Workplace strategy and project delivery for complex corporate environments.

Independent corporate real estate advisory supporting capital projects, portfolio decisions, and operational transitions across APAC.

Sydney-based & Delivering projects across Australia.

About Contemporary Business Consulting Pty Ltd.

Contemporary Business Consulting provides workplace strategy and project delivery to organisations navigating real estate decisions, capital projects, and facilities management challenges.Led by Jan Zesach, a corporate real estate and facilities leader with 12+ years’ experience across Australia and Asia-Pacific, Contemporary Business Consulting operates as a partner-led advisory, providing direct senior oversight across all engagements.Previously led facilities operations for Novartis, including Australia/New Zealand Country Head and regional leadership roles.




What We Do

We support organisations with:

Workplace strategy & portfolio planning...

- Clear, evidence-based advice to inform location strategy, space planning, and long-term portfolio decisions - aligned to business needs, risk, and capital constraints.

Capital project delivery & client representation...

- End-to-end oversight of workplace and capital projects, acting as an independent client representative from brief through delivery to protect outcomes, cost, and programme. Protecting capital investment, governance integrity, and delivery certainty.

Vendor governance & contract management...

- Structured governance frameworks to manage consultants, contractors, and FM providers with clear accountability, commercial discipline, and cost control.

Operational transition & handover...

- Ensuring new or refurbished workplaces are operationally ready, with structured handover into facilities management and business-as-usual operations.



Experience Snapshot

Jan Zesach has led facilities and workplace operations for Novartis across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia-Pacific, including:


Australia / New Zealand Country Head (2014–2017)

- Delivered a $51M headquarters project while managing multi-site facilities operations and leading the transition to ISS FM services.


Regional Leadership, Asia-Pacific (2017–2024)

- Directed capital planning and portfolio strategy across 72 sites in 15+ countries, supporting diverse operational, regulatory, and stakeholder environments.


Procurement & Vendor Governance Background (2000–2014)

- 14 years in strategic sourcing and vendor governance, including experience within NSW Government procurement frameworks.


"This combination of operational delivery, vendor management, and public/private sector experience underpins Contemporary Business Consulting’s pragmatic, delivery-focused advisory approach"

Independent | Fully Insured Proprietary Limited Company | Sydney-based | Australian Citizen

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