Colin is the founder of Archers with over 50 years' experience in property, finance, body corporate management and accounting having founded Archers the Strata Professionals and Archer Gowland Accountants in 1981. 

He is an industry leader and is a life and longest serving member of Strata Community Australia Qld. He was the Founding President of the National Community Titles Institute (now Strata Community Australia) in 1996 and has been awarded the national industry award for Service to Strata in 2014 and the Queensland's President award in 2016.

His interests extend to charities including White Cloud Tele - Mental Health for which he is a founding sponsor, and Lifeflight, from which he has retired as long serving Director. His interests also include rugby as a past player, premiership winner and President of both Wests Bulldogs and James Cook Uni Rugby.