
Signature projects and our people
Sam is an experienced CEO/leader and trusted advisor with a rare combination of major government precinct, property and infrastructure delivery leadership and significant private sector commercial experience. He has highly regarded insights in managing political risk whilst balancing public policy outcomes, public value maximisation and commercial returns to deliver private sector investment in public-private ventures. Sam is a well known infrastructure delivery leader, with an enviable reputation for achieving outcomes in complex and ambiguous arenas.
As Managing Director at Klok Advisory, he personally leads the development of precinct masterplans, complex transactions procuring large infrastructure and precinct/property development projects, acts in a range of project governance roles, facilitating private sector capital investment in (social infrastructure) projects, develops organisational and bespoke government engagement strategies, and advises on commercial structuring for social infrastructure transactions. He is particularly renowned for his expertise in leading health capital projects, health and education precinct developments and commercial structuring for social infrastructure projects.
Sam’s health infrastructure credentials are unparalleled in Australia, having now led the client side planning and delivery of more than 135 hospitals with a construction value in excess of A$28 billion, and for Klok clients, assisted bidders with hospital PPP bids valued at over A$5.2 billion.
For the 15 years prior to establishing Klok Advisory in 2020, Sam led substantial State Government delivery agencies in Victoria and NSW including VicUrban/Places Victoria, NSW Health Infrastructure and was the inaugural CEO of the NSW Government’s Western Sydney & Aerotropolis Authority. Sam’s pre-government career included senior executive roles at National Australia Bank and Western Mining Corporation in commercial, corporate treasury, Divisional CFO/financial leadership, tax and capital funding/financing domains.
He holds formal qualifications as a lawyer, accountant and company director. Sam is an avid and active scuba diving instructor. He is also a published sports, architecture and cityscape photographer and is passionate about the inclusion of arts and culture into infrastructure and property projects. Sam is also a very keen follower of Australian Rules Football.
Adrian has significant experience delivering substantial property developments, corporate strategies, mergers & acquisition transactions, corporate finance transactions and infrastructure project delivery working for clients including AON, Ausdrill, Blackstone, Boston Consulting Group, CPB Contractors, Cushman & Wakefield, Dexus, John Holland , McMahon Holdings, Leighton Holdings, Pioneer International, Place Management NSW, Rawson Homes, Saipem, Stockland, Walmart China
He has led very significant property developments across commercial, industrial, retail and residential sectors in Australia and China, infrastructure projects in Australia and Israel and significant corporate financing transactions across the globe.
Adrian is a chartered professional engineer, holds a MBA from Imperial College London, and is a board member of Hammond Care.
Kristy has helped a range of businesses thrive and grow, with an outstanding focus on customer service and can-do approach. She is highly experienced in working with business leaders and Boards and in ensuring business operations and events run seamlessly.
Originally trained as a nurse and having spent time working in palliative care nursing, Kristy brings great affinity to the work Klok Advisory does in the health and hospital sector.
Klok Advisory maintains a small cadre of highly credentialed and experienced affiliates who act and operate as part of an integrated Klok team. We engage the right affiliates for each project, optimising skills and value for our clients. Many of these affiliates have worked with our Principal for more than 10 years in delivering transactions, projects and strategies.
Key skills of our affiliates include: