Knight Frank has appointed Craig Shute as CEO of Asia Pacific, effective 1 April 2025. Shute is currently CEO of the Greater China business and will be taking over from Kevin Coppel who will retire from the partnership in March 2025.
Shute (pictured) joined Knight Frank last year and has more than 25 years of experience in the real estate industry, having held senior leadership roles across Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong SAR, and the USA.
Prior to joining Knight Frank, he was the managing director of JLL in Victoria, Australia, and previously led CBRE’s operations in Hong Kong and Taiwan from 2008 to 2016.
William Beardmore-Gray, senior partner and group chair, Knight Frank commented: “With a proven track record of driving growth and delivering strong results across multiple markets, Craig’s leadership will play a key role in shaping the next phase of our Apac strategy.”
Shute added: “Knight Frank’s entrepreneurial, unique partnership structure ideally positions us to provide superior services and advice to our clients and attract the best talent in the industry.”
Knight Frank’s Asia Pacific business consists of 11,000 people in 300 offices across 16 markets.
