CBRE has promoted highly experienced property professional Tim Courtnall to lead the firm’s office leasing business in Australia and New Zealand.

In turn, Rachel Vincent will assume the leadership of CBRE’s NSW office leasing business, in tandem with her North Sydney Managing Director role.

The appointments follow Mark Curtain’s recent appointment to succeed Matt Haddon at the helm of CBRE’s Pacific Advisory & Transaction Services team.

“Tim and Rachel’s promotions are a great example of the tremendous depth of talent we have within our business, and the opportunities we provide for career progression,” Mr Curtain said.

“Tim’s commitment to our clients, creating a high-performance culture, connectivity across geographies, learning and development initiatives and technology improvements, has resulted in considerable success in our NSW office leasing business, which he’s led for almost three years.

“In assessing Tim’s successor, Rachel was the clear stand-out. She’s an extraordinary leader, as demonstrated by the impact she’s had at the helm of our North Sydney business over the past four years.”

Mr Courtnall first joined CBRE nearly two decades ago in Tenant Representation and shifted his skills into leasing in 2010. After a stint away, he returned to CBRE at the start of 2021 to reshape and grow CBRE’s NSW office leasing business. 

Ms Vincent is another CBRE boomerang, who worked in our South Sydney office for close to five years ahead of taking on a number of client-side roles before rejoining our Office Leasing business seven and a half years ago.

“Tim and Rachel are highly respected by our office leasing clients, having delivered successful outcomes for some of the region’s largest office owners on major appointments across the market. They will remain active in the market in their new roles, supporting our clients and executing on their leasing strategies in this dynamic market,” Mr Curtain said.