David McArdle

Director (Deputy Chairman)

Chair Credit Committee

David McArdle operates a private property consultancy business and has over 40 years’ experience in the commercial, retail, and industrial property sectors, including a role as a former National Proprietor with Jones Lang Wootton Australia.

Previous board and committee roles held by David include Chair: The West Beach Trust; Chair: (SA) Government Office Accommodation Committee, Director: Management Services (WA) Ltd (Manager of the listed Property Trust of Australia). Member: Urban Renewal Authority Board of Management, Member: Australian Institute of Valuers and Land Economists Board, Member: Building Owners and Managers Association Board (now the Property Council of Australia).

David has held numerous advisory roles for SA State and Local Government, involving large scale property projects and public asset management issues. He provides the Company with a specialist depth of experience in property security analysis in project development and valuation assessment.

David holds qualifications as a Master of Applied Science in Project Management, Graduate Diploma in Building Project Management and a Diploma in Technology in Valuation and he is a Life Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia (FINSIA).

In his role as Director, David attends Board meetings and engages in all key strategic matters for the Company. While regularly consulted regarding the operations of the Company, he is not involved on a day-to-day basis. As Chair of the Credit Committee, he participates in all lending decisions.