KNIGHT Frank has appointed Francesco Demarco in the role of head of Global Portfolio Solutions.
Based in Melbourne, he will work closely with the Asia Pacific and GPS teams and will also be the regional lead for Cresa.
He has more than 10 years’ experience and joins from Cushman & Wakefield, where he worked for more than seven years, and prior to that for two years at JLL.
Knight Frank CEO James Patterson said Demarco had worked closely with many corporate occupier customers providing services such as account, transaction and project management across multi-asset real estate portfolios.
“He has a strong background and experience in supporting corporate occupier clients with all aspects of the real estate life cycle,” he said.
“This experience includes a period working in Europe, the Middle East and Africa based out of London, which has given him a really strong global perspective that will help Knight Frank build our in-bound pipeline.
“This exciting hire helps us further build our GPS capabilities in ANZ.” Patterson said.
Demarco said he was excited about the new role and looking forward to leading growth in the agency’s GPS service line.
“I’m very excited to be joining a dynamic and growing Knight Frank team,” he said.
“Arguably the past two years has been the most challenging time in recent history for occupiers of real estate, regardless of the asset class. There has been – and will continue to be – a lot of change, which presents a great opportunity for Knight Frank to help our clients and for our clients to increasingly lean on us as experts.
“I believe my global perspective and work across most asset classes will be of value to both Knight Frank’s clients and teams.” Demarco concluded.
