Peter Spira joins Retire Australia

Harry Triguboff’s former longtime right-hand man, Peter Spira, has joined the board of Retire Australia.

He has also started a property consultancy, Spira Consultants.

Retire Australia has its headquarters in Brisbane. It has 3,700 plus independent living units across 28 village in three states.

Last year Spira departed Meriton having joined the firm as an architect in 1978.

His last day as as the general manager of the east coast developer, Meriton was Friday, 11 December. He has been the general manager since the 1980s.

Spira joined Meriton in 1978 as the company’s first in-house architect, leading the architecture department before being appointed general manager, and finally a director, of Meriton Group. He was always the low key lieutenant.