Amelia Beattie
Chief Executive, Liberty Two Degrees
Amelia is the Chief Executive of Liberty Two Degrees (L2D) since listing the company as a Trust REIT in December 2016 on the main board of the JSE. In 2018, Amelia led the reconstitution of L2D to a Corporate REIT as well as the alignment of the company to investor preferences, effectively positioning the business for sustainable growth.
Today, L2D is co-owner in South Africa’s most iconic shopping centres, namely Sandton City, Nelson Mandela Square, Eastgate Shopping Centre, Melrose Arch and Liberty Midlands Mall among others across the country focused on creating experiential spaces to benefit generations.
Amelia’s experience spans 24 years in the property sector and asset management industry, initially established at Old Mutual Property in various postions before exiting her role as the Chief Operating Officer and then joining STANLIB in 2012 to establish the STANLIB Direct Property Investment business, before taking on the role at L2D.
During her time at STANLIB and Old Mutual, Amelia were extensively involved in the establishment and running of businesses in India, Mauritius, and various other African countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia and Namibia. This included listing a first of it kind business on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
Amelia is part of the Standard Bank Group’s Investment and Asset Management Executive committee. Her deep experience in strategic and general management spans all disciplines of management including listings requirements, stakeholder management and investor relations.
Passionate about serving the property industry, Amelia was the President of the South African Property Association (SAPOA) from 2014 to 2015. She is also past Chair of Women’s Property Network (WPN) and served as a trustee for the education trusts of WPN and SAPOA until 2018. Recently, she has been appointed to the SA REIT Executive committee and serves as the chair of the Research committee. She is also leading the work for the industry in establishing the ESG framework in line with international best practice.
Amelia is also a key driver and advocate of diversity and inclusion in the L2D business, which is now a signatory of the United Nations Women Empowerment Principles (WEPs). The WEPs help keep companies accountable to meaningful and impactful transformation, and the promotion of women empowerment strategies.
Amelia is a founding member of the WITS University Industry Advisory Board of the School of Construction Economics and Management. The Board consists of construction and property industry leaders, and aims to build stronger ties and nurture strategic relationships with the construction and property industry.
As a women leader, Amelia was among the first 50 women CEOs to be identified and selected as part of the Africa.com Definitive List of Women CEOs leading corporate Africa. The Definitive List of Women CEOs showcases women who have travelled an aspirational path in their career and have risen to the top.
Amelia is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS – UK) and holds a B.Comm from the University of Stellenbosch.
Amelia has 3 daughters and enjoys walking, reading and art projects.
