GVA, the commercial property adviser, has appointed Jo Davis to head up its Bristol office. Jo is already a senior member of GVA’s national Planning Development and Regeneration team leading the planning team across the South West and South Wales.
Jo becomes one of nine Regional Senior Directors at GVA, the title given to those heading up UK offices.
In a landmark move, Jo is the first woman to take on a Regional Senior Director role with GVA.
With 20 years’ experience in the industry, she has been involved in planning of many of the South West region’s most prominent regeneration projects, residential housing developments, and complex brownfield site developments, working alongside companies and organisations such as HCA, St Modwen, North Bristol NHS Trust, Cubex, Linden Homes, Barratt Homes, Bloor Homes and Persimmon Homes. She is a member of Bristol Property Agents’ Association Planning Forum and the Business South West Planning & Transport Committee.
GVA employs 82 people in its Bristol office at St Catherine’s Court, across a full range of commercial property disciplines, including Agency, Planning, Valuation Consultancy, Lease Consultancy, Business Rates, Building, Health and Property Management.
The appointment strengthens further growth in GVA’s UK business, and sets out a clear endorsement to the regions and markets where the company sees significant business development uplift.
Rob Bould, Chief Executive of GVA, comments: “Jo’s appointment is aimed at supporting a key location for us in Bristol and our future business development, a vitally important part of driving growth for all our regions.”
David Mace is stepping down after 8 years in the role as Regional Senior Director and will continue his development consultancy work including his long standing involvement with The Mall at Cribbs Causeway. He says:
“Jo’s promotion is richly deserved. She originally helped establish the Planning team here in Bristol and has developed it into one of the region’s most highly regarded planning advisors, having been involved in some of the region’s strategically important regeneration sites.”
