CBRE announces new Valuation & Advisory Services leader and several senior promotions

CBRE has appointed Duncan Guthrie to head its market-leading Valuation & Advisory Services business in Australia & New Zealand.

Mr Guthrie is taking the reins as Senior Managing Director after recently celebrating 20 years with CBRE. He has also been appointed to CBRE’s Pacific Executive Committee.

CBRE CEO, Australia & New Zealand, Phil Rowland said the appointment highlighted the opportunities for leading talent to advance their careers at CBRE.

“Duncan is a highly respected leader who has made instrumental contributions to the success of our Valuation & Advisory Services business, most recently as our Pacific Director of Operations,” Mr Rowland said.

“Duncan was an important driver in the successful integration of the TelferYoung valuations business in New Zealand to establish CBRE as the country’s largest valuations business. He’s also been at the forefront of enhancing our valuations platform and systems to support our clients and drive our ongoing growth and success in the valuations sector.”

CBRE has also taken the opportunity to strengthen its broader Valuation & Advisory Services leadership team with several internal promotions.

These involve Kat Hale being appointed to lead the firm’s highly successful Australian Residential Valuation & Advisory Services team and Matt Hole taking on the role as Director of Operations for CBRE’s Australian Valuation & Advisory Services business.

Ms Hale joined CBRE in 2010 as a valuer in the Sydney Residential Valuations business bringing both valuation and real estate sales experience. She was one of the founding members of CBRE’s Valuer Care & Development team and has played an instrumental role in supporting valuers and leadership across the business through training and induction, leading system development and innovation, driving quality and risk management initiatives, and supporting client performance outcomes.

Mr Hole joined CBRE in 2016 as Director, Valuation Performance. Since this time, he’s utilised data driven insights to drive performance improvements, delivering CBRE market share gains and significant revenue upside in the Residential Valuations business as well as being at the forefront of client strategy and assisting with M&A assessment and delivery.

Mr Guthrie noted, “Our people are at the heart of our business and we’re fortunate to have some of the leading talent in our industry. Our new leadership structure will further enhance the services and support we provide to our clients as they navigate ever changing market conditions.”