Simon received his professional qualification as a Chartered Surveyor (General Practice) of the United Kingdom in 1980 and a Registered Professional Surveyor of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors in 1985. He later became a professional member of the China Institute of Real Estate Appraiser in 2003. With 40 years of post-qualified professional training and experience, he has extensive practices in appraisal, market study, financial analysis, corporate real estate services (tenants representation, transaction and project construction management), asset management, and real estate investment consulting.

Simon is the founder of Cresval Corporate Advisory Group. Born and educated in Hong Kong, he relocated and spent 24 years in Shanghai and Shenzhen of China since 1996 but has now expanded his geographic coverage across the Asia Pacific region on real estate consulting.

Andy Wu is a qualified surveyor for more than 30 years and currently heads up the Hong Kong Valuation, Lease Consultancy & Professional Services Division in the company. In the past, he worked with developers, professional consultancies, listed companies and banks with responsibilities covering valuation, development consultation, project management, lease management and corporate advisory. The wide range of experience and professional exposure has earned Andy the RICS designations in four divisions including Valuation, Commercial Property, Management Consultancy and Facilities Management.

Achievement in recent years included cultivation and development of specialist professional services such as advisory on Industrial Estate properties, value enhancement of investment properties, and lease consultancy which involved in handling lease audits, lease restructuring, resolution of lease dispute issues, and the recent professional assistance in helping the tenants negotiate and achieve contingent concessions under the impact of the coronavirus.

He has also actively involved in complex valuation and appraisal assignments, and other professional consultancies for major corporate clients covering the Asian Pacific Regions, U.S., Canada and Africa.

A seasoned CPA & CFA, Alan has more than 20 years of experience in M&A advisory, transaction support, valuation consulting and IPO advisory. His experience covers valuation services for various purposes including sale, merger, purchase price allocation, accounting and tax, majority and minority stock interests, public listing, strategic joint-ventures and shareholders’ disputes. Alan has served clients from a wide variety of industries including metal fabrication, power generation, publishing fashion retailing, food and beverage, transportation, automobile, internet, telecommunications, property development, infrastructure, electronics, bio-tech, pharmaceutical, newspaper, entertainment, petro-chemical, software, satellite, construction, oil and gas and hospitality, most of which are famous listed companies or large private enterprises.

Spending much time in Shenzhen, Alan has an in-depth knowledge and track record on providing corporate advisory services to China related enterprises across a wide range of industries.

Mr. Fai is a veteran banker with more than 20 years’ experience in Commercial Banking, Corporate Banking, Bond and Debt Syndication markets with focus in Greater China region as well as South East Asia. He is well versed in banking and related financial services operations in the region.
He used to serve Bank of China Hong Kong and Bank of China Thailand, Dah Sing Bank Hong Kong and Korea Investment bank, Woori Global Asia Markets Limited.

Born in Hong Kong, Ricky attained a B.BA Degree at the Chaminade University of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA and spent more than 25 years in Hawaii before relocating to Shanghai in 2001. Ricky focused on premium residential real estate investments while in Hawaii and was instrumental in the purchase of one of the best piece of premium properties in Hawaii on behalf of the family of a well known billionaire in Hong Kong & Macau.

Ricky relocated to Shanghai full time in 2001 and has since been actively involved in real estate investment consulting for major foreign investors and developers on real estate investment opportunities in China as well as corporate real estate advisory for MNCs with projects in China.

Retail consultancy is another specialist advisory area that Ricky has been focusing and he is now representing an impressive list of retailers and brands on their space requirements as well as advising retail / shopping mall owners on market positioning, tenants mix and marketing strategies throughout projects in China.

Gareth Williams came to the Far East in 1974 on a Government contract then in 1979 moved to Vigers, a UK company who had been awarded a building surveying contract in connection with the MTR.  His role was to start the General Practice / Valuation and Agency sides of the business.  He became Chairman and CEO of Vigers.

In 2002 he became the Chief Executive of Knight Frank in Hong Kong and in 2004 moved to Wheelock Properties as Investment Director of the listed company to asset manage the non-core portfolio and acquire and dispose of real estate investments.

With 40 years experience in Hong Kong in all aspects of real estate acquisitions, disposals, valuation, property management, research and general advice, he is now a Senior Advisor to the Board of Cresval Corporate Advisory Group in Hong Kong in the fields of:

• Expert Witness reports and presentation on real estate matters in court and arbitration and litigation support work.
• Property investment acquisition and due diligence
• Lease negotiations for commercial property at inception and lease renewals / rent reviews
• Specialist property valuations
• Rating Assessment negotiations
• Acquisition and disposal of investment properties and advice relating thereto.

QUALIFICATIONS

Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors

Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Member of the Academy of Experts

Registered Professional Surveyor - General Practice (Hong Kong)

He has also sat on the Lands Tribunal for a period of 9 months as the Member