Industry veteran joins Knight Frank’s Global Occupier Strategy & Solutions team from Cushman & Wakefield
13th January 2026 Knight Frank has appointed James Maddock as a partner within its Global Occupier Strategy & Solutions team. He joins from Cushman & Wakefield, where he has spent his entire 35-year career. In his new role, Maddock will work closely alongside Tim Armstrong, Knight Frank’s global head of Occupier Strategy & Solutions, alongside the senior regional leadership, including Philipp Ueberschaer and Richard Proctor, the department’s heads in the EMEA and UK regions respectively. He began his career at DTZ in 1990, joining the European board following the firm’s merger with Cushman & Wakefield in 2015. Most recently, Maddock served as EMEA head of occupier services, where he was responsible for building and scaling the EMEA Occupier Services platform. His has experience in multiple areas of corporate real estate strategy and delivery, including integrated service delivery models, portfolio optimisation, and workplace innovation. Maddock was also previously served as chair of CoreNet UK, the principal occupier association, for a two-year term. William Beardmore-Gray, senior partner and group chair at Knight Frank, said: “James is a highly respected industry leader with an unparalleled network and depth of occupier expertise. His appointment underscores our long-term commitment to building a market-leading Global Occupier platform, which we see […]
