CBRE has appointed Richard Bashford as a senior director in its UK retail investment team.
Bashford joins from Fawcett Mead, where he spent the last seven years as a director, focusing on the national retail investment market. Clients include AEW, CBRE Investment Management, Columbia Threadneedle, Legal & General, Patrizia and Amsprop. Prior to Fawcett Mead, Bashford was a director in JLL’s national retail investment team. He has more than 25 years’ experience in the retail property sector.
In his new role, Bashword will have an emphasis on the high street, out-of-town and retail repurposing. He will work on projects throughout the UK but will be based in CBRE’s Bristol office.
The appointment follows CBRE’s recent agreement to acquire CWM, as revealed by EG last week.
Rhodri Davies, head of UK retail at CBRE, said: “Richard joins our market leading retail team at a time of significant growth and evolution. We are anticipating an increase in retail investment activity this year as the economic recovery continues and Richard’s experience and expertise will be of huge value to our clients.”
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