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James Maddock
President
James’ was announced as President on the 12 June 2014 at CoreNet’s annual summer party and he will hold the office for a year. He takes over from the previous President, Neil Austin of RBS.
James Maddock commented: “I take this role on in what is appearing to be an exciting year for the corporate occupier community. The economy is showing real signs of recovery from a six year downturn and we’re seeing a whole new generation, powered by technology, which is placing an undefinable requirement on our industry in the way they want to work.
“My role over the next year will not only be to build on the excellent work Neil has done; ensuring we continue to provide members with high quality real estate knowledge, professional development and an effective and enjoyable networking forum, but to develop further the Chapter’s themes, making it more relevant to the challenges of business, the industry and the future, with a particular aim towards the next generation and ensuring graduates and undergraduates are better educated in the requirements of our industry.”
James.maddock@dtz.com
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Neil Austin
Immediate Past President
Neil Austin is the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Head of Asset Management for the UK, EMEA, Asia and India and its Head of Property Services for UK retail. In his asset management role, Neil is responsible for finance and treasury, lease event planning, transaction management and strategic initiatives. For UK retail services, asset management, projects and facilities management all fall within his remit.
Previously Global Head of Real Estate Strategy at ABN AMRO, Neil joined RBS in 2007 following its takeover of the Dutch bank. Before that, he spent an eventful time at Enron, managing EMEA and Asia until 2002, and started his career as a graduate at Jones Lang LaSalle.
Neil has extensive knowledge of global real estate markets specialising in strategic real estate, M&A, supplier procurement and management, portfolio, asset and transaction management, partly gained from time living in Hong Kong and Singapore, each for three years.
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