Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) announced the appointment of Natalie Craig as Singapore CEO, effective April 1. It is said to be a newly created position for the firm. Craig has been the managing director of C&W Services, the facilities management and engineering services arm, since 2020. C&W Services manages a 100 million sq ft portfolio, making it the largest provider of facilities management services in Singapore.

According to C&W, the appointment reflects clients' changing buying behaviour and marks the next phase of the firm's growth. Craig will oversee over 2,000 staff from C&W's commercial real estate business, based at CapitaSpring in the CBD, and sister company C&W Services, based at Chai Chee.

She has over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate. Prior to joining C&W, she held leadership positions at CBRE, Macquarie Bank, and Minter Ellison. She holds an economics and first-class honours law degree.

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"Singapore is a key market for our business in Asia Pacific," says Matthew Bouw, CEO of C&W Asia Pacific. "It is one of the largest and most sophisticated financial centres in the region, hosting more than 4,200 company headquarters, as well as being the gateway to ASEAN—one of the fastest growing regions in the world."