Cushman & Wakefield strengthens hotel valuation team with key hire

Cushman & Wakefield, the world’s largest privately held commercial real estate services firm, has strengthened its Hotel Valuation & Advisory team with a new hire – Ian Thompson who joins the firm as a Partner from GVA.

Ian Thompson will be based within Cushman & Wakefield’s London hospitality team and will specialise in hotel valuations in the UK and across the EMEA region.

Ian was previously at GVA where he headed up the hotel valuation team, specialising in loan security valuation work as an RICS Registered Valuer. Prior to GVA, Ian was employed by Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels as Senior Vice President.

Cushman & Wakefield Partner and Global Co-Head of Valuation & Advisory, Rupert Dodson said: “We look forward to Ian working with our head of hotel valuation Stephen Richardson to drive the next growth phase for our hospitality business in UK and EMEA. Cushman & Wakefield has a long established reputation in the hospitality sector and we consider now to be the right time to develop the team and take full advantage of the firm’s competitive global position.”