Montagu Evans hires former GL Hearn MD

Montagu Evans has appointed former GL Hearn managing director Bruce Wilson as a partner in its rating advisory team. Before he became managing director at GL Hearn, Wilson led its rating business. Prior to that, roles included managing some of the UK’s largest portfolios and liabilities, including as head of professional services at Tesco and head of rating at BAA. Wilson joins Montagu Evans’ 50-strong, UK-wide rating team to provide strategic advice and practical support to the partnership’s growing roster of occupier clients, working closely with valuation, transactional and other services within the business. Josh Myerson, partner at Montagu Evans and head of its rating advisory team, said: “Bruce is a leading advisor in this specialist area, with significant experience providing high-level guidance through direct engagement with regulatory bodies and supporting industry initiatives as well as understanding and responding to clients’ current needs. “He joins the team to support our planned growth in the occupier market, and his ability to operate within the largest and most complex corporate and operational environments across a range of sectors complements our existing skillset very well.” Wilson said: “Ratepayers increasingly need long-term strategic advice to allow them to navigate the existing system, understand and respond to future initiatives and influence longer-term change. “Having worked on some of the UK’s largest portfolios I’m acutely aware that strong, embedded client advisor relations are critical to achieving these objectives and look forward to working closely with the wider Montagu Evans team to support its focus on client growth. The partnership’s focus on technical excellence, together with its emphasis on culture and collaboration, is critical to delivering what clients need.”