Matthew Howard has joined CB Richard Ellis to lead the property advisor's new specialist retail asset management team in the UK.

Matthew Howard has joined CB Richard Ellis to lead the property advisor's new specialist retail asset management team in the UK.

Howard has been appointed a senior director and he will focus on providing specialist retail asset management and strategic advice to support clients' business and asset strategies.

Formerly of UBS, Howard was head of Asset Management and assistant fund manager for its flagship UK Property Fund, with assets of over £1 bn.

His appointment follows a series of key recruitment announcements in the UK Retail team in the last six months, including: Jonathan De Mello, head of Retail Consultancy; Rhodri Davies and Peter Arduino, senior directors, Retail Capital Markets; Jane Wynne, senior director, Retail Property Management; Mark Simms, associate director, Shopping Centre Leasing.