CBRE
Real estate services and investment firm CBRE has appointed Kathryn Cassidy as the new ESG and sustainability manager of the Asia-Pacific and will be working with Placemaking NSW as part of her role.
For over five years, Cassidy was previously the group manager for sustainability for urban transit services company Downer.
Her experience also includes roles as national sustainability manager, property and asset management at JLL for six years, doing climate change and carbon management at the London Borough of Waltham Forest for over two years, environmental education for the London Southwark Council and a range of other roles in urban regeneration, waste management and sustainability.
Urbis
Urbis has appointed David Castles as the new national valuations director for its economics and property team.
Castles was previously the former director and head of valuations at Cushman and Wakefield for over four years and the national director of Knight Frank Australia for more than 14 years, along with other roles relating to institutional and middle markets.
Castles said he will focus on realigning the company’s valuation offers and growing the business.
Built by Nature
UK-based built environment network and fund Built by Nature has appointed Paul King as the new chief executive of the company and will be taking over from founding chief executive Amanda Sturgeon on 10 October.
Before his appointment, King was the managing director of sustainability and social impact at Lendlease Europe for over eight years, during which time he also acted as the vice-chair of the Centre for London for six years.
He had also been the CEO of the UK Green Building Council and chairman of the Zero Carbon Hub for over seven years and was the director of campaigns for WWF in the UK for over 13 years.
“I am truly thrilled with the impact we have achieved together. I will be transitioning with Paul until 10 October and look forward to sharing my next move in the coming weeks,” Sturgeon said.
AECOM
AECOM has appointed Mark McManamny as the regional chief executive of its Australia-New Zealand business. Former chief Richard Barrett will become the chief executive of Canada.
McManamny has worked at AECOM for more than 17 years and served in several leadership roles across the Australia-New Zealand region’s Energy, Transportation and Water business lines. Before his appointment, he was the regional managing director for Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, responsible for driving sustained growth in the sub-regions.
AKAH
Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) has appointed Dr Ashak Nathwani as its new lead GHG (greenhouse gas emissions) minimisation strategist.
The AKAH is an India-based non-governmental organisation that has established services that minimise energy consumption and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in existing buildings.
It collaborates closely with companies and agencies within its network to decrease operational carbon emissions across approximately 8000 buildings in its portfolio to achieve a net-zero target by 2030.
Nathwani, who was recently awarded a PhD in thermal comfort and energy conservation, has been working in the area as a volunteer who contributed to the program’s sustainable building design, facility management, greenhouse gas reduction, and energy audits. He was acknowledged as a member of the Order of Australia in 2016 for contributing to environmental sustainability in the Australian and New Zealand Ismaili communities.
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Finding Infinity
Finding Infinity, whose principal is the uber-inspiring Ross Harding (presenter at both Tomorrowland 2022 and its soiree), is expanding. The team currently at eight is busy building its own new offices at Docklands, with net zero construction and operation, Harding said in a quick chat on Tuesday afternoon.
The staff is currently at eight, but Harding wants a new environmental designer to join the team. It’s a role he described as “somewhere between technical and financial analysis and creative consulting”.
A recent hire is Kelley Mackay, a former 2IC to Gold Medal-winning architect Kersten Thompson.
Jordan Cisek, a former Multiplex staffer, has joined on a part-time basis sharing his construction skills with Nightingale Housing.
There’s also a role for a new studio manager who can do HR, office administration and build office culture.