HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amanda Clack FRICS has been inaugurated as RICS President for 2016-17.
Ms. Clack is a Partner at EY, and is Head of Infrastructure (Advisory), leading on infrastructure across government and the private sector.
As a global professional body working across land, real estate, construction and infrastructure, RICS recognises the economic value of infrastructure investment. An estimated $57tn is required to meet global infrastructure needs by 2030 and RICS professionals can help projects to complete on time and within budget.
During her presidency, Ms. Clack will focus on this area, as well as city development, including the creation of smart and sustainable cities. She will also work with RICS teams around the world to promote and embed international standards.
“By 2050, we will have 6.3bn people living in our cities,” Ms. Clack notes. “These enduring structures hold the key to meeting the challenges presented by climate change, resource scarcity and growing populations. Through the development of smart cities and large-scale infrastructure projects, the industry can help make these cities a success. RICS has the opportunity to lead on the issues of attracting finance, managing risk and being more sustainable.”
A senior role model for the profession, Ms. Clack will also passionately promote greater diversity in the industry. To create a workforce fit for the future, the profession must reflect the diversity of communities globally. This includes how we attract, retain and develop talent.
“Diversity should be seen as a business strategy,” Ms. Clack says. “If we do nothing to attract a more diverse workforce, how can we expect to deliver important projects for diverse populations around the world?”
Joining Ms. Clack in the RICS Presidential Team over the next year are RICS President Elect John Hughes FRICS, based in Canada, and RICS Senior Vice President Chris Brooke FRICS, based in Hong Kong.
About RICS
Confidence through Professional Standards
RICS promotes and enforces the highest professional qualifications and standards in the development and management of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure. Our name promises the consistent delivery of standards – bringing confidence to the markets we serve.
We accredit 118,000 professionals and any individual or firm registered with RICS is subject to our quality assurance. Their expertise covers property, asset valuation, real estate management; the development of infrastructure; and the management of natural resources, such as mining, farms and woodland. From environmental assessments and building controls to negotiating land rights in an emerging economy; if our members are involved the same professional standards and ethics apply.
We believe that standards underpin effective markets. With up to seventy per cent of the world’s wealth bound up in land and real estate, our sector is vital to economic development, helping to support stable, sustainable investment and growth around the globe.
With offices covering the major political and financial centres of the world, our market presence means we are ideally placed to influence policy and embed professional standards. We work at a cross-governmental level, delivering international standards that will support a safe and vibrant marketplace in land, real estate, construction and infrastructure, for the benefit of all.
We are proud of our reputation and work hard to protect it, so clients who work with an RICS professional can have confidence in the quality and ethics of the services they receive.
About RICS Asia
RICS Asia supports a network of over 20,000 individual professionals across the Asia region with an objective to help develop the land, property and construction markets in these countries, by introducing professional standards, best practice education and training. We promote RICS and our members as the natural advisors on all property matters. We also ensure that services and career development opportunities are provided to members.
RICS Asia region serves local member associations located in Brunei, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, The People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan and South Korea. It also has members working across the region such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kiribati, Laos PDR, Macao SAR, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, The Maldives, The Philippines, Timor East and Vietnam. For more information, please visit: www.rics.org.