Simon Basheer is UDIA’s Immediate Past President. He holds a Bachelor of Business (Marketing), Graduate Diploma in Property (Valuation). Simon has more than 30 years’ experience in the development industry holding a number of senior General management positions across several states. He is passionate about the development industry and the responsibility developers have in their profession.
He has been an active member of the UDIA both in Queensland and NSW for over 20 years and was a Councillor on UDIA NSW for 8 years and also holding the position as UDIA NSW President. Simon has sat on UDIA National Council for more than 10 years. After more than 8 years working for Delfin Limited, Simon joined Lend Lease in 1995 and was involved in many of Lend Lease’s largest masterplanned community and urban projects before leaving in late 2020 after 25 years.
Simon’s background brings a depth of industry experience which is translated into strong policy and advocacy activities for the development industry.