CBRE has appointed Joe Rigby as head of office agency for the northern region to continue delivering on strategies for its investor and occupier clients.
Rigby has been with CBRE since 2014 and took over as the northern region’s head of occupier services in 2019, utilising his global expertise to advise occupiers on their real estate strategy and direction.
The division has been key to assisting clients navigating the pandemic and changes to the workplace, delivering on regional workplace strategy and transactions for several multinational corporations. The team has also secured international mandates for clients.
Frankie Isherwood and Charles Parkinson will continue to drive the northern Occupier business whilst colleagues across the Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds offices will service the broad spectrum of investor clients. CBRE’s senior director Neil Mort will be transferring his extensive expertise within the office sector into the firm’s Property Management team as the business looks set for strategic growth, and team lead Jenny Smith will take on a UK-wide remit. The new roles will take effect from January 01, 2023.
John Ogden, MD of CBRE’s Northern Business, said: “The Occupier Services division has been an invaluable asset to our regional and international clients during turbulent market conditions and Joe has expertly led the team to huge acclaim.
“To transition to head of office agency for our northern region is a natural step for Joe and our fantastic team will further prosper under his leadership. We are also delighted to announce the appointment of Neil Mort to our Property Management team as his unrivalled experience will bring a new viewpoint to the division and provide superb insight to our clients.”
Joe Rigby said: “To be taking the helm of the northern Office Agency team is incredibly exciting and I am looking forward to working across our whole client portfolio to bring strategic advice and vision to projects and organisations.”
Neil Mort said: “It’s an honour to be taking over the northern Property Management team. I’m looking forward to working with the team to bring a best in class service to our clients and achieve our future growth plans.”
