Knight Frank has made two new appointments to its Occupier Strategy and Solutions (OSS) team as the service line within the agency evolves.

Andrea Brown has been promoted to Partner, National Head of Client Solutions, OSS, while Mark Blinco has come on board with Knight Frank, having been appointed to fill Andrea’s former role of Partner, National Head of Project Management.

Andrea has more than 20 years’ experience in real estate, having been with Knight Frank for more than a decade, and previously working for DTZ.

Mark also has more than 20 years’ experience in real estate, consulting, property development and project management, having worked across all major asset classes including industrial and logistics, commercial, retail, data centres and corporate real estate.

He has previously held senior project management positions at Cushman & Wakefield, Colliers and Coffey Projects where he had been responsible for growing the relevant teams significantly.

Mark has worked with clients across major global brands as well as local and regional clients such as Adobe, Mastercard, George Weston Foods and BHP

Knight Frank Chief Executive Officer James Patterson said the new appointments would strengthen the OSS team at Knight Frank.

“Andrea’s new role will draw on her strengths in technical building matters and nurturing relationships with Knight Frank’s valued clients,” he said.

“Over the next few months our focus will be on delivering solutions to support our institutional and private client base.

“Andrea will work closely with Knight Frank’s Asia Pacific and Global Occupier Services and Solutions teams to deliver the best service and solutions for our clients.

“Mark’s long-standing experience in the market will be a valuable asset to Knight Frank, and we welcome him to the team.”

Ms Brown said: “This new role is a fantastic opportunity to continue doing what I love – namely thinking differently and being a creator of solutions to ensure our clients have the best experience of Knight Frank Australia.

“I will be able to utilise my deep technical knowledge and end-to-end understanding of commercial real estate to support building owners and corporate occupiers across all markets in our region to form and set strategies. It is a super exciting direction to be part of.”

Mr Blinco said “It’s exciting to be joining a leading global real estate firm like Knight Frank that is so well-respected in the market and has such great and long-lasting relationships with clients.

“The challenge of helping to grow the business in Australia and service clients is always something I’m attracted to in a role.

“My experience across various real estate sectors will help me to attract new clients and bolster Knight Frank’s existing relationships.”