Jason Katz

Asset Manager at RDC Property Group
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(386) 825-5501
Location
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, ZA

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Credentials

  • 2012 Level 2 CFA Candidate
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Experience

    • Botswana
    • Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Asset Manager
      • Mar 2021 - Present

      - Successfully overseeing the restructure and turnaround of the +R1bn distressed Gauteng RDC portfolio, comprising a mix of commercial, retail and industrial properties. Increasing the portfolio value by +5% in 12 months, as a result of: - enhancing tenant retention KPI to 97%, translating to over 30,000sqm of lease renewals. - negotiating 10,000sqm of new commercial leases by introducing new marketing strategies. - reducing historic debtors and limiting bad debts to 2%. - implementing cost reduction strategies resulting in savings of +R200k/month - accelerating the internal disposal program to assist with cashflow - Achieving a year-on-year increase in net income of R7.2M to R65M for the year ending 2022 Show less

    • South Africa
    • Leasing Non-residential Real Estate
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Portfolio Manager
      • May 2020 - Feb 2021

      - Overseeing a 100,000sqm portfolio of industrial GLA on behalf of Arrowhead Property Fund - Managing circa 400 tenants - Successfully reducing the debtors and vacancy to their internal target of 3% and 5% respectively - Closing 20,000sqm of renewals in 6 months at amounts consistently above budget - Creating and executing property-level strategies for the assets under my charge - Overseeing a 100,000sqm portfolio of industrial GLA on behalf of Arrowhead Property Fund - Managing circa 400 tenants - Successfully reducing the debtors and vacancy to their internal target of 3% and 5% respectively - Closing 20,000sqm of renewals in 6 months at amounts consistently above budget - Creating and executing property-level strategies for the assets under my charge

  • Prime Projects
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa
    • Head of Projects
      • Jun 2018 - May 2020

      - Successfully delivering construction projects with a cumulative value of R275M - Managing logistics, on-site quality control, shareholder reporting, contracts management, monthly claim submissions, client liaison, tender submissions, and sub-contractor tender adjudication - Managing the internal property portfolio, including the leasing of units, (commercial and residential) - Creating accurate budgets and forecasts, reporting to senior management and shareholders - Successfully delivering construction projects with a cumulative value of R275M - Managing logistics, on-site quality control, shareholder reporting, contracts management, monthly claim submissions, client liaison, tender submissions, and sub-contractor tender adjudication - Managing the internal property portfolio, including the leasing of units, (commercial and residential) - Creating accurate budgets and forecasts, reporting to senior management and shareholders

    • Director - Asset Management
      • Jan 2017 - May 2018

      - Managing a +R500M portfolio of assets, including residential, commercial, industrial, and retail - Overseeing the successful building of a park, 50 offices, plus retail and industrial units - Concluding leases of circa 25,000 sqm of vacant industrial space - Managing a +R500M portfolio of assets, including residential, commercial, industrial, and retail - Overseeing the successful building of a park, 50 offices, plus retail and industrial units - Concluding leases of circa 25,000 sqm of vacant industrial space

    • Project Manager
      • May 2015 - Dec 2016

      - Successfully building 15 new stores across Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Kwazulu Natal in 20 months - Overseeing the delivery and integration of all wet trades, dry trades, and MEP services - Supervising all specialist sub-contractors - Successfully building 15 new stores across Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Kwazulu Natal in 20 months - Overseeing the delivery and integration of all wet trades, dry trades, and MEP services - Supervising all specialist sub-contractors

    • Operations Director
      • Apr 2014 - Apr 2015

    • Asset Manager
      • Sep 2013 - Apr 2014

    • United Kingdom
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Relationship Manager
      • Sep 2011 - Sep 2013

    • South Africa
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Management Consultant
      • Jan 2011 - Sep 2011

      Regional team lead for an anti-money laundering due diligence project at Absa Capital in Cape Town. Regional team lead for an anti-money laundering due diligence project at Absa Capital in Cape Town.

    • Quantity Surveyor Intern
      • Nov 2008 - Jan 2009

    • United Kingdom
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Real Estate Intern
      • Nov 2007 - Jan 2008

Education

  • King David High School Linksfield
  • University of the Witwatersrand
    Bachelor of Science, Quantity Surveying

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