Savills Wimborne appoints new head of office

International real estate advisor Savills has announced that development director, Philip Beattie, has become the new Head of Office at Savills Wimborne, effective from 1st January 2023. Philip takes the reins from Mark Turnbull, who has stepped down from the position after seven years.
Mark will now be focusing purely on his role as director within the property management division at Savills. He joined the company in 1989 and has overseen the expansion of the Wimborne office over the last seven years to now a team of more than 130 people. The office at Wessex House has recently celebrated its 75th anniversary and has teams covering a wealth of property services including residential, farm and estate management, development, planning, heritage, energy and infrastructure, valuation, client accounting, healthcare, building consultancy and cartography, design and GIS, as well as a team providing integrated real estate services to corporate occupiers worldwide.
Philip joined the company in 2004 and is a director in the South Coast Development team.
Philip Beattie, head of office at Savills Wimborne, said: “Having been at Savills for 19 years, it is a real privilege to now take the next step leading our exceptional team here in Wimborne and I look forward to building on the success of the office.”
Mark Turnbull, director, property management division at Savills, says: “It has been an absolute pleasure to represent our Wimborne office over the last seven years and to see it grow in the way that it has. Having worked with Philip for many years, I know I will leave the office in superb hands and I look forward to continuing my work within our property management division as we head into 2023.”