Name: Piers Wates
Company Name: Cushman & Wakefield
Current position/Industry Specialty: Office Tenant Representation
Years in the industry: 4
Hometown: London, England
Most satisfying part of your job: Visiting clients in their new office space and seeing the smiles on their face!
Last book you read or movie you’ve seen: Curve Benders (book) & Mare of Eastown (TV Series since I can’t remember the last movie I watched)
Favorite vacation spot: Montenegro
Favorite restaurant in Charlotte: Peppervine
Hobbies/Interests: Sports & Travel
One thing on your bucket list: A family safari in Africa
If you could have lunch with anyone (living or dead) who would it be and why? Winston Churchill – I would love to pick his brains on what it was like in the War Rooms. Although we may have to push back to dinner so we can discuss over a glass of brandy and a cigar!
What you like best about CRCBR: It is a great opportunity to socialise with industry peers, particularly those I don’t interact with or overlap with on a daily basis.
What else should we know about you: I have completed the entire Tour De France route for charity, twice.
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