For a landowner, the question is always what is the highest and best use of your asset at the lowest risk. Our firm has earned a reputation as a prudent, responsible and thoughtful catalyst in achieving these objectives.
We exist because we have a passion to create. We create community; we create place. Every neighborhood is developed with the care and detail that we believe makes a difference to our builders, homeowners and the cities we are privileged to work with.
Leading The Way
Creating Living Communities
In so many ways, a community is like a quilt. The best are as colorful as they are beautiful, as inviting and warm as they are durable. And the best are all surely unique – their size, shape and texture a considered response to their setting and purpose.
Growing Communities
Building Reputations
That people make the difference is cliché, certainly, but what is equally certain is that they are the foundation and fuel behind Wilbow’s success. Our talented team offers rigorous dedication to research, forecasting and attention to detail; the results of which consistently distinguish Wilbow people and projects from others in our markets.
William Bowness established Wilbow Corporation in 1976 which grew to be one of Australia’s largest privately owned property development companies, with interests in Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland (NZ), and Dallas. The Australian interests were sold to a major public company in 2006 and Wilbow Group was formed to be an investment company that focuses on investments in private and public equities, property development funding, and Wilbow’s USA property development operations in Dallas.
Bowness is a great believer that a successful company is built by developing a strong team. Experience has shown that it is not necessarily people with the theoretical training but also those with initiative and the capacity to successfully put that training into practice that achieve success. He believes that quality development is very important and has always pushed Wilbow down this path. This direction has proven to maximize profits if done correctly.
In addition to his role as chairman and CEO of Wilbow Group and Wilbow Corporation, Bill has been an active philanthropist and has made sundry contributions to the Australian community over the past 30 years including serving as chairman of the Monash Gallery of Art and a member of the National Defence Housing Board.
Herskope commenced his professional career as a lawyer specializing for seven years in corporate and finance law. He then spent nearly ten years working in senior executive roles with large listed corporations. Since 2005, Michael has worked in the private investment sector and joined Wilbow Group as CEO in 2010.
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