Daniel A Djain

Professional background

Daniel is an Architect (Ms Arch) with over 30 years of international experience in the corporate world at board and senior levels in retail and other sectors.  He has worked as a Senior Architect in South America and Great Britain developing shopping centres, department stores, high street retailing, office and hotel design, and construction.

He has held executive roles in various locations, as follows:

Argentina

• Construction Director

Colombia

• Client Representative

Spain and New Zealand

• Senior Executive Director for Property and Expansion, Dairy Farm International Group
• Expansion Director, Champion chain
• Real Estate Director for Royal Ahold (Dutch group of companies)

New Zealand

• Senior Development Executive, Westfield Group
• General Manager of Property, The Warehouse Group

Recent New Zealand positions held

Managing Director, Creative Property Services Limited

General Manager of Property, The Warehouse

Senior Development Executive (New Zealand), Westfield Group

Executive Property Director, Dairy Farm International

Building Claims' Experience and Specialities

• Evaluation of causation theories
• A detailed working knowledge of:
  • Territorial Authorities
  • Architects
  • Engineers
  • Contractors
  • Suppliers
• Development of reinstatement scope by cause of damage
• Evaluation of reinstatement and peripheral costs
• Property strategies, design coordination and project development
• Client representation and negotiations
• Design advisory service
• Advice on Capital Expenditure and Repairs and Maintenance budgets and activities
• Evaluation of project coordination and project development