The Interview
THE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
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ROD JONES
With Rob Langton
CO-FOUNDER - NAVITAS EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN - HOPERIDGE CAPITAL
Our special guest on this episode is Rod Jones - Co-Founder of global education provider Navitas & Executive Chairman of Hoperidge Capital. Unquestionably one of Perth’s leading business figures for more than three decades, Rod’s remarkable career has scaled the heights of the education industry, initially through the launch of IBT Education and the Perth Institute of Business Technology. In the 1990’s, the business was renamed Navitas and launched globally into the UK, Europe, Canada and the US, before listing on the ASX for $1 per share in 2004 and with a market capitalisation of $350m. By day’s end, the share price had more than doubled to $2.40, valuing the business in excess of $800m. Fast forward over the next decade and Rod led the business as Chief Executive Officer for some twenty-four years until 2018, navigating multiple economic and political cycles including constant changes in policy & direction both domestically and internationally. In 2019, BGH Capital engineered one of the largest ever buyouts by an Australian private equity firm, acquiring Navitas and taking the company private in a $2.3bn enterprise deal, with shares ultimately valued at $5.825. Utilising his expertise and financial resources, Rod now overseas his family office, Hoperidge Capital, a private investment vehicle with diversified holdings across the property, education, technology, medical innovation and energy sectors.
September / October 2023 – 7
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