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CBRE Promotes Tom Gaffney to President, North Asia Advisory, CBRE
CBRE announced today that Tom Gaffney will be promoted to President of the North Asia Advisory business on January 1, 2024.
December 4, 2023
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Christine Tai
Associate Director, Marketing & Communications, Hong Kong
CBRE announced today that Tom Gaffney will be promoted to President of the North Asia Advisory business on January 1, 2024. At that time, he will succeed Ben Duncan, who will become Chair of North Asia, which covers mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Macau, Taiwan and Korea.
“Tom is the ideal person to lead our North Asia Advisory business. Our Advisory business in Hong Kong has grown significantly since he took over leadership in 2016. He is highly regarded by our people and our clients throughout the Asia commercial real estate market, where he has worked for 21 years in a variety of client-service and leadership capacities,” said Chris Kirk, Global Chief Operating Officer, Advisory Services, CBRE.
“Ben has been a great leader of our North Asia Advisory business for the past nine years, presiding over significant growth and our evolution into the regional market leader,” Mr. Kirk added.
As Regional Managing Director, Hong Kong, Mr. Gaffney has led CBRE’s Advisory business in the market since 2016. Since then, he has built a solid real estate advisory business with a leading market share in many key areas in the Hong Kong market.
Prior to joining CBRE, Mr. Gaffney served in a wide range of executive positions in commercial real estate investment, transactions and advisory services in Asia.
Mr. Tom Gaffney
President, North Asia Advisory, CBRE
(effective January 1, 2024)
“Tom is the ideal person to lead our North Asia Advisory business. Our Advisory business in Hong Kong has grown significantly since he took over leadership in 2016. He is highly regarded by our people and our clients throughout the Asia commercial real estate market, where he has worked for 21 years in a variety of client-service and leadership capacities,” said Chris Kirk, Global Chief Operating Officer, Advisory Services, CBRE.
“Ben has been a great leader of our North Asia Advisory business for the past nine years, presiding over significant growth and our evolution into the regional market leader,” Mr. Kirk added.
As Regional Managing Director, Hong Kong, Mr. Gaffney has led CBRE’s Advisory business in the market since 2016. Since then, he has built a solid real estate advisory business with a leading market share in many key areas in the Hong Kong market.
Prior to joining CBRE, Mr. Gaffney served in a wide range of executive positions in commercial real estate investment, transactions and advisory services in Asia.
Mr. Tom Gaffney
President, North Asia Advisory, CBRE
(effective January 1, 2024)
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CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm and a premier provider of critical infrastructure services (based on 2025 revenue). The company has more than 155,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves clients through four business segments: Advisory (leasing, sales, debt origination, mortgage servicing, valuations); Building Operations & Experience (facilities management, property management, flex space & experience, data center solutions); Project Management (program management, project management, cost consulting); Real Estate Investments (investment management, development). Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.