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With 30 years experience as a senior leader in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, Murray excels in commercial property strategy, operational efficiency, and cross-cultural management. He holds multiple board roles, including Chair of LMIRT.
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Expertise
30+ years experience
Bachelor of Arts
Level 1 IECL Certified Executive Coach
Foundation of Directorship at AICD
Experience and background
Murray brings three decades of business experience as a senior leader and CEO across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Working in commercial property, with a predominant focus in shopping malls, Murray has driven strategy, organisational leadership, succession planning, business management and operational efficiency across globally listed and unlisted corporations and small private business.
In senior leadership positions at AMP Capital Shopping Centres and Lend Lease Retail Murray was involved with change management incorporating formulation of strategy, communication of future direction and implementation of this new direction including business efficiency, culture, organisational management and process improvement.
Murray also has experience running cross cultural businesses as CEO for Al Futtaim Group in Dubai, Lippo Shopping Malls in Indonesia and Intergen Property Group in Sydney. This entailed leading and managing all aspects of these businesses incorporating strategy, business development, development, business operations, marketing, HR and finance.
Murray is Chairman and Lead Independent Director of LMIRT (Singapore listed property REIT) and is a succession planner for rural families with Proagtive. He is Chairperson and Non-Executive Director for Keneco Property and Non-Executive Director of Quest for Life Foundation.
Murray's approach
As a mentor, Murray has a passion to listen deeply to what is important to the person, to be a sounding board, confidante, sharer of relevant stories, and support crew. He asks tough questions to support his coachee to guide their future direction and decisions.
Qualifications and memberships
- Bachelor of Art, University of Sydney
- Level 1 IECL Certificate of Executive Coach
- Foundation of Directorship, Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Personal insights
Murray has two daughters and enjoys tennis, walking, movie nights, meditation and pottering in the garden.
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