Nicola Milne (Douglas)

CFO and Special Projects

Nicola was the Founding CEO of the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA)and served in this role for the first three and a half years of the Council’s existence. During her time as CEO, the GBCSA recruited over eight hundred corporate members, launched three Green Star SA rating tools, trained over three thousand property professionals and hosted three highly successful annual Convention and Exhibitions. After the birth of her first child in February 2011, Nicola stepped aside as CEO and is now involved in the Council in a part-time capacity.

Trained as a Chartered Accountant, Nicola worked in finance in New York and London before entering the property industry in 2001. During her time with the Old Mutual Property Group, Nicola had a wide-ranging exposure to the different elements of property development and management, mainly focusing on new business start-ups such as Old Mutual’s Joint Venture in India. After a year-long sabbatical spent managing a boutique lodge in Pemba, Zanzibar, Nicola relished the opportunity to re-enter the green side of the Property Industry and set up the exciting and important initiative of the GBCSA.