Knight Frank has recruited Amira Hashemi as UK ESG lead property and asset management.
She joins from a client-side role as UK ESG lead at Frasers Property where she has spent the last four years. Prior to that she spent four years with Frasers Property Australia.
Michael Lewis, head of property and asset management at Knight Frank, said: “We are delighted that Amira is joining Knight Frank into this newly created role of ESG lead UK for our property and asset management [PAM] business. We have ambitious plans to grow our PAM business across the UK and ensuring that our approach to ESG is market leading is essential.
“As a business we are committed to playing a leading role in decarbonising commercial real estate and one of the areas we can have most impact is through the assets we manage. Our recruitment of Amira is a step-change moment in how we address ESG as a firm and we are excited for the impact she will have.”
David Goatman, head of energy and sustainability EMEA at Knight Frank, added: “Our PAM business is one of our most important service lines and it is absolutely right that we have industry leading ESG individuals in that business driving our ESG client interactions and offer. Amira has had a stellar ESG career client-side and we are very pleased that she has chosen to join Knight Frank to take the next step in her ESG career.”
Hashemi said: “I am excited to be taking on this newly created role. The opportunities for us to enhance our property and asset management ESG client services and to further establish a market leading position in this area are huge. Coming from a client-side position I feel I am well placed to help shape how the Knight Frank PAM business embeds ESG into all practice areas and supports our clients on their ESG journeys.”
