Jeff Weigh

Biography

Mr. Jeff Weigh is Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr Weigh holds a Master of Economic Studies from the University of Queensland and completed the Executive Hotel Management course from Cornell University, USA. He is a highly experienced executive whose immediate previous role was CEO of South Bank Corporation for 4 years until September 2016. In this capacity he was responsible for all operational and strategic decision making across the total $700 million asset base of South Bank Corporation including South Bank parklands as well as the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, 70 retail tenants and an 850 bay underground car park. During this time, Mr Weigh was also responsible for several major restructuring and operational initiatives that delivered significant long term efficiency gains to the Corporation. Mr Weigh was also Queensland Operations Manager of I-Med, a member company of DCA Group Ltd that became an ASX top 200 public company specialised in medical imaging and aged care. He also co founded Fortland Hotels & Resorts in 1990 and was Managing Director. Fortland was a regional hotel management company that was started, capitalised and built up over 10 years and was ultimately sold to Accor Asia Pacific Ltd in 2000. Fortland Hotels specialised in 3-4 star residential hotels and eco lodges throughout Queensland and the Northern Territory, operating properties in Longreach, Rockhampton, Alice Springs, Cairns, Mackay, Carnarvon, Toowoomba and Mt Isa. MrWeigh is also a Non-Executive Director of The Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd.

Research Interest

Business, Financial Affairs , Accounting & Marketing