Hire of the week: Doug Garden
Commercial property consultancy Ryden has appointed Doug Garden as a partner and head of project and building consultancy in Aberdeen.
The highly regarded building surveyor replaces Ken Macpherson, who leaves the firm after 16 years.
Garden joins from Knight Frank where he headed the building consultancy department for the past 12 years. Prior to that he worked as a director at Chesterton where he provided building consultancy services and assisted the co-directors with the transfer of the Chesterton business in Aberdeen to Knight Frank in 2004.
Hire of the week: Doug Garden
Commercial property consultancy Ryden has appointed Doug Garden as a partner and head of project and building consultancy in Aberdeen.
The highly regarded building surveyor replaces Ken Macpherson, who leaves the firm after 16 years.
Garden joins from Knight Frank where he headed the building consultancy department for the past 12 years. Prior to that he worked as a director at Chesterton where he provided building consultancy services and assisted the co-directors with the transfer of the Chesterton business in Aberdeen to Knight Frank in 2004.
Garden’s record of accomplishment include the design and project management of new-build commercial properties in Aberdeen, and he is currently leading a team monitoring the £50m Peterhead Port Authority inner harbour redevelopment project.
Garden has also advised on a number of significant dilapidations claims in Aberdeen city and has built up an enviable level of experience in this field.
Ryden regional managing partner John Findlay said: “We are obviously disappointed to lose Ken but delighted to bring someone of Doug’s exceptional ability on board. He is a leader in his field and his experience, client-base and personality fit extremely well with our firm.
“Doug’s appointment reinforces our already strong project and building consultancy team in Aberdeen and puts us in prime position to further develop this key area of our business and provide our clients with the best building surveying and project management advice.”
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