Avison Young promotes 11 in Manchester

Dom Picot, Ramone Johnson, and Edward Blight have all been made directors, while eight more staffers have been bumped up to associate director level.

The promotions have been made across various divisions including building and project consultancy, place, rating and technology, and real estate, facilities and infrastructure management.

Picot, Johnson, and Blight have been made directors after a combined 14 years with Avison Young. Picot joined as an AD from CBRE in the summer of 2024, Johnson was appointed as an associate in 2021 having left Turner & Townsend, while Blight arrived from Cushman & Wakefield in 2019 and has worked his way up from senior surveyor.

The eight newly minted associate directors are:

• Dan Matthias

• Shane Campion

• Liam Cleary

• Rachel Jones

• Lauren Neary

• Joseph Smith

• Roland Dahllof

• David Baldwin

In total AY has made 44 promotions to associate director and director across its Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, London, Manchester, and Newcastle offices.

Barry Crichton, principal and managing director in Manchester at Avison Young, said: “Greater Manchester is a region that requires best-in-class talent to enable our clients to benefit from the opportunities on the horizon, so I’m delighted to recognise the efforts of 11 individuals in this year’s cohort of directors and associate directors.

“As a regional office, we’re seeing considerable momentum, as investment and development in the area continues to grow, and so does the service we provide to clients. I’m looking forward to supporting these team members in continuing to prosper in their careers.”