Our Story

With a remarkable career in the property industry over four decades, Shane has established himself as a prominent industry figure through delivering exceptional results and consistent market leadership.

Shane is also a director of McGrath Ltd and a previous owner of a multi office real estate network generating sales of over $3 billion per annum.
His deep involvement and broad national contact network ensures he is extremely wired into the marketplace and is well positioned to identify trends on macro and local levels in real time.

Wayne has amassed over 40 years of extensive experience across diverse business and financial domains, particularly in the property industry. Notably, prior to Central Element, Wayne served as the Managing Director of Linx Projects, a renowned construction company based in Sydney, where he played a pivotal role in overseeing various projects from inception to completion, encompassing mid-tier residential, commercial developments and heritage refurbishments. A standout, the boutique luxury 110 Bower Street in Manly built in 2010/11, consists of four whole level apartments that steep down the site with views over Fairy Bower and Shelly Beach.

Throughout his career, Wayne has demonstrated strong financial acumen – founding Goodwin Chivas and Co Chartered Accountants and served as a director of Solatube International, a striving company in daylighting solutions based in the U.S.

Nathan is pivotal to the company’s success and leads the strategy and vision with the team from acquisition through all stages of development, including finance, design, planning, and construction. With a lifelong passion for the industry, Nathan has worked on a wide variety of complex projects throughout his career, overseeing everything from multi-story residential buildings to commercial and hotel developments. Nathan’s love of property and drive for excellence are contagious, and he inspires the team to continue to evolve and grow.

With 20 years of experience in property, construction, and funds management, Ben has acquired extensive expertise in financial and commercial management within leading ASX and multi-national companies. His diverse background also encompasses investment and operational involvement in industrial services, oil & gas, and media industries.

His professional experience encompasses various areas, including financial control, strategy development, business planning, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), as well as mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and other corporate finance transactions.