Australian Management
Senior Management of the Astro Group
John Pettigrew, Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer
John was appointed as a Director of the Responsible Entity on 19 February 2005 and as a Director of AJCo on 20 March 2009.On 1 January 2011 John was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer and he continues as a Director of both companies.
John has extensive financial and commercial experience with a number of major corporations and 30 years involvement in the property industry. John is a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants, a Fell of Chartered Secretaries Australia, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. John was Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of the Stockland Group from 1977 and Finance Director from 1982 until his retirement in March 2004. He has had a significant role in structuring and managing listed property trusts since 1980.
Rohan Purdy, General Counsel & Company Secretary
Rohan was appointed as the General Counsel and Company Secretary of the Astro Group in April 2009
Rohan has extensive experience as a corporate lawyer and company secretary. Rohan has held positions as a senior lawyer at Babcock & Brown and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Prior to this, Rohan specialised in commercial and corporations law, practising as a senior lawyer with a number of leading law firms in Australia. Rohan holds a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Laws degree and Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Australian National University.