand.

During his service at Opteon, Robert has also served as a Board Director, Director Platforms and General Manager of Government Services. Before joining Opteon, Robert held executive positions in local government and management roles at Savills.

Robert is also fluent in four languages and has a high level of information systems and technology knowledge and skills.

Scott Chapman

With over 10 years’ experience establishing and leading large-scale businesses, Scott has significant expertise across the property sector with a career spanning over 20 years in the broader property industry and 14 years within valuations.

With a proven track record of strategy execution, building high performing teams and delivering business growth in complex environments, Scott brings a breadth of expertise across the end to end business value chain including sales, client relationship and account management, leading projects, customer service delivery and product development.

Scott has been with Opteon since 2009 and holds an MBA from Deakin University and a Masters in Property (Valuations) from RMIT.