Alumnus of the Year, Rising Star (October 2020)
2010 Bachelor of Business (Tourism) graduate Ali Couwenberg (née Marshall) is a senior marketing professional with over ten years’ experience within the property industry. As a lead marketer for international property and infrastructure group Lendlease, Ali’s career highlights include launching a $350 million new build retail asset and she is currently leading the marketing and placemaking on Melbourne Quarter (MQ), a $2.9 billion project identified as the city’s most ambitious, greenest, urban regeneration development yet. (Full details via link above).
“Ali’s leadership has made a hugely positive contribution to the leasing, sales and place creation success of the project and in embedding MQ as a new city precinct that will transform the way people work and live in Melbourne,” said Lendlease Development Director Brian Herlihy.
Ali has passion for educating and empowering females to explore employment opportunities in the industry, hosting a marketing workshop and guest speaking at the Property Council of Australia ‘Girls in Property’ program to 100+ female high school students. She is also an active mentor to Lendlease team members in multiple states and has delivered a bespoke art installation at MQ to promote International Women's Day.
“It’s a privilege to be announced as a winner, and it’s a true testament to what you can achieve with a university degree,” said Ali.
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