Chris Panayiotou

Chris Panayiotou combines a wealth of experience in design and construction with an astute and humorous approach to managing projects and people.

Graduating from NSW University with a Grade 1 Honours, Bachelor of Building degree in 1981 he began his successful career in the building and construction industry.

As a construction manager and engineer for Leighton Contractors he spent ten years supervising the profitable completion of many projects in Sydney, Queensland and rural New South Wales. Projects in Sydney included 321 Kent Street, 309 Kent Street, 2 Barrack Street, Harold Park Raceway and various clubs.

In the early 1990's Chris moved into the commercial interiors field when he became a partner in Practec Interiors. At Practec he was responsible for many successful design and construction projects in commercial interiors, overseeing up to forty-eight carpenters and tradesmen over the eight years he was involved with the company. During this time they created many practical and stylish office spaces in Sydney's CBD and the rest of NSW.

Through his Practec years Chris was also involved as a partner in Redwood Developments. At Redwood he was responsible for the successful completion of several self-funded residential property developments, ranging from $3 million to $13.5 million projects, in Bellevue Hill, Cremorne and Bondi Junction.

In 1999 Chris founded Strategy Interiors with his business partner Bruce Purser. Having already worked together for many years, this partnership thrived on delivering high quality commercial interior fitouts for many prominent Sydney companies, including Sydney Futures, ACE Insurance, Liberty Underwriters, Clubs NSW, AT&T, United Medical, Dept Housing and NSW Police.

Strategy Interiors also operated a development arm, working on several construction projects in Bellevue Hill, Bondi Junction and Regents Park worth between $3 million and $8.5 million.

In 2008 Chris and Bruce wanted to take their commercial interiors and construction development experience in a different direction. They formed Intelligent Project Delivery Australia and Intelligent Construction Delivery Australia which offer a unique approach to project and construction delivery. Chris and Bruce's aim with IPDA and ICDA is to offer their clients a tailored and personal solution to their office fitouts or construction and redevelopment projects.

Chris's business acumen and experience in development and construction gives his clients and those working with him the confidence that any project will run smoothly, on time and on budget. His ability to foresee issues, plan for them and manage issues that do arise, quickly and efficiently, make him a respected and in-demand member of his industry.