Property moves
Promotions at GVA, Allied hires Mercer
Property agent GVA has announced a number of appointments and promotions across several of its teams.
Mark Currie becomes a director in the corporate solutions team and will provide property portfolio advice to the firm’s corporate clients.
He has more than 20 years’ corporate real estate and fund management experience and previously worked with Cushman & Wakefield, RBS and Aberdeen Asset Management. He previously managed one of the UK’s largest corporate real estate portfolios for RBS.
In the Scottish business space team Michael Facenna has been appointed an associate in Glasgow, joining from Co-Star Group, and will specialise on both landlord and tenant work in the office sector. In Edinburgh, Matthew Moggach will be joining the team as senior surveyor from Ryden’s Dundee office.
GVA has also promoted Gavin Highgate and Kerry Maguire to associate in their specialist telecoms team and valuation respectively.
Allied Surveyors Scotland
Allied Surveyors Scotland has made a further senior appointment by appointing Iain Mercer as director of commercial agency in Edinburgh.
Mr Mercer has more than 20 years’ experience in the commercial sector and has been tasked with setting up the firm’s first commercial agency on the east coast.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for me at a time when the commercial property sector is on the up,” he said.
Allied Surveyor’s director and vice-chairman, Chris Highton, commented: “Iain will enhance our offering by expanding our services and contributing to our continued growth throughout 2018.”
