Operations
Steve Egger
Managing Director
BAppSc (Surveying & Mapping) Curtin University, Perth
MSc (Real Estate Development) Columbia University, New York
Mr Egger has been directly involved in the management of property development projects in Australia and abroad for more than 20 years. Mr Egger’s broad experience in built form and land development includes exposure to the many facets of development from advising on new township development in Jakarta, Indonesia to working on Wall Street for JP Morgan’s commercial property underwriting division. Mr Egger returned to Perth in 2000 working as a consultant advisor and project manager for both public and private sector clients before establishing the Corona Group of Companies in 2003.
Mr Egger was appointed Managing Director of the Corona Group upon inception and has directly overseen the growth of the company. He continues to manage its various property developments from initial feasibility to end sales.
Tony Paduano
Director - Strategic Development
BA (Urban and Regional Planning) Western Australian Institute of Technology
Grad Dip (Urban and Regional Studies) Curtin University, Perth
Founding shareholder of the Corona Group of Companies and group non-executive director since its inception.
Mr Paduano has been involved in the town planning and property development industry for more than 18 years. He has extensive experience in all aspects of town planning and urban design within government and private sector positions. Mr Paduano’s areas of expertise include development facilitation and negotiation, statutory and strategic planning and community consultation.
Mr Paduano has been responsible for negotiating and securing planning and subdivision approvals for all of Corona’s various property investments.
Geoff Farr
Business Development Manager - Finance & Investments
BBus (Management Option) Western Australian Institute of Technology
Mr Farr has over 35 years experience in corporate banking and financial services. Prior to joining Corona he held senior management positions in the international financial services group, HSBC which included a lengthy period as State Manager where he was responsible for establishing and building the banks presence in Western Australia.
Mr Farr is responsible for capital raising and stakeholder relations.
Gavin Harrington
AFSL Compliance Officer
BBus (Management Option) Curtin University, Perth
Grad Dip (Applied Financial and Investment) Securities Institute Australia
Mr Harrington has substantial experience in the financial services industry having worked for many years in financial planning and stockbroking and has over ten years experience as a senior investigator with ASIC primarily involved in the regulation and enforcement of the financial services laws.
Mr Harrington continues to hold senior compliance positions and overseas Corona Capital in meeting its statutory obligations in maintaining an Australian Financial Securities License.
Tony McDowell
Finance Manager
BBus (Accounting) Queensland Institute of Technology
Chartered Accountant
Mr McDowell manages Corona’s corporate accounts project accounts and feasibilities.
Mr McDowell’s understanding of accounting and specifically taxation ensures projects are structured appropriately. Mr McDowell is a Fellow of the Tax Institute of Australia and Managing Director of Abbott Business Consultants specialising in Small Business Management and Income Tax.
Mitch Garbutt
Acquisitions Manager
REIWA licensed sales representative
HIA accredited housing consultant
Mr Garbutt has been involved in property development for more than 18 years with particular focus in the area of sales and marketing. In addition to developing his own properties, he has worked as a sales representative for a variety of real estate agencies and as a sales consultant for J-Corp specialising in new homes. Mr Garbutt’s understanding of real estate fundamentals and market requirements has resulted in him winning numerous sales awards including top sales representative in 1998 and 1999.
Mal Tingey
Project Manager
REIWA licensed sales representative
HIA accredited housing consultant
Grad Cert (Project Management) Curtin University Perth
Mr Tingey has over 20 years experience in real estate and sales, working in both public and private sectors.
Mr Tingey’s experience includes acquisition and subsequent property management of two town sites comprising some 400 properties, sales of vacant and improved lots, sales of new houses. Other experience includes project management of master planning a significant industrial redevelopment, relocation of 400 residential occupants and demolition of properties in readiness for development.
Mr Tingey manages projects for Corona from identification and preliminary due diligence through to development planning and onsite works.
Karen Thompson
Administration Manager
Ms Thompson has over 20 years experience in office administration including working for major companies such as Brambles and CSR.
Ms Thompson has also managed her own business working closely with CEO’s of large and small companies, providing business administration solutions, formulating procedure manuals, web-site construction, graphic design and assisting with new business start up. Ms Thompson oversees all day to day administration of Corona’s business.
