Knight Frank VN names new chiefs for Hanoi, HCMC offices
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Knight Frank Vietnam has chosen Ross Lightfoot and Stephen Wyatt as the new general managers of Knight Frank offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City respectively.
Both Ross and Stephen will oversee Knight Frank’s Vietnam operations to further grow and strengthen the business and client relationships.
Previously the role was being managed by John Gallander who has recently moved on from the firm to join Savills Vietnam.
Lightfoot has over 12 years’ experience in residential real estate working primarily on US$1-2 billion master planned, integrated mixed use residential communities. He has extensive residential experience both in Australia and Asia Pacific.
Prior to joining Knight Frank, Ross, holding executive director roles in International agencies and development companies, has brought “best practice” in agency sales and marketing to Vietnam and has been a significant contributor to the success of Knight Frank Vietnam over the past 18 months.
Wyatt is an industry specialist on an international level, he has over 15 years’ experience in real estate, 11 of which within the Knight Frank group, including 3 years based in Africa and 8 years at the firm’s global head office in London.
“The expansion of the Vietnam operation is part of our plan to expand our platform in Asia. With Ross and Stephen’s wide range of property experience we are confident that our business will continue to flourish and grow, in line with our wider Asia Pacific expansion plans,” said Clive Betts, managing director of Knight Frank Asia Pacific.
Knight Frank Vietnam was launched in 2009 as a startup business and today has grown into one of the country’s Top 3 International property consultancies, operating from two key locations with 90 staff and billions of dollars worth of property under instruction.
The London-headquartered Knight Frank LLP and its New York-based global partner, Newmark Knight Frank, operate from 209 offices in 47 countries worldwide with more than 6,840 professionals handling in excess of US$755 billion worth of commercial, agricultural and residential real estate annually.
