This article is from the Australian Property Journal archive
STEPHEN Conry has received a Member of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for his significant service to the commercial property sector, and to the community.
Conry is currently chief executive officer of JLL Australia.
He entered the industry in 1982, when he joined JLL as a trainee on the valuations team. He has been a member of the Australian Property Institute (API) since 1983, when he became a student member of the Australian Institute of Valuers. In 1988, he was made a director of Jones Lang Wootton at the age of 24 – the youngest ever appointee to the company’s directorship worldwide. He was appointed as a Fellow in 2003.
He was later promoted to a number of leading roles, including managing director for Queensland in 1996 and national head of sales and leasing in 2000. In 2009, he was appointed to CEO of Australia.
Conry has been an advocate for diversity, as a member of the Property Male Champions of Change which leads the industry’s commitment to attracting and retaining more women in the property sector.
He is also board member of the Property Council of Australia and of Redkite – an Australian cancer charity providing essential support for young people with cancer, and the family and support network who care for them.
