ADVISE TRANSACT - Key Persons


Claire Hains

Job Titles:
  • TRANSACTION ADVISOR
With over 15 years of experience in the commercial property market, Claire has held senior valuation and advisory positions at JLL and M3 Property. She has been an Associate Member (CPV) of the Australian Property Institute for nearly 15 years and has expertise in both the Victorian and South Australian markets. While Claire is highly skilled in the development sector, her experience spans all asset classes, serving a diverse client base including private investors, owner-occupiers, developers, government entities and financial institutions. A passionate real estate professional, Claire is known for her personable and approachable nature when working with clients.

James Doherty

Job Titles:
  • EXECUTIVE
A passionate commercial real estate professional, James' commercial real estate journey commenced IN 2009, and over the next 14 years he built a skillset across all facets of sales, leasing and property management. Prior to joining Advise Transact James handled over 500 commercial sales and leasing transactions, called in excess of 150 public auctions and was a 3x Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) auction competition finalist, ensuring he is excellently placed to provide feedback on auction and leasing strategy.

Jun Tan

Job Titles:
  • SENIOR ANALYST
Jun joined the Advise Transact team as a commercial property real estate analyst. Graduating from Monash University with a Bachelor of Laws and Commerce, Jun brings enthusiasm and a passion for commercial real estate. He is eager to learn and his commitment to excellence continues to drive him forward. With a sharp analytical mind and keen attention to detail, Jun excels at conducting research and analysis to help uncover valuable insights and opportunities to our investment strategies.

Lewis Tong

Lewis was born in Hong Kong and immigrated with his family to Australia in the mid-80s. During the 90s his family established an import/export trading business in Australia and a small retail business where he first got his exposure to property. In 2006, Lewis joined CBRE as a commercial property valuer in industrial, office, retail, and development sites and in 2009 moved into Commercial property transactions where he specialised in transacting commercial property with Asian Capital. He was made National Director of the Australian Asian Desk in 2018 across Australia and managed a team of 30 people.

Mark Wizel

Mark Wizel holds over 15 years of experience in the Australian property industry, previously heading CBRE as the National Sales Director where he was involved in large-scale asset disposal projects and proved his strengths in marketing, process building, sales and leasing.

Tony Rafaniello

Job Titles:
  • SPECIAL PROJECTS
Over 25 years experience in master planning, design and development of large-scale property infrastructure. As a Founding Senior Executive of Crown Melbourne, Tony's 16-year tenure encompassed a variety of roles including Chief Operating Officer and Project Director - Design and Development. He also served as the Design Director for City of Dreams Macau, a $2 billion integrated casino-hotel-entertainment complex. Tony brings extensive operational experience at senior executive level, as well as a global perspective having worked in the United States, Hong Kong, Macau and Canada.