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Career Interview: We Need to Do Better
Issue 42 - June 2008


Construction veteran, John Battersby, Group Managing Director of BK Asia Pacific, says that there is much room for improvement in the construction industry today. u

   
The CEO insight: Green Air-space
Climate change is much more than a CSR issue, says Tony Tyler, Chief Executive, Cathay pacific. At the launch of the Climate Change Business Forum in Hong Kong, Tony Tyler underscored his commitment to what he perceives to be a mission critical issue.

Keywords: Mission, Climate, Greenhouse, Business environment, Business strategy, carbon footprint
   
Career interview: Sustainable learning
Issue 39 - Mar 2008


An interview with Dr. Ann Heywood, Principal, College of Estate Management and Chair of the RICS Presidential Commission on Sustainabilitys
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Career interview: Keith Buckley, Executive Project Director, Hsin Chong
Issue 38 - Feb 2008

As Executive Project Director for Hsin Chong, Keith Buckley is head of the main contractor currently working on the Venetian Macau. Having started in 2003 for the same client on the Sands casino project located on Macau proper, Buckley has also been instrumental in completion of the construction works for phase one of the Venetian project, which he describes three years after commencing the project as "An operating wonder".

   

The interview: Life as a Legislator (NEW)
Issue 38 - Feb 2008

Patrick Lau , the lawmaker, professor and architect, has been a figure at the heart of Hong Kong's urban development for many years.e laDr Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Asia-Pacific advisor to Mastercard Worldwide, speaks to Ashford Pritchard about demographics, the global talent crunch and other issues affecting the real estate universe in Asia.

   

The interview: The Economist
Issue 37 - Dec / Jan 2008

Dr Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Asia-Pacific advisor to Mastercard Worldwide, speaks to Ashford Pritchard about demographics, the global talent crunch and other issues affecting the real estate universe in Asia.

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The interview: Eddie Haddad, Reuters Asia
Issue 36 - Nov 2007

With the prominence of the financial service industry, Reuters financial informational capabilities are driving the organisations real estate development across the region. Eddie Haddad, ASEAN Managing Director, Reuters, tells Ashford Pritchard how that change is taking place.

   

The interview: Aaron Yim, managing director, Ricoh Hong Kong
Issue 35 - Oct 2007

Moving an office involves more than replacing the existing lease or hiring a so-called 'space planner' to do the job. Rita yu spoke to Aaron yim, Managing Director, RICOH, Hong Kong to discover his approach.

Keywords: Moving Office, Ricoh Hong Kong, Aaron Yim, Office Locations, New ideas for New Office, Selection Process, Orientation Package, Staff, Facility Management Centre, Year Award

   
The interview: Stephen Green, Group chairman HSBC Holdings PLC
Issue 33 - Aug 2007


Anyone who believes that real estate is not the concern of senior management is mistaken.

Keywords: HSBC, Senior Management, `Retail branches, Business, Market, Real Estate
   

The interview: Buildings with a purpose
Issue 32 - Jul 2007


James Kilpatrick, CEO, Birkart Globistics air + ocean Far East describes how both clients and staff drive his organisation's real estate needs.

Keywords: Office Location, Global Logistics Company, Buildings, End-user, Building owners
   
The Interview: Creating Corporate Cool!
Issue 31 - Jul 2007

EA Games, the entertainment software giant, is a company that prides itself on fostering creativity amongst its staff. RFP talks to Jon Niermann, President, EA Asia, on how the built environment and corporate culture is instrumental to
business success.

Keywords: Enertainment, Software, Giant, Company, Creativity, Staff, Business, Built Environment, Retails, Industry, Expanding, Changes, Strategy, Corporate Culture, investment, Workplace, Office
   
Careers interview: Where is retail space in the hierarchy
Issue 31 - Apr07

Malls in Asia are not just nondescript venue with multiple stores, they are destinations where people choose to congregate and spend their leisure time, and it is this third-dimension, the consumer spirit, that makes retail real estate development so challenging. Morgan Parker, CEO, Taubman Asia explains why.

Keywords:
Real Estate, Hierarchy, Retail Space, Destination, Consumer, Dimension, Stores, Developer, Building, office, Business, Gross, Project, Sustainability, Shopping Trends
     
Interview with a purse-keeper
issue 30 - May 2007


RFP talks to Yarman J. Vachha, Director of Finance and business Services, Asian Region for Allen & Overy, about how real estate and facilities affect the operations management at one of the world's top law firms.

Keywords: Business, Services, Operations, Management, Law firms, Aspects, Asia, Finance, Marketing, Administration, Demands, Building, Location, Expanded, Renewal
     
Careers interview: The expansion trend
Issue 30 - May 2007

Working in the facility management profession for around 17 years has given Dr.Tan in-depth understanding of what trends are growing and changing throughout Asia. RFP shares Dr.Tan's predictions for the growing FM markets in Asia.

Keywords: Expansion, Trend, Facility Management, Property Management, Dr Tan, FM Growth, New Markets, Human resources, Singaporean Government, Real Estate, Manufacturers, Hospitality
     
The Interview: Chad Holliday, CEO, DuPont
Issue 29 - Apr 2007

This month we met Chad Holliday, CEO of a company that is involved in all areas of the chemicals field and increasingly other products, to discuss the issues that matters to him.

Keywords: Company, Chemicals, Discuss, Environmental, Sustainability, Sustain, Shareholders, Government, fundament
     
The Interview: Safe as hotels
Issue 28 - Mar 2007


Safety and security systems are priorities for guests and hoteliers alike. Dennis Oldfield, General Manager, Accor Hotels, India talks to RFP about the opportunities and challenges presented by implementing these systems in one of the hottest hospitality markets in Asia.

Keywords: Safety, security systems, priorities, hoteliers, challenges, hospitality markets, asia, management, globally recognised, building safety, communication, guests, staff, services, hotel environment, technicians, architects, technical, comfort, control, evacuation, signs, location, signage, requirements, benefit, security
     
     
 


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