Graham Allan Professional Valuer at Alba Property Services
Graham Allan Professional Valuer at Alba Property Services Graham entered the property industry in 2005 when he joined the Acutt Property Group as a real estate agent operating in Durban’s Greater Bera. He soon attained a desire to obtain a formal qualification in the property sector and he registered in 2007 as a candidate property valuer with the SACPVP. Graham became a qualified Professional Valuer in 2012. Apart from valuation work, he has also worked as a Commercial & Industrial broker with Andrew Wood Properties and latterly with the Acutts Group with whom he operated in the major industrial suburbs in the Greater Durban area. Graham is also an appraiser registered with the Department of Justice. He has been a member of the SA Institute of Valuers since 2007 and he has served in the KwaZulu-Natal committee since 2016 and is currently its chairman. Graham is also an Associate Member of RICS (the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors). In terms of formal education, he has attained the following: 1) a Bachelor of Science Degree from Edinburgh University 2) a Post-graduate Diploma in Management from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh 3) a Diploma in Real Estate from Unisa Graham enjoys music in many of its forms and he enjoys walking in any environment.
Norman Brauteseth Managing Partner at Norman Brauteseth & Associates
Norman Brauteseth Managing Partner at Norman Brauteseth & Associates Norman is the managing partner of NBA Law (Norman Brauteseth & Associates). The firm provides specialist legal services in the areas of town planning, environmental law, and property development. NBA Law was a pioneer in the development of environmental law practice in South Africa, and has huge expertise in every aspect of that field. Town planning law is a subset of environmental law, and the firm is acknowledged for expertise in that field as well. Since those two disciplines are essential in any property development, the firm provides specialist legal assistance in large and small development projects. Norman matriculated from Westville Boys’ High and he is a Master of Laws – LLM.
Kenneth Davies Sole Member/Owner at Ken Davies & Associates cc
Kenneth Davies Sole Member/Owner at Ken Davies & Associates cc Ken Davies joined the City of Durban Treasurer’s Department in December 1962 as a trainee accountant. He then studied part-time for a B.Comm degree at the then University of Natal. In 1966, he transferred to the Real Estate Department, and was appointed as a property valuer in 1969. In 1972, entered into private practice, completing the two year Programme for Real Estate Practitioners at UNISA, followed by a Master’s Degree at the same institution. He served on the National Executive of the SA Institute of Valuers, was Chairman of the KwaZulu-Natal Branch, Vice Chairman of the Pinetown Valuations Appeal Board, and served on the KwaZulu-Natal executive of the South African Property Owners’ Association. He was a part-time lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Technikon Natal (Durban University of Technology) and served as external examiner at both institutions and UCT.
Warwick Lord CEO of Cato Ridge Logistic Hub Consortium
Warwick Lord CEO of Cato Ridge Logistic Hub Consortium Warwick started developing property after qualifying as a CA. After several small developments, he purchased a 130 hectare disused quarry in Midrand Johannesburg and developed it into an award winning industrial park, powered partly by green energy. Attracted by its environmentally sensitive footprint and the accessibility of green energy, several local and international companies developed their own facilities within the Lord View Industrial Park, such as: Unilever Equites The Foschini Group (TFG) The Lazer Transport Group (Stuttaford Van Lines, Pickford’s) Grandmark International Cochrane Joined the development of the Cato Ridge Logistics Hub in partnership with Inkanyezi Yezulu (Pty) Ltd a wholly black owned company in 2015; As the CEO of the Cato Ridge Logistics Hub Consortium (CRLHC) and its wholly owned subsidiary Cato Ridge Inland Port (Pty) Ltd, he is now, leading the development of the Cato Ridge Dry Port. 2023 - Chairmen and founding member of the Multimodal Inland Port Association (MIPA). Vice Chairman of SAPOA National Developers committee and the KZN SAPOA chapter.
Patrick O'Connell Chief Executive Officer at Spectrum Valuations & Asset Solutions (Pty) Ltd
Patrick O'Connell Chief Executive Officer at Spectrum Valuations & Asset Solutions (Pty) Ltd Patrick O’Connell is the CEO of Spectrum Valuations & Asset Solutions, a fixed property and movable assets valuation and consultancy firm operating in South Africa. Patrick is registered as a Professional Valuer with the South African Council for the Property Valuers Profession. Patrick is a Member of the South African Institute of Valuers (SAIV) where he held the position of President for the period 2016-2018 and presently still fulfils the role of Treasurer on the SAIV National Executive and is a Member of the KZN Branch Executive.
Dianne de Wet SAIV KZN Branch
Dianne de Wet SAIV KZN Branch Dianne has been involved in Real Estate since 1993, initially as an estate agent and latterly as a valuer. She was the financial director of the KwaZulu-Natal Institute of Realtors from 1998 until 2001. Dianne completed the National Diploma in Real Estate (Property Valuation) and passed the admission examination in September 2009. She is registered as a Professional Valuer (Reg No. 6479) with the South African Council for the Property Valuers Profession since 2013 and has been a member of the South African Institute of Valuers (SAIV) and a KZN Branch Executive since 2009. Dianne received her MBA in 2020. In May 2023, she was elected as President of the SAIV. She also serves on the Audit and Risk committee for the Office of the Valuer General.