CHARTER HALL
The organisation that Aidan Coleman joined in 2014 as its transformational Chief Technical Officer is not as wellknown as it deserves to be . But it sits among the ASX top 100 companies with more than 350 properties and around A $ 23bn under management . It differs from its rivals somewhat – as well as managing assets for active funds in key retail , office complex and industrial markets it is also deeply involved in property finance as an investment manager for some 30 funds across the retail and wholesale space .
Coleman found that
he had a dual role . The first objective was to create a scalable technology and information systems capability and platform that could support the business going forward . The second , no less important , was to understand the potential impact of technology disruption and help the business to identify opportunities that would get it onto the front foot and create a real commercial advantage . There was , he says , much work to be done to achieve the former and transform the internal employee experience . The latter he took to like a duck to water , taking leadership of the accelerator
Aidan Coleman
CTO
Aidan Coleman joined Charter Hall in 2014 , and has over 16 years technology experience across a range of industries and geographies including property , funds management , retail , media , consumer goods , consulting , financial services and telecommunications .
In his current role , Coleman is responsible for providing leadership and direction for all strategic IT activities associated with supporting IT ’ s contribution to the organisation ’ s key business initiatives . Since joining in May , he has focused on improving the IT user experience at our head office and regional sites , whilst building the IT strategy and underlying capability that can leverage technology to power growth and productivity across the Charter Hall business .
Prior to joining Charter Hall , Coleman worked at Stockland as IT Strategy and Planning Manager where he delivered significant improvements to customer , asset , development and financial systems . Aidan also transformed Stockland ’ s digital platform and online capability . His additional experience includes eight years at News Corporation Australia .
124 June 2018