The Infrastructure Expert

I joined Colliers International in 2018 as Head of Strategic Advisory. I am dedicated to leading the national team of multi-disciplinary experts to tailor strategic advisory services, across all market sectors and asset classes, to our client’s needs.

I have demonstrated success across a diverse range of property services including: strategy development, high stakes negotiation, change management, transaction management, asset management, leasing, operations, corporate real estate, funds management and development management in all market sectors.

As an established senior property professional and knowledge manager, with 25+ years’ industry experience, I possess strong interpersonal and business relationship management skills which are key to understanding client’s unique business requirements and the complex challenges explicit to the project lifecycle.

My early career was in Banking and later in trading with a Japanese Trading House where I imported equipment, established distributorships as well as providied financing for importers of our products. My entry into property was through the funding of real estate development projects with the Japanese Trading Houses and General Contractors. In this role I became the financial project manager and asset manager of over 40 commercial, retail, industrial and residential projects throughout Australia.

This opened the opportunities for development management, portfolio management, project marketing, feasibility studies and strategic analysis and in  conjunction with my business partner we established a property consultancy, which we operated succesfully for over 20 years servicing our Japanese clients as well as government and private clients. I joined Colliers  in 2015 when my business partner retired.
 

Having worked in the property industry for over 10 years, specifically the retail sector, I have consistently been challenged to deliver additional returns for investors and savings for tenants.

Looking at real property assets with a different perspective has led me to address key sustainability initiatives coupled with a desire to improve savings and costs bases for all property sectors.

My key property relationships and understanding of such forms a solid foundation from which to build such initiatives and deliver new and emerging technology or ways of thinking.

Samantha brings with her a wealth of experience having previously worked in valuation and advisory roles at Colliers, gaining experience in a multitude of varying disciplines. This exposure has seen her understanding of property excel, and allowed her to develop an all-round skill set in the commercial property industry. An energetic and problem solving agent, Samantha is passionate about going the extra mile to exceed clients expectations.

Samantha commenced her role  as an Assistant Valuer within the South Australian Valuation and Advisory business in 2018. During this time, she was involved with the valuation of office, retail, and industrial properties along with analysing market transactions and trends for a wide range of clients.  Samantha worked on a number of valuation purposes including Mortgage Security, Financial Reporting, Potential Acquisition and Disposal, and Insurance purposes.

In 2021, Samantha moved to the Strategic Advisory team in New South Wales where she gained extensive experience in transaction management, project management, data analysis, site identification and selection, market research and client and stakeholder management.

In 2023, Samantha joined the Sydney North Investment Services team working alongside market experts Tom Appleby and James Mullin.