Our skills-based board brings a wealth of industry insight and professional expertise to Evolve Housing Vic, overseeing the direction of our organisation and ensuring that our policies and practices are sound, ethical and effective.
Read on to learn more about our directors below.
Chris Eccles was Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet in Victoria from December 2014 till October 2020. As Secretary, Chris led the department and the Victorian Public Service in advising the Premier and the Government of Victoria.
Chris was previously Director-General of the New South Wales Department of Premier and Cabinet from 2011 to 2014, and Chief Executive of the South Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet from 2009 to 2011. Chris also has previous experience in Victoria’s DPC, having held the positions of Deputy Secretary, Sector Improvement Group and later Deputy Secretary, National Reform and Climate Change Group from 2007 to 2009.
Prior to joining Victoria’s DPC in 2007, Chris worked in a variety of government and private sector senior management positions. He has held leadership roles with the ACT Chief Minister’s Department and with the Australian National Training Authority. As an Associate Director with KPMG, Chris headed the national education consulting practice. He subsequently became a foundation Director of the consulting firm, Phillips KPA, which works across all education and training sectors.
In 2017, Chris was made an Officer of the Order of Australia ‘for distinguished service to public administration, to innovative policy development and sound governance, and to the delivery of reform in the areas of training, education and disability’.
Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the Australian National University.
Robert brings to the Board a deep knowledge of and passion for Western Sydney, having previously held the roles of CEO of Parramatta City Council, CEO of the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority and CEO of Pacific Power. He currently holds a number of Board positions in the private sector, not for profits and government authorities and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Sydney School of Business. His expertise includes urban planning & placemaking, transformational change, strategic repositioning, restructuring, corporate governance, strategy, finance, technology, risk management, operations and human resources. Robert also sits on the boards of Ability Options, Sydney Festival and Greater Sydney Parklands.
David is the Executive Director of Business Western Sydney, a not-for-profit business group representing more than 110 of the region’s largest organisations in government, industry and community. It advocates for public and private sector investment that will make the region a better place to live, work, play and learn. David has also served as a NSW Government Minister for Roads, Housing, and Western Sydney. David currently serves on several boards including Placemaking NSW, NRMA, Evolve Housing, and the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences.
Kay brings extensive experience in executive leadership at Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia Airlines and GWA Group Limited. She is a former Director of CARE Australia and former Chair of Keep Australia Beautiful NSW. Her current appointments include Director of ASPECT Studios, GNS Ltd and Local Land Services and an independent committee member at APA. Kay’s key areas of expertise are organisational transformation, change leadership, commercial distribution and revenue management
Tim Regan is an experienced executive and non-executive director across listed, unlisted and not-for-profit companies, both growing and mature. He is the Chief Operating Officer of The George Institute for Global Health and has extensive experience in the health, property and services industries, including his role as former COO of ASX-listed Mirvac Group, CEO of TJS Services, Commercial Manager at Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, and Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Tim has a range of commercial and not-for-profit Board positions that allow him to utilise his property, audit, project management, leadership and government relations experience. He is currently a Vice-President & Treasurer of Australia China Business Council NSW, and Treasurer & Member of the State Management Committee of the Australia India Business Council NSW. Tim holds a Bachelor of Economics from University of Sydney and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Institute of Chartered Accountants and Australian Property Institute. He looks forward to mentoring opportunities within Evolve Housing
A property professional with a passion for sustainability, suitability and energy for the built environment, Davina has led the Green Building Council of Australia since 2019. As a qualified engineer, Davina worked on large-scale construction projects in Sydney and London, and spent nearly a year building an award-winning school in the Himalayas. She devoted a decade to driving sustainability at one of Australia’s largest diversified property companies, Stockland, which culminated in Stockland’s recognition as the world’s most sustainable property company. Now leading a member organisation with 550-plus members with a combined value of $46 billion, Davina brings together practical knowledge, on-the-ground experience and a systematic approach to champion leadership in sustainable design and construction. Davina is also on the Board of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council and has previously served on NSW & ACT Girl Guides. The property industry has recognised Davina’s leadership with multiple awards, including from the Property Council of Australia and the National Association of Women in Construction.
Tim is an experienced executive, leading the Mulpha Development team to deliver world-leading master planned communities. His property experience was founded in Tier 1 construction-development delivery and urban planning. Tim has worked in private and public enterprises delivering the full spectrum of property from residential, commercial, industrial, retail, infrastructure and retirement.
Professor Andy Marks is a Vice-President at Western Sydney University leading major strategic initiatives with government, industry and the community. He has a PhD and first-class honours in political science and literature. Professor Marks writes regularly for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Daily Telegraph and is a panellist on ABC Sydney’s ‘political forum’. Professor Marks is the Executive Director of the Centre for Western Sydney, a member of the Board of Evolve Housing, and a Trustee of the Royal Botanical Gardens and Domain Trust. He is a former Chair of Western Sydney Community Forum, an appointee to the Prime Minister’s Western Sydney Transport Infrastructure Advisory Panel and co-founder of the Launch Pad start-up incubator. Professor Marks was formerly a researcher in the social services sector, a Council member at the University of New England and an ARIA nominated musician.
A Non Executive Director, advisor and strategic consultant, Kate is committed to delivering profit and social impact through innovative housing solutions. Kate has 30 years’ experience in ASX listed and private property sectors. Kate has been at the forefront of the rapidly growing Land Lease housing sector in Australia delivering over $1bn of affordable lifestyle homes that saw Ingenia evolve as a leader in the land lease sector. She is an experienced executive and spent 14 years with Lendlease in positions as development director, global strategic marketing manager, business strategy, product innovation and revenue, customer insights and market gap analysis. (Lendlease 14 years, Ingenia 11 years, Mark Moran Vaucluse, Greengate). With clear strategic vision, strong business acumen and deep customer insight, Kate is experienced across large scale mixed-use master planned communities; social and economic development strategies; stakeholder management; integrated retirement and aged care; inner urban vertical retirement villages, and the rapidly growing innovative land lease lifestyle sector. As GM revenue/project sales, Kate has seen Ingenia, an ASX200 organisation grow from $0 Land Lease revenue to a $2bn market cap over the past 11 years proving a sustainable hybrid Build to rent/Build to Sell model for institutional capital providing long WALE annuity streams, resilient tenant customers and social impact via an innovative affordable housing model.
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Evolve Housing Vic is a registered housing provider aiming to increase the supply of social and affordable housing for Victorians.
Evolve Housing Vic acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of our lands and pays respect to their Elders past and present.
