Bob Johnston
CEO & Managing Director
The GPT Group

Bob Johnston

Bob Johnston joined The GPT Group as Chief Executive Officer in September 2015.

Bob is an experienced property executive and business leader, with a career spanning 28 years. He has been involved in most facets of the property sector including investment, development, project management and construction in Australia, Asia, the US and UK. He has a wealth of experience in funds management, asset management, development and across most asset classes including office, retail and industrial. For the eight years prior to joining GPT, Mr Johnston was Managing Director of the ASX-listed Australand Property Group, which became Frasers Australand in September 2014.

Prior to that Mr Johnston held a number of senior management positions with Lend Lease both in Australia and abroad, including that of Global CEO of Bovis Lend Lease, COO of Lend Lease Real Estate Investments in the USA and CEO of Bovis Lend Lease Asia Pacific. Mr Johnston is also a director of the Property Industry Foundation and the Property Council of Australia and is a member of the Champions of Change Property Group.

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Champions of Change Property

Bob Johnston is a Member of the Champions of Change Property Group established in 2015 in partnership with The Property Council of Australia. The Property group brings together senior leaders across the industry’s development and construction, investment, funds management and agency sectors. The group aims to achieve greater gender equality in the property industry and to increase the number of women in leadership roles.