Janet Martin will be joining CBRE next month as the Pacific Regional Director of Workplace Strategy and Change Management. CBRE’s Senior Managing Director, Advisory & Transaction Services, Pacific, Matt Haddon said the appointment came at a pivotal time in the market.

Ms Martin began her career in placemaking before moving into the workplace strategy realm 15 years ago, providing executive leadership, strategic workplace direction, change and stakeholder management for the likes of Orica Mining Services, Boral Concrete, Resmed, several water authorities, the ABC, Victoria Police, UNSW and RMIT.

CBRE’s Senior Managing Director, Advisory & Transaction Services, Pacific, Matt Haddon said the appointment came at a pivotal time in the market.

“Future office space use, workplace strategies and change management implementation have never been higher on our clients’ priority lists,” Mr Haddon said.

“Janet’s skill sets, expertise and reputation for strategic thinking, will further strengthen our platform and the end-to-end services we can offer as businesses assess their overall workplace needs.”

CBRE’s Executive Director of Workplace Strategy, Asia Pacific, Peter Andrew, added, “Janet is a great communicator and collaborator, with a reputation for innovative and strategic thinking. In her new role she will be one of eight country leaders within our APAC Workplace Strategy business, which comprises 160 workplace and change management professionals across the region.”

Ms Martin will commence her new role within CBRE’s Advisory & Transaction Services - Occupier team on October 4 and will based in the company’s Melbourne office when it reopens.