About
Salvo is a people business. We all share the same vision for excellence and will do what it takes to deliver on this with urgency, focus and pride. Our partners are best in breed, we learn from them and nurture these relationships. We value our partners as equals and align ourselves with organisations that share our vision.
Executive Team
James Maitland
Managing Partner
Chartered Accountant and qualified architect with 23 years active experience in the real estate development and investment industry. James has developed over 4,000 apartments, 200,000sqm of retail/office with total value of over $3.5b along with the acquisition of multiple business. He is responsible for the performance of the whole Salvo corporation. James has been a partner at Salvo from 2009.
Colin Mackenzie
Partner Development & Construction
Colin has been responsible for designing and building over 2500 apartments at Salvo since 2010. He oversees all construction and development activities for the group. With 25 years experience in residential and commercial developments Colin has extensive experience which is backed up by professional qualifications through an MBA and an Advanced Diploma of Building and Construction. He has been a partner at Salvo from 2009.
Jon Ellis
Partner Sales & Marketing
20 years experience leading sales and marketing teams in property development. Concurrently with development Jon has been active in technology building and scaling a Proptech company across 4 countries. Jon has been delivering projects with Salvo since 109 Clarendon in 2007. He is responsible for all aspects of sales and marketing for the group.
Derek Cheung
CFO
Chartered Accountant with over 20 years experience in both companies and with consulting firm KPMG. Derek joined Salvo in 2012 and leads the finance and legal functions of the group. He has managed the delivery of multiple major developments as well as the acquisition and divestment of a wide range of companies within the group’s portfolio.
Tracy Galbavy
Operations Manager
Over a decade of real estate and management experience. Tracy has qualifications in both real estate and marketing and has broad experience across both development and general real estate. Tracy joined Salvo in 2012 and is responsible for operations and HR across the group.
Mario Salvo
Founder & Chairman
Mario is one of the countries most successful property developers. He has been successfully investing in Australian real estate for over 40 years. Mario engineered the dynamic growth of the small Delta Car Rentals business into the international Asia Pacific Europcar premium operator it is today. He was awarded the Nation Australia Bank Ethnic Business Man of the Year in 2000. When he sold the Europcar business in 2004 it was generating more than $120 million per annum.
Our Partnerships
Salvo invest in institution grade development sites. Our internal governance strongly aligns with Australia’s top tier banks. Our successful delivery track record combined with our robust balance sheet provides debt and equity investors with unparalleled certainty. Our capital partners will allow Salvo to deliver some of Australia’s most transformative projects over the next decade.
Our projects are complex and have significant engineering challenges. We are hugely proud of our flawless defect claim record over 20+ years of development and have the relationships and relentless pursuit of perfection to ensure this track record continues. We have a unique approach to pricing risk and where appropriate will truly partner with our builders to deliver a superior project outcome.
Salvo developments create busting communities in Australia’s suburbs. We also deliver vital infrastructure to keep our country advancing. Some of our nation’s leading brands call a Salvo development home.
We employ best in breed architects, designers and industry experts. In the office we have a simple yet relevant expression “you don’t know what you don’t know”. By aligning with the very best in the industry the group ensures we maximise our opportunities and our projects are best in market.
We are privileged to be the custodians of significant intergenerational wealth which is invested alongside institutional and other family office funds. At Salvo this responsibility is not underestimated. We employ best practice corporate governance and partner with the best in the industry to protect our investors interests.
