Brett Williams has been named as new managing partner of growing national property consultancy CPBigwood.
He takes over from Nigel Curry who has seen the firm through a number of recent mergers and acquisitions.
The merger of Curry & Partners with Bigwood in 2011 created CPBigwood and the firm has since grown in size and location with the addition of a number of businesses and the opening of a London office.
Lloyd Property Management in Leicestershire was acquired in 2012 to provide an East Midlands base and last year CPBigwood acquired DMA Chartered Surveyors in Hampshire to provide a base for expansion in the south of England.
The London office led by partner Bill Drake-Lee, former Leicester Tigers player, also opened in 2012.
In 2013, CPBigwood acquired the established management practice of DMA Chartered Surveyors in Southampton.
CPBigwood senior partner Rory Daly said: “This is a natural progression for the firm as Brett was always intended as Nigel’s successor long term and we are very grateful for the work that Nigel has put in to bed down a merger of two very busy companies and oversee the merger of both staff and systems as we have expanded in the East Midlands, the south and London.
“We will continue to seek the right acquisition & merger opportunities, either if they are of sufficient size or close to one of our existing offices.”
Brett Williams also paid tribute to the work of his predecessor.
“Nigel has worked really hard and hands over the managing partner role with CPBigwood in great shape and I wish to thank him formally for this.
“I have worked with Nigel for over ten years and increasingly closely over the last few years. We will continue to invest in staff development and technology to meet with our aim to surpass clients’ service expectations.”
Mr Williams, a chartered surveyor and past chairman of ARMA, the Association of Residential Managing Agents, also sits on the RICS residential management committee.
He will remain head of CPBigwood’s biggest department, leading the residential service charge team which manages 25,000 apartments nationwide from five offices and has a forward order book of 4,500 units in confirmed instructions with a similar number of quotes and tenders submitted.
He added: “It is gratifying to know that my partners have confidence in me for this very important role.
Nigel Curry said: “The business has had incredible success over the past few years and I feel the timing is now right for Brett to take the managing partner role and be at the forefront of managing the growth of the business with Rory Daly as senior partner. I will remain actively involved in working with Rory and Brett in what are very exciting times for CPBigwood.”