CBRE appoints Rob Madden as head of UK leasing

CBRE has appointed Rob Madden as head of UK leasing. In this new role, Madden will be responsible for establishing and driving CBRE’s growth strategies to enable continued expansion of its leasing line of business across the UK, covering offices, industrial and retail. He will work in partnership with Julie Ennis, head of UK occupier, overseeing the tenant advisory teams, to drive strategy and innovation, promote collaboration and deliver an integrated, end-to-end service to clients. Madden has more than 26 years’ experience in UK real estate, with the last 17 of those at CBRE. His former role as head of London advisory and transaction services will be taken on by Andy Monighan. Nick Knight, managing director of lines of business at CBRE, said: “Rob is hugely respected across the industry and brings a wealth of experience within our advisory and transaction business that will serve him well in his new national role. It will allow us to better meet the needs of our clients, with a fully integrated approach.” Madded said the new role offered the “opportunity to further drive synergies between our leasing and occupier lines of business across the UK”. Image © CBRE