Savills has announced the appointment of director Jon Gardiner as head of national office agency with effect from 1st June 2016. Jon takes over the role from Jeremy Bates who will continue to head up national business space agency and occupier services alongside his other responsibilities on the UK Executive board, European ExCom and linkage with Savills Studley to further develop the firm’s worldwide occupier services offer.

Jon joined Savills as a graduate in 1998 and became part of the South East office agency team in 2000, working alongside Jeremy he has advised on a number of high profile instructions in the region including Chiswick Park, SEGRO’s Bath Road scheme in Slough, Ruskin Square, Croydon and Station Hill in Reading.

Savills national business space agency team has continued to grow and has strengthened its 15 teams with a number of recent appointments across the country in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Manchester, Oxford and Chelmsford. Richard Sullivan will remain head of national industrial agency and will work alongside Jon, reporting into Jeremy as divisional head.

Jeremy Bates, divisional head of business space and occupier services, comments: “Savills continues to have a dominant presence within the national office agency market and Jon’s appointment will further strengthen this position, providing the best service for existing clients and responding to increasing occupier demand. Having worked with Jon for almost 18 years, I take great pride in handing over the baton and look forward to working with him in this capacity. I have no doubt that he will do an excellent job in driving the team forward as part of his new role.”

Jon Gardiner, head of national office agency, comments: “I am very excited to be taking on this new challenge and will continue to ensure that we provide the highest quality advice and service to our client base. The national office agency has gone from strength to strength and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to lead this successful and innovative team.”