Industry veteran joins Colliers as chief executive
A VETERAN of the commercial property industry has taken a senior role with Colliers International.
Tony Horrell is the company’s new chief executive for the UK and Ireland and his responsibilities will include directing the firm’s Birmingham operation.
The company, which offers real estate services to landlords and investors, recently expanded its office in Brindleyplace and appointed Peter Gould as a director.
Mr Horrell, 49, replaces David Izett who resigned in July after nine years in the post to “seek other challenges”.
He joins Colliers having spent 27 years with real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle where he worked on growing its capital markets business.
Prior to leaving the firm in 2009, Mr Horrell was international director and head of capital markets in Europe, a business of 450 professionals across 24 countries facilitating £35bn per year in sales, acquisitions and finance transactions.
Mr Horrell, who commenced his new job yesterday at the firm’s London head office, said: “I am delighted to be joining Colliers International at a time when there is an absolute passion to grow the business.
“The culture of the company to ‘go the extra mile’ and provide ideas and opportunities for clients matches my own enthusiasm for the industry.”
In other appointments news, Birmingham-based investment and development company Richborough Estates has hired Mike Jones as strategic land director.
Mr Jones began his planning career 30 years ago at Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council where he spent nearly a decade before moving to the private sector in 1990.
Since then he has worked for Crest Nicholson, Oakmoor Estates and Savills as well as running his own planning and development company.
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