Mace opens Singapore office and appoints former property director

Mace, the international consultancy and construction company, has appointed Nick Brand to run a new regional hub office in Singapore. 

Nick joins Mace as the Regional Manager for APAC following 12 years working within the group property function at Barclays, where he served as the Global Head of Capital Projects based in London, and in the last four years as the Regional Head of Corporate Real Estate Solutions for Asia Pacific and the Middle East; based in Singapore. 

Nick will strengthen Mace’s operations in Asia, expanding the company’s presence across the region. Leveraging his experience of delivering complex capital investment and management programmes, Nick will work with new and existing clients to find better ways to deliver their projects and programmes. 

Reflecting an ongoing commitment to Asia, Mace’s new office in Singapore will oversee activities across the region, where over 300 of Mace’s employees are located to deliver project, programme and facilities management services for international corporate clients as well as regional developers and operators. 

Notable iconic projects delivered by Mace in the Asia region have included project managing the construction of Landmark 81, Vietnam’s tallest building, the Hong Kong Science Park and delivering the world’s largest casino, the Venetian Hotel and Resort in Macau. 

Jason Millett, Mace’s Chief Operating Officer for Consultancy, said: 

“Nick has a fantastic track record of delivering a hugely complex and challenging programme of real estate across Asia Pacific. We have recently launched our new 2022 Global Business Strategy, and Nick’s appointment reflects our strategic focus on both securing roles on major programmes and building on the services we can provide to our global corporate real estate clients. In the long term we see the Asia Pacific region as a hugely significant growth opportunity for our global business, and from his base in Singapore Nick will be tasked with making that a reality.”

Nick Brand, Mace’s new Regional Director for Asia Pacific, said: 

“Mace is an innovative global consultancy that is leading the way on delivering some of the world’s most complex and challenging programmes. I’m very proud to be given the responsibility to build on their fantastic legacy to date in Asia and beyond. It’s a hugely exciting time and I look forward to working with our clients – both existing and new – to deliver some fantastic results. 

Mark Kennedy, International Operations Director for Mace, said: 

“There are hugely exciting times ahead for Mace in Asia Pacific, building on our existing track record of successfully delivering Iconic projects across in the region. Nick comes to Mace with demonstrable experience of the regional real estate sector and his appointment reflects our long-term commitment.”