Real Estate Investor August 2022 | Page 14

Operating successfully in a typically male-dominated industry , Kate has proven her mettle with sound technical knowledge to match her steely determination . Her role as the Lead Planning Executive at Tongaat Hulett Property involves taking responsibility for all town planning matters pertaining to THP ' s extensive portfolio of properties , including getting land use rights , managing rights , and ensuring that THP has a pipeline of zoned properties to sell .
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Kate Ralfe ,

Lead Planning Executive at Tongaat Hulett Property

Operating successfully in a typically male-dominated industry , Kate has proven her mettle with sound technical knowledge to match her steely determination . Her role as the Lead Planning Executive at Tongaat Hulett Property involves taking responsibility for all town planning matters pertaining to THP ' s extensive portfolio of properties , including getting land use rights , managing rights , and ensuring that THP has a pipeline of zoned properties to sell .

“ I do think that as a woman there is more scrutiny on you and one definitely feels the pressure to succeed . I have worked hard to get as much exposure in different areas of the property industry as possible , and not just be limited to town planning . Ensuring that I have a sound technical knowledge to work has certainly helped .”

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