Moderator

Mr Gerry KIPLING

Managing Director, Oak Tree Property Services Limited

Biography

Gerry is an energetic general practice surveyor. Gerry started his professional career with the Greater London Council (GLC) in 1974, and was quickly involved in a wide variety of property challenges in one of the most dynamic inner London boroughs of Islington, qualifying as a Chartered Surveyor at that time. In 1978 Gerry took up a new UK nationwide role with Jones Lang Wootton (JLW), London, working with some of the Firm’s most dynamic Investor Clients. In 1982 eager to explore new horizons, Gerry took up a role with JLW Hong Kong, tasked with setting up a new property management division, and good progress was made despite turbulent market conditions, and Gerry went on to the role of Managing Director JLW Hong Kong (1996), and then CEO Asia for the new Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) in 1999, driving a period of rapid expansion for the Firm in the region. In 2002 keen to set us his own business, Gerry successfully set up a new company PropertyOne Limited, with offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai, the business focus property asset management and consultancy, and well received by select Clients. In 2010 CBRE Limited acquired the PropertyOne business, and Gerry joined the Firm to run their property asset management business. Keen to take up a new challenge, Gerry left CBRE in 2016, and recently established Oak Tree Property Services Limited. Gerry is passionate about Hong Kong, an enthusiastic runner, and hiker, and now keen to work with RICS Hong Kong to add to their fine work to date in the furtherance of the highest professional standards, and value add property advisory input in Hong Kong.