Colliers Int'l names new CEO for Asia-Pacific ops

Singapore

COLLIERS International has appointed David Hand as chief executive of its Asia-Pacific operations, responsible for the overall management of the real estate services firm's regional business and driving of strategic objectives.

Mr Hand, who will be based in Hong Kong, joins Colliers after 18 years at JLL where he held a variety of leadership roles, most recently as international director of capital markets. He previously instructed on real estate at Harvard Graduate School of Design and was course leader for a similar course at Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies. He also lectured on China's property markets at Beijing's Tsinghua University and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.