Robert Blain has over 40 years of real estate experience including in property and asset management, strategic development, cross-border activity and capital markets within Australia and across Asia.
After pursuing rural infrastructure interests, Mr Blain commenced his corporate career in Sydney in the late 1970s, obtaining a real estate licence and working for several years with LJ Hooker. He joined the Colliers Jardine Group as sales director before being appointed as regional service director of capital markets APAC. Mr Blain was also the regional investment director based in Singapore, and in 1999 was appointed Australia director. Mr Blain's last role at the Colliers Jardine Group was as chief executive of New South Wales.
In 2002, Mr Blain joined CBRE as managing director of Hong Kong and China, based in Hong Kong. He was also chief executive of CBRE Asia, executive chair and chief executive of CBRE Asia Pacific, before retiring in 2019 from his executive chair and global operating committee roles to return to Australia.
