Charles Kellett. (BBus, Advanced Cert REM)

Principal consultant

Charles Kellett is the founding Director and a Principal Consultant at Acumen Corporate Property.

Charles has a distinguished career in commercial property that spans over 25+ years. He has a broad base of experience that has traversed Property Valuation, Commercial Property Agency as well as the listed A-REIT sector (Australian Real Estate Investment Trust). The bulk of Charles’s professional time has been devoted to providing independent Corporate Real Estate services as a business owner and leader to a wide range of prestigious Companies, Government Agencies and Not for Profit Organisations.

His vast experience has seen him extensively consult to clients from the Healthcare, Retail, Office, Industrial, Government and Investment property markets with real estate interests located throughout metropolitan Perth, regional WA and the Eastern seaboard of Australia.

Charles is qualified with a Bachelor of Business degree majoring in Property Valuation and Land Economy from Curtin University Western Australia. He has an Advanced Certificate of Real Estate Management (Cert REM), is a licensed Real Estate Agent with a current Triennial Certificate and is an Associate member (AAPI) of the Australian Property Institute (since 1989).

Charles is a committed property professional and he brings a broad sphere of Corporate Real Estate knowledge, experience and an impeccable track record from multiple business sectors to organisations, where his expertise and advice ensure client outcomes remain his key focus.

Mario Macri. (BComm)

Principal Consultant

Mario Macri is a Principal Consultant of Acumen Corporate Property with over 20 years’ experience successfully providing Corporate Real Estate services to private and public sector clients. Mario holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and comes from a Commercial Banking background with Westpac as a Property Risk Analyst. 

After working in the Banking Industry, Mario moved into the Corporate Real Estate advisory sector where he soon established himself as one of the industry’s most talented Tenant Advocates with a particular emphasis on large, complex “Design and Construct” Office leasing pre-commitment projects. 

He cites his areas of expertise as complex financial modelling and analysis, transaction management and negotiation, commercial leasing process and execution, construction management and project delivery.

Mario has completed consultant assignments that have consistently seen him successfully transact substantial outcomes and savings, across Australia, for his clients as well as ensuring project delivery, end to end, on some Australia’s largest commercial office leasing pre-commitments.

His eye for detail and understanding of property leasing concepts, property financing, construction methodology and facilities management requirements ensure that he provides honest, independent advice which allows his clients to achieve the best potential outcomes whilst managing risk.

Jack Alderton. (BComm, BSc)

Principal Consultant

Jack Alderton is a Principal Consultant at Acumen Corporate Property. Jack has over 15 years of property experience and holds Bachelor's Degree in Commerce and Science from the University of Western Australia. He also has a Diploma of Property and is a registered real estate agent. 

Jack’s career began as a Town Planner managing various strategic planning projects, assessing statutory planning applications as well as managing public consultation processes for the City of Bayswater. Prior to joining Acumen, Jack gained extensive experience overseeing the planning and management of the WA Government's State-wide commercial office portfolio, as well as leading teams across leasing, fit-out, facilities and strategic asset management. Jack’s areas of expertise include tenant advisory, lease transactions and negotiation, corporate workplace planning and strategy, portfolio management and financial modelling and analysis.

Jack’s mutli-displinary background and deep understanding of complex commercial property matters enables him to provide holistic strategic advice to clients. With a strong focus on attention to detail, understanding client needs and managing risk, Jack has a proven track record of delivering quality client outcomes.