Avison Young has appointed Tony Burchett to the newly created role of managing director, real estate, facilities and infrastructure management (REFIM) and executive national director of UK operations.
In his new role, Burchett will report to Avison Young’s global COO, Martin Dockrill, while continuing to lead the UK REFIM business, reporting directly to UK and Ireland president, George Roberts.
The role brings together governance, transformation, performance management, risk escalation and cross-functional leadership across a complex commercial real estate services environment.
As national execution lead for the UK, Burchett will coordinate operational priorities across the firm’s major service lines, turn strategy into clear plans and milestones, manage dependencies, track KPIs and escalate solutions to delivery.
Roberts said: “This role is central to our strategy of restructuring during a transformational period for our business. It places Tony at the intersection of strategy and execution, connecting our geographies, functions and service lines so that our strategy is rolled out into consistent, measurable delivery for our clients. Tony’s background in leading major transformation programmes and knowing our business inside and out, makes him perfectly suited to the role.”
Burchett added: “I am very much looking forward to taking on this new expanded role and the opportunity to play such an important part in the new operating structure of our business. Ultimately, providing our clients with the best possible service is the priority which runs through the DNA of the company and I’m excited by the challenges and opportunities which lie ahead.”
