GRIMES APPOINTED NEW RPAS CHAIRMAN AT AGM
James Grimes of AG&G has been appointed Chairman of RPAS, replacing outgoing Chairman David Muslin of CBRE.
The appointment was announced at the recent AGM, held at Mayfair’s Wild Honey. At AG&G James advises a host of licensed leisure operators and landlords including Mitchells & Butlers, Enterprise Inns, ETM Group and Glendola Leisure. He set up AG&G with two co-directors in 2000 and has worked in the industry for 20 years.
New appointments have also been made to the Committee; Nick Weir of Shelley Sandzer and Kate Taylor of Davis Coffer Lyons, who takes over the role of Press from Simon Kelly of HNG.
A number of new members were also announced, further swelling the ranks. RPAS is pleased to welcome the following new members:
Stephen Fixman (Stephen & Matthews)
David Bell (Savills)
Peter Polledri (Peter Polledri Property Consultant)
David Street (David Street Associates)
Margaret Walsh (Davis Coffer Lyons)
Simon Chaplin (Christie & Co)
Thomas Rose (Cushman & Wakefield)
Krishana Singh (Fleurets)
This year’s winner of the Paul Benjamin trophy for Restaurant Deal of the Year was Ross Kirton of Colliers CRE, for the disposal of the Pitcher & Piano in William IV Street, Covent Garden to Will Smith & Anthony Demetre of Arbutus and Wild Honey. The pair, who were represented by David Rawlinson of Restaurant Property, will launch an informal, European-style brasserie called Les Deux Salons on the site in the September.
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