Grosvenor’s Barkham joins CBRE as chief economist

Richard Barkham, currently research director at UK property group Grosvenor, is joining CBRE Group as global chief economist.

Barkham will be based in London and report to Nick Axford, CBRE’s global head of research.

Barkham will work with CBRE’s senior executives to lead the development of the company’s view on global economic, financial and real estate market trends. He will also work with Axford and CBRE’s regional research heads to coordinate the analytical activities of the company’s research teams around the world.

A specialist in global macroeconomics and real estate strategy, Barkham has served as Grosvenor’s group research director since 2006. He has also served as non-executive director of Grosvenor Fund Management (GFM) since 2011, working on investment strategy, new fund development, marketing and client relations. He joined Grosvenor in 2000 as research director for Britain & Ireland.