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PEOPLE MOVERS AND SHAKERS www.opp.org.uk
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JULY 2009
INDUSTRY ROUNDUP
A trio of former Someplace Else Ireland & UK managers
Y have together formed Torcana Ltd, a Dublin based
Movers & shakers
specialist in distressed and foreclosed properties in the
UK, Spain and Florida. Colin Murphy is the Company
Director, while David Shaw is Sales Manager and
JV relaunches Newskys as fractional portal
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Kathryn Andrew is Of_f_i ce Manager. Ben Marson In a joint venture between The Move Channel and the way to establishing itself
has become operations director at Safe Buying the Richmond Green Group (RGG), Newskys.co.uk, as the leading online vehicle
Experience. Steve Dawkins, former MD of Real Estate established as a full-ownership portal in 2002, is re- for marketing fractional
TV, has become MD of Consultancy 44 Ltd, a sales
launching to of_f er consumers the latest news, advice ownership property to the UK
and marketing consultancy primarily focusing on the
and of_f erings from the rapidly growing world of audience.”
real estate sector across digital broadcast and on-line
fractional and shared property ownership.
media. Ash Communications has won the contract to
“The site will of_f er resort owners and developers Independent editorial
manage PR for the Property Investor Show & OPPLive.
access to buyers and investors from across the English Drawing on the expertise
Rightmove plc has appointed Ashley Martin as a non-
speaking buyer markets (including the USA, Canada, of both organisations, the
executive director and as Audit Committee Chairman.
the UK, South Africa and the Middle and Far East),” said editorially driven site will cover all aspects of shared
Ashley has been Group Finance Director of Rok plc, a
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Xavier Wiggins, CEO of RGG. “We also aim to of_f er the ownership with regular news bulletins from around
GBP1bn turnover maintenance and building services
widest selection of fractional ownership opportunities the world, a weekly email newsletter, property listings,
group business, since September 2003. John Kilmartin,
from global destinations.” destination updates, buying advice, buyer experiences
former Membership Services Director at Instant
“This brings together two of the biggest hitters and details of upcoming events.
Access Properties, is now working with Richmond
in terms of overseas property marketing,” said Dan Trevor Little, former editor of OPP (pictured), will
Green Group to consult on distribution strategy for
Johnson, MD of The Move Channel. “We have nearly a manage content for the portal – which went live on
its developer clients. Nicaragua developer Grupo
decade of online experience in the sector and coupled June 22nd. “During my time on OPP I built a substantial
Mariana has appointed Alison Akinrinlola, founder
with the expertise of RGG in the fractional sector, it knowledge of the fractional ownership industry and
of UK-based agency Eden Overseas Property, to its
should make for a powerful combination of skills. a large contact base,” he told OPP. “Combined with
sales team to head up its newly formed Grupo Mariana
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of_f_i ce in London. Real estate derivatives specialist red
“Our role will be to ensure the Newskys site has great my background in B2C publishing for the property
Ownership has formed a strategic alliance with Eternal
visibility online, both in terms of natural search and pay investment market I can provide a more informed view
Growth Financial Services to promote investment
per click – two areas where we know we can out-think, of shared ownership when interviewing key players in
the sector and highlighting the best opportunities for
DESTINA
opportunities in the UK and overseas. British-based
out-f_l ank and out-resource the competition. By the
investment company Boka Adriatic Development
end of the summer, Newskys will already be well on buyers and investors.”
Montenegro and Montenegro’s Atlas Group have
formed a partnership to develop a €120m mixed-use
complex in the Adriatic resort of Budva. The Global
Savills Singapore expands operations Turkey specialist launches consultancy
Hospitality Recovery Fund, launched by Waldeck
Michael Ng, MD of Ishik Ahmet (pictured), formerly
Capital in March to raise up to €1bn to acquire luxury
property consultancy Savills International Manager at
hotels, has appointed Lord Anthony St John as non-
Singapore, has outlined plans Headlands International, has set up
executive chairman. A former MD of Globix UK, a to expand operations across World Abodes - a specialist f_i rm
NASDAQ-listed Internet Infrastructure Provider, Lord all business units – including working with Turkey’s developers
St John has acted as a consultant to Merrill Lynch, project sales, residential, to sell to international buyers.
BUSINESS specializing in parliamentary liaison and emerging commercial and industrial – “We are conf_i dent that in
markets, since 1991. The parent company of GMAC to take advantage of the face of adversity and poor
Real Estate is looking for a new executive to run the opportunities in the returns on savings, buyers are still looking to invest
f_i rm as it converts all of GMAC’s corporate-owned
downturn. As part of this their hard earned cash in solid, tangible, yet dynamic
brokerage of_f_i ces into independent franchisees.
strategy, it has appointed Craig Ward, formerly with products,” said Ishik. “However, buyers are now wary
Canadian-based Brookf_i eld Residential Property
Jones Lang LaSalle, as director of the recently formed of large, impersonal companies with any number of
Services, which acquired GMAC Home Services LLC
regional capital markets unit. It has also named Chia staf_f dealing with them, in dif_f erent locations, where
last year, plans to drop the GMAC name and rebrand
Shee Liang as its director of property management to responsibility dissipates at the f_i rst sign of a problem
the company by the end of the year. Following the
liaise with Savills’ operations in China, Hong Kong, with the product, or the company disappears! As
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appointment of Clif_f Hawkins, Head of UBS Global
Australia and the rest of the Asia-Pacif_i c region. buyers are now seeking a more personal and bespoke
Asset Management’s Global Real Estate (GRE) UK,
VEL
“Given the dynamic f_l ow of funds between regions service, World Abodes was born to meet this need in
to the position of chairman, Anthony Shayle has
into the global real estate market, there is increasing the market.”
DE become the new MD and Head of GRE – UK. He joins
demand to advise clients on the various aspects of Providing English and Turkish speaking staf_f , the f_i rm
from AXA REIM, where he was most recently Regional
cross-border investments, addressing not only pure also provides a Relationship Manager to help clients
Head, covering the UK, Benelux and Nordic markets.
property aspects but also complex legislative, tax, through the buying process in Turkey. It also promotes
Aberdeen Property Investors Indirect Investment
f_i nancing and structural matters,” said Ng. AIPP membership to reassure its UK clients.
Management (API IIM) has announced several new
appointments following the acquisition of Goodman
Property Investors. These include Antonio Alvarez,
UK NDM for EM in Panama Working in conjunction with Richmond Green
who has joined as Investment Director with a focus
on Stockholm, and Fredrik Eliasson, who has joined
Philippe Robin, former MD of Group, Philippe’s role will be to build, train, support and
TING
as Deputy Fund Manager for AIPP Active, the teams’
Selection Property, sales director of manage a worldwide network of property and f_i nancial
open-ended, private/public property fund of funds.
VEF and a founder member of the specialists interested in promoting Emerald Monkey to
ARKE
In Singapore, Kian Sin Toh has joined as Deputy Fund
AIPP, has been appointed as the their clientele.
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Manager for Asian products and Glyn Nelson is the
UK-based Network Distribution “Owners and residents will benef_i t from second-
newly appointed Head of Research and Investment
Manager for Emerald Monkey, an eco-luxe island resort to-none quality in design, construction, amenities,
Strategy – Asia Pacif_i c.
of_f the Caribbean coast of Panama. services and rental management,” said Robin (pictured).
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