AVID Property Group announces new CEO

CEO Cameron Holt has announced his retirement after nearly 15 years at the residential and land lease development group’s helm.

Anthony Demiris, who has led the developer’s Queensland and national land lease businesses, has been appointed CEO, effective immediately.

Anthony steps into the role with more than 20 years’ experience in the property and finance industries, including the past 14 years as a key member of the AVID leadership team.

He thanked Cameron for his leadership, which has seen AVID achieve significant growth and firmly cemented it as one of Australia’s largest residential developers and a major player in the land lease sector.

"He has led the business since it spun out of Investa Property Group as well as three large-scale business acquisitions – Villa World, Living Gems and AVJennings – which have positioned the business strongly and underpinned its significant growth in recent years," Anthony said.

"He has also laid a solid foundation for our next exciting chapter."

Today, AVID’s portfolio includes a gross revenue pipeline of $7 billion across 69 projects, encompassing approximately 16,000 residential land blocks. It also has one of Australia’s leading land lease community businesses, Vantage by AVID, with Cameron overseeing the delivery of $4.9 billion worth of projects throughout his tenure.

“This leadership transition is something we have been working towards for some time, and with the AVJennings business now properly integrated into AVID, the time is right for me to step down and for Anthony to step into the role," Cameron said.

He will exit in July 2026 but will remain on the AVID Property Group Board as well as some of its subsidiary Boards.