Global real estate advisor, CBRE, has appointed Rob Madden as head of UK leasing.

In this new role, Madden will be responsible for establishing and driving CBRE’s growth strategies to enable continued expansion of its leasing line of business across the UK, covering offices, industrial, and retail.

In addition, Rob will work in partnership with Julie Ennis, head of UK occupier, overseeing the tenant advisory teams to drive strategy and innovation, promote collaboration, and deliver an integrated, end-to-end service to clients.

With over 26 years of experience in real estate, 17 years of which have been at CBRE, Madden has worked in a variety of leadership roles, most recently as head of London advisory and transaction services, which will now be taken on by Andy Monighan.

“Rob is hugely respected across the industry and brings a wealth of experience within our advisory and transaction business that will serve him well in his new national role,” said Nick Knight, managing director of Lines of Business at CBRE.

“It will allow us to better meet the needs of our clients, with a fully-integrated approach.”

Madden adds: “I am delighted to be appointed head of UK leasing at such an exciting time of growth.

“It offers the opportunity to further drive synergies between our leasing and occupier lines of business across the UK and I look forward to working closely with Julie to optimise our client offering and further strengthen the firm’s market-leading position.”