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We are the partner you can trust with your most important property decisions and valuation needs in New Zealand.

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Our Story / Tō Tātou Kōrero

Opteon brought its industry leading valuation services to New Zealand in 2015 with the acquisition of Landmass Technology.  In 2016, Opteon joined forces with established Auckland based business Sheldon & Partners, which made Opteon one of the largest property valuation companies in NZ, delivering faster and smarter support for our customers with a client-first philosophy.  

Today, we continue to expand and excel at what we do; reaching new countries, developing new technologies, and pushing the boundaries of what we can achieve in every market, every day. In 2019, we entered the US market while continuing to broaden our presence in Australia and New Zealand. We have a vision for the future and will continue to shape the industry across the globe.

Opteon through the Years

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2005

Opteon founded as a collective group of member companies.

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2010

2010

Opteon creates national network bringing together 25 valuation firms.

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2014

2014

Formalization of eight business units and a new brand is launched.

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2016

Chris Knight appointed as CEO.

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2016

2016

Cubetec is created to provide leading-edge valuation management systems.

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2017

2017

12 member companies amalgamate, creating Opteon Group Holdings.

Tauranga, New Zealand

2017

NZ launch with the rebrand of Landmass Technology Ltd and Sheldon & Partners Ltd.

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2017

2017

Opteon acquires another five franchises.

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2018

2018

Opteon acquires Omega Property Consultants, a boutique property consultancy company.

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2019

USA expansion with the acquisition of Phoenix-based appraisal management company, Apex.

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2021

2021

Anacacia Capital investment of Opteon enables the acquisitions of ASG, The William Fall Group (and its related brands, Valuation Partners and Summit Valuation), and Valucentric.

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2022

2022

Further USA expansion with acquisition of appraisal management company Northeastern Appraisal Associates.

Our Values / O Tatou Uara

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Our Mission

To provide value for our customers through trusted advice, insights, and solutions, enabled by global thinking and local expertise.

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Our Vision

To be the leading independent global property solutions provider powered by innovation, data intelligence and technology.

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Our Values

Make it Safe. Have Courage. Strive for Excellence. Act with Integrity. Be Connected.

Meet the Leaders Reshaping Our Industry  

Our Executive Leaders

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Chris Knight is Chief Executive Officer of Opteon Global. Since taking on the role of CEO in 2016, Chris has cultivated a growth culture through initiation and support of more than 20 acquisitions throughout the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.

In 2021, Chris relocated from Australia to the United States to further grow Opteon USA which provides both appraisal management and staff appraisal services. He is passionate about market disruption through development of great people, process, data software, and technology. By leveraging strategic partnerships, Chris aims to replicate the success Opteon has had in other markets to bring consistent same-day appraisals to the United States.

In addition to being a certified Australian valuer, Chris also has an accounting background and dual master’s degrees in Business Administration and Business Property. On a personal note, Chris is a licensed pilot and golfer.

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Chris Knight

Opteon Group CEO

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James was appointed Chief Financial Officer in December 2017. James leads financial strategy, reporting, analysis, compliance and advice across Opteon.

James has a proven track record engaging with progressive leaders who thrive on delivering results in high growth businesses.

With a combination of financial, commercial and operational experience, James contributes to Opteon’s leadership through developing and executing financial, commercial, cost leadership, operational efficiency and people development strategies.

Before joining Opteon, James was Chief Financial Officer at the ASX listed Capital Health Limited, and held senior executive roles at CareerOne, Jetstar, Nu Energy and Acciona.

James is a qualified Chartered Accountant, graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne.

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James Harkness

Chief Financial Officer

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Lisa commenced with Opteon in 2016, playing an important role in Opteon’s transformation to an integrated structure in early 2017, and Opteon’s 27 acquisitions since her commencement.

Lisa is responsible for Opteon’s global legal, risk, compliance, quality and secretariat functions, leading a team of 25 professionals to support Opteon’s strategy and growth in a way that balances opportunities with risk.

Lisa is a senior corporate lawyer with significant experience across a wide range of areas including mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance and general commercial law. Prior to joining the Opteon team, Lisa worked at law firms Clayton Utz and Maddocks and in-house for an education and media company.

Lisa holds a current legal practising certificate, a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Science (Hons) from the University of Melbourne and has completed the Governance Institute of Australia’s Certificate of Governance Practice. She was included in Australasian Lawyer’s 2022 in-house leaders list.

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Lisa Billington

Group Chief Legal Officer

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Johan joined Opteon in October 2022 as Chief Technology Officer and is responsible for the company’s products and technology. Johan has over 20 years’ experience in leading high performing software engineering teams. 

Prior to joining Opteon, he spent 10 years at Appen leading the engineering team as CTO and VP of Engineering implementing technologies that evolved the company from a service to a tech led business. During his time on the executive team, the company experienced revenue growth of more than 1,400%, the engineering team grew from 3 people to over 100 and he was part of the team that took the company public in 2015.

In 2010, Johan founded Kontribune, an online publishing platform for communities to share and inspire through the power of story, which was acquired by Appen in 2012. Before that, he was founder and co-founder of multiple startups leading the development of technology teams in B to C and B to B solution. His career also includes engineering leadership roles at Autodesk, Zynga and Lithium.

Johan spent his formative years in Stockholm, Sweden before locating to the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Johan Wikman

Chief Technology Officer

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Lee Trice founded The Trice Group in 1987. After growing that firm to become the largest appraisal company in the MidAtlantic Region, Lee co-founded Valucentric with Real Valuation Services to replicate that success on a national scale. In 2021, Valucentric was acquired by Opteon to escalate growth around AMC, Appraisal Staff, and PropTech SaaS solutions. Lee was awarded professional designations from the Appraisal Institute and RICS, which is a global and multi-discipline valuation professional organization.

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Lee Trice

Managing Director of Opteon USA

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With many years’ experience establishing and leading large-scale businesses, Scott has significant expertise across the property sector with a career spanning over 20 years in the broader property industry and 14 years within valuations.

With a proven track record of strategy execution, building high performing teams and delivering business growth in complex environments, Scott brings a breadth of expertise across the end to end business value chain including sales, client relationship and account management, leading projects, customer service delivery and product development.

Scott has been with Opteon since 2009 and holds an MBA from Deakin University and a Masters in Property (Valuations) from RMIT.

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Scott Chapman

Managing Director of Opteon AU & NZ

Our Board of Directors

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Chris Knight is Chief Executive Officer of Opteon Global. Since taking on the role of CEO in 2016, Chris has cultivated a growth culture through initiation and support of more than 20 acquisitions throughout the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Chris Knight

Opteon Group CEO

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Michael is the Chair and Non-Executive Director of Opteon. With almost 30 years’ senior management experience, Michael possesses a strong understanding of international markets, strategic management, mergers and acquisitions and profitable growth at the Board, CEO and Senior Executive level.

Michael is CEO of Trilon Group, a North American based infrastructure consulting firm with annual revenue exceeding $300m. Michael was the Chief Growth Officer at AECOM, the worlds’ largest integrated design and construction firm with annual revenue of US$20 billion and a workforce of 56,000. Michael was also the CEO and Managing Director of Cardno, an engineering, environmental and management services company. At that time, Cardno was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (an ASX200 company). He also previously served as an Independent Director on the Board of Nasdaq listed NV5 (NVEE) a compliance, technology and engineering firm providing solutions to public and private infrastructure.

Michael holds a Bachelor of Business (Hons) and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School.

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Michael Renshaw

Chair and Non-Executive Director

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Cliff Rosenberg joined Opteon’s Board of Directors in December 2020.

Cliff is an active investor, advisor and board member in the technology sector.

He is a member of the Anacacia Capital Business Advisory Council, and a non-executive director on four listed companies: Nearmap (ASX), TechnologyOne (ASX), A2B (ASX) and Bidcorp (JSE).

With a passion for the start-up space, Cliff was instrumental in helping start, and grow, Australia’s leading online restaurant booking platform, Dimmi.com.au, which was sold to Tripadvisor in 2015; and was an early advisor to Afterpay, and on the board from IPO in 2016 to mid 2020.

In 2009 Cliff was the first employee for LinkedIn in the Asia Pacific region and was MD for Australia NZ and South East Asia from 2009 to 2017. He was also the MD of Yahoo! Australia NZ from 2003 to 2006.

Cliff holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in business and information systems and is a member of the AICD.

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Cliff Rosenberg

Non-Executive Director

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Leslie has been a Non-Executive Director of Opteon since October 2017.

Leslie has a civil engineering degree and background in Project Management and has a wealth of international and local experience in corporate advisory, corporate finance, business development, strategic planning and senior executive roles.

She has a strategic focus on technology and innovation in new and existing businesses. She is a strong supporter of, and mentor to, women in her industry, and is a frequent public speaker actively encouraging young women to consider a career in engineering.

Leslie is currently a Non-Executive Director of ASX listed Vivid Technology Limited, RKF Engineering and the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation.

Leslie holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York. Leslie is also an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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Leslie Butterfield

Non-Executive Director

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Jeremy Samuel joined Opteon’s Board of Directors in December 2020.

Jeremy is the founder and Managing Director of Anacacia Capital. He is responsible for the overall management of the firm and chairs the investment committee.

He holds an MBA from Yale University School of Management and Arts/Law degrees from the University of New South Wales.

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Jeremy Samuel

Non-Executive Director

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Jonathan joined Opteon in 2009 and has served on Opteon’s Board of Directors since since July 2010.

Jonathan is a fellow of the Australian Property Institute and a Certified Practicing Valuer with accreditations in both the valuation and economy streams of the Australian Property Institute.

His areas of expertise are industrial, office and retail property, rental valuations and advocacy, development projects and subdivisional property, and prestige residences.

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Jonathan Bloxsom

Non-Executive Director

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Lisa holds a current legal practising certificate, a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Science (Hons) from the University of Melbourne and has completed the Governance Institute of Australia’s Certificate of Governance Practice. She was included in Australasian Lawyer’s 2022 in-house leaders list.

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Lisa Billington

Group Chief Legal Officer

Our Commitment to Our People, Planet, and Practices

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Environmental, Social, and Governance

At Opteon, we take responsibility for our role in the well-being of our people and our planet. We pledge to take part in our communities, give back to our people, and make responsible decisions when it comes to the environment.

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Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Council

At Opteon New Zealand, we are proud of our Māoritanga and embrace it at every turn. We’re committed to hosting a safe, diverse, and inclusive organisation for all our employees.

Explore Careers at Opteon

We are always looking for talented and driven individuals to join our team. Our focus is on developing each team member to achieve their professional goals with valuable employment and training opportunities. Explore what a career with Opteon could mean for you.