Elanor Investors Group announced the appointment of Mr. Ian Mackie as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Elanor Investors Group and Elanor Commercial Property Fund, effective 25 August 2023. Elanor Chair, Mr. Paul Bedbrook has advised the Board of Directors of his intention to retire from his position as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of Elanor at the end of December 2023. Mr. Ian Mackie has been nominated by the Board as Chair-designate, to work with Mr. Bedbrook and the Board over the coming months to facilitate a seamless transition.

Mr. Mackie has more than 40 years' experience in real estate investment and funds management in Asia Pacific. He was previously the International Director and Asia Pacific Head of Strategic Partnerships at LaSalle Investment Management Asia from January 2000 to December 2018. Mr. Mackie also served on LaSalle's Asia Pacific Investment Committee from 2006 and its Global Investment Strategy Committee from 2008.

He spearheaded LaSalle Investment Management's expansion strategy in Asia Pacific in the late 1990's and supervised local teams as President of LaSalle's Asia private equity funds. He retired from LaSalle Investment Management in December 2018. Mr. Mackie is the Lead Independent Director of Keppel REIT Management Limited (KRML), manager of the Keppel REIT, listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

He is also Chairman of KRML's Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and a member of its ESG Committee. He is also a member of the Investment Committee of the Keppel MMP Indonesian Logistics Fund. Mr. Mackie served as Chairman of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Australia, and as a member for the Board of ULI Asia Pacific, from June 2019 until June 2022.

He remains a member of the Australian National Council, and a ULI Global Governing Trustee. Mr. Mackie is also a Founder and Director of the charity Older Women Co-Housing Association Qld Ltd, known as the "Sharing With Friends" Foundation. Mr. Mackie holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics & Law) from the University of Canberra and an Associate Diploma in Valuation from the University of Technology Sydney.

He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and the Singapore Institute of Directors, and has been a director of regulated entities in Singapore, South Korea and Japan.