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Andrew joined Colliers as Executive Director, Research, Asia in February 2016. He is responsible for directing research output by over 40 staff across the regional offices, and is committed to delivering strategic, rigorous and actionable research to help Colliers' clients and business professionals make key commercial decisions..

Andrew has 30 years of experience – including 18 years in Asia – in property, equity and strategic research. He has worked with large investment banks including HSBC and Nomura around the world, and has covered numerous industrial and service sectors including real estate. He is skilled in rigorous, strategic analysis of regional and global trends and has deep expertise in accounting, financial forecasting and corporate valuation. Andrew has built and led successful teams in Asia, the Middle East and Europe, and has extensive experience of serving senior institutional clients around the world. He speaks English, Japanese and French.

Rakesh is Head of Occupier Research for Asia. In this capacity, Rakesh partners with the Asia Occupier Services and Research teams to accelerate growth and increase Colliers’ share of voice in the sector.

Rakesh also leads Asia Occupier Research to deliver industry-leading reports, thought leadership, and enterprising insights to strengthen Colliers’ Occupier Services capabilities and offerings for commercial real estate occupier clients across Asia.

Based in Singapore, Rakesh has over 16 years of experience across the APAC and MENA regions in the occupier and investor space, specialising in research, development consulting, investment advisory, valuations, and transaction management.