Southampton: CBRE appoints new department heads

CBRE announces two new department heads for its Southampton office. David Miller is to lead the property and asset management (PAM) department and Richard Kirby the building consultancy team.

Miller joined CBRE’s agency team in 2005, transferring to the asset management team two years later. He was promoted to director at the beginning of 2011. Over the past 20 years, he has developed an indepth knowledge of and expertise in the industry, specialising in the management of retail and industrial properties throughout central southern England, and uses his experience and knowledge to identify opportunities to add value to clients’ assets and portfolios.

Kirby joined CBRE’s building consultancy team in 2010 and became a director in 2013. He has developed new clients and broadened existing relationships as the department has grown throughout the region.  Prior to this, he set up and ran local branches of Romans and also the building consultancy team at Primmer Olds.

Former department heads Jon Diaper (PAM) and Jonathan Fairchild (building consultancy) have both moved into senior management roles developing CBRE’s investment transaction activity and client relationships across the region.

Commenting on the promotions, regional managing director James Brounger said: “David and Richard have made huge contributions to the regional business and their elevation to department heads is well deserved. Both the PAM and building consultancy divisions have grown quite considerably over the past year as economic conditions have improved and landlords are increasingly using our expertise to ensure they get the best from their property assets.”