Matthew Hardy has been a founding director of real estate specialist executive search and consultancy Conari Partners and its corporate predecessor, Thomas Hardy, since 2002. He has also had experience at a senior level in direct real estate, equities and funds management for over 30 years.
Mr Hardy was a valuer and consultant in direct property in the UK and Australia for global groups Richard Ellis and Jones Lang Wootton, a senior REIT analyst for Hambros Equities, and head of property & director of property investments at Barclays Global Investors where he managed the property securities funds, listed and wholesale property funds. Mr Hardy was also the general manager of the Mirvac-managed, listed REIT, Capital Property Trust; and head of investments and developments for Mirvac Fund Management where he drove strategy and new business development.
Since leaving his executive position at Mirvac, Mr Hardy has been a non-executive director of Mirvac Funds Management before accepting a position as non-executive director of Centuria Property Funds in July 2013.
He is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Australian institute of Company Directors.
