OPTEON has appointed property risk management and property finance veteran Cam Olson to the newly established role of senior director, national risk – specialised commercial.
Olson will focus on delivering national risk and quality assurance for specialised commercial valuations, providing risk solutions, and mentoring and training Opteon commercial valuers nationally.
He worked as valuer for more than 23 years before joining the banking sector, and is particularly known for his work in commercial property across South Australia, Northern Territory and NSW, including valuing major retail, office, industrial and residential development assets.
Since arriving at Opteon, he has already been called on to provide valuation advice for a partial interest over a complex development project under several options, before and after feasibilities and acquisition issues.
“Understanding how valuation reports are used by lenders, I’m confident that a high level of risk assurance will be a powerful point of difference in the market,” he said.
“I’ve always been impressed by the quality of Opteon’s commercial property valuations and the technology that sits behind them. I’m excited about guiding Opteon’s risk assurance to the next level, including through direct mentoring.”
Cam was elevated to Fellow Membership of the Australian Property Institute over 25 years ago and has been actively involved with the industry body in South Australia in various capacities including CPV and RPV professional interviews.
Opteon’s senior director – specialised real estate, Dan Hill said Olson is passionate about the growth and sustainability of the valuation profession.
“This is something we are highly focused on at Opteon, as we recognise our responsibility to create and invest in the future for our valuers. Enabling our expertise to grow even further with the incredible amounts of data now available to us means we can position our business, and our people, strategically for the future. We want our valuers to continually develop as high-level analysts who use their experience in strategic and analytical ways,” Hill said.
