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Lang Walker

Lang Walker founded Walker Corporation and built it into one of Australia’s largest privately owned property companies. He led the business for more than five decades, delivering commercial, residential, retail, industrial and resort projects, including Broadway Shopping Centre, Rhodes Peninsula, Woolloomooloo Wharf and Parramatta Square. Walker died in January 2024. The company said he had planned for leadership continuity and that managing director and CEO David Gallant would lead the executive team managing its long-term property portfolio and development pipeline. Walker’s projects included large-scale urban transformations such as Rhodes, a redevelopment of former industrial land in Sydney, and Parramatta Square, a civic and commercial precinct. [Walker Corporation tribute] · Walker founder profile

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Walker built the firm from an earthmoving and civil-construction business into a major privately held property developer, taking on challenging sites and projects across Australia and international markets. His portfolio included commercial, residential, retail, industrial, and resort developments. Following his death, the company stated that its executive team would continue developing a pipeline valued at A$36 billion and stewarding a portfolio of more than A$9 billion in assets, according to its announcement at the time. Walker Corporation tribute(https://www.walkercorp.com.au/media/lang-walker)

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