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The global real estate advisor has appointed Marc Montgomery as Head of Operations for its energy team, which sits within the firm’s wider Property Management division.
Montgomery joins the business with over 25 years’ experience, having undertaken various senior leadership roles, managing teams over 300 people within sales, customer service and debt operations. He spent 19 years at British Gas in various leadership roles covering both B2B and B2C parts of the business and was more recently Head of Corporate Sales and Service Business at Opus Energy, developing operational strategies across sales, service, billing metering and credit management.
In his new role at Savills, Montgomery will be managing the energy operations teams within the Property Management arm, to share knowledge and experience, drive change and operational efficiency improvements through continuous improvement methodologies and create a joined up approach that benefits the business.
Speaking about his new appointment, Montgomery said: “I have developed extensive knowledge of the energy industry and consider myself to be a collaborator and leader of change and development strategies. I look forward to working with Savills to deliver our energy services at what is a critical time for the energy industry to reaching our UK net zero ambitions, helping to service our client relationships through continuous improvement and innovation.”
David Thomas, Director of Energy within Property Management at Savills, commented: “Marc brings to the role a wealth of experience and expertise. His appointment allows Savills to continue to deliver and manage the operations of our energy consultancy to clients.”
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