Colin is the Group CEO and founding shareholder. He is responsible for strategically leading the group. Colin is a property investment professional, with over 25 years experience in property investing, property development, corporate finance, capital raising and asset management.
His corporate background at Ernst and Young, Woolworths, Old Mutual has stood him in good stead to develop Urban Growth into a powerhouse organisation. At Old Mutual he oversaw numerous property funds, managed in excess of R30 billion AUM (as at 2009), and most of these funds achieved top quartile performance under his watch.
Colin has been instrumental in the property development of many quality assets: including Gateway in Durban, Menlyn Park in Pretoria, Portside Building in Cape Town, Winelands Centre in Stellenbosch, Parow Valley Centre in Parow, Macassar Shopping Centre in Somerset West, Urban Growth Park in Paarl, to name a few.
Colin is a chartered accountant CA(SA) and holds a top of class MBA (cum laude) from University of Cape Town. He is an excellent motivator of people, enjoys working in cross functional teams and has mentored many young professionals throughout his career. He is a regular lecturer on the UCT Property Masters programme.
