Your Trusted Advisors

Chris Knight

Chris has been with Opteon since 2006 and held the role of Group Chief Executive Officer of Opteon since July 2016. During his time as CEO, Chris has led the Opteon team in successful growth outcomes including many acquisitions in Australia, New Zealand, and most recently is spearheading an expansion in the U.S having undertaken multiple acquisitions. He is currently executing a strategy for Opteon designed to deliver significant growth and diversification through best in class end to end tech-enabled services in each region we service.

Chris has qualifications in Accounting, Real Estate, Valuations, a Master of Business (Property) and Master of Business Administration (MBA). He is a Fellow with the Australian Property Institute (API), a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), is a Director of the Collateral Risk Network (CRN) USA (2021 to current), and was a Director of the Australian Property Institute 2018-2021.

Scott Chapman

AAPI CPV

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.

Daniel Warren

Daniel Warren is Chief Technology Officer at Opteon, where he leads the company’s global technology strategy and delivery across IT services, cybersecurity, software development, data, and AI.

With more than 20 years’ experience, Daniel has built and scaled high-impact technology platforms that enable growth, efficiency, and innovation. His career spans global cloud leaders, high-growth SaaS businesses, and large-scale enterprise environments, where he has consistently delivered complex systems at scale.

Daniel previously held senior leadership roles at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he established and scaled a global data centre function to more than 500 engineers across 16 countries, and at Nationwide, where he led enterprise AI initiatives that drove measurable improvements in productivity and decision-making. He has also contributed to the development and deployment of machine learning and generative AI systems across multiple industries.

He holds a PhD in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and is recognised for combining deep technical expertise with strategic vision. Daniel is a collaborative leader who works closely with teams to translate technology ambition into practical, customer-focused outcomes.

At Opteon, Daniel is focused on advancing the company’s data intelligence capabilities while strengthening the integration of human expertise and technology to deliver better results for clients.

James Harkness

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.

Lisa Billington

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.