Barely 24 hours since Jim Gill announced he was to hang up his gloves as chief executive of Liverpool Vision (EGi subscribers can read more here) and already there's plenty of market chatter about who is likely to be in the frame, or at least, who should be in the frame.
Vision's chairman, Mike Parker, is already on the hunt for Gill's replacement, but one unofficial name to crop up at this early stage is Vision's investment director, Mike Taylor, who used to head up Business Liverpool before it was incorporated into Vision in 2008.
In general, Liverpool agents are full of praise for Gill, the man who oversaw Vision during a period of significant growth for Liverpool as a city and a property market.
Veteran Liverpool agent Stuart Keppie of Keppie Massie, says Gill will be a hard act to follow and that he has always had "strong leadership and a clear idea of the regeneration which he wanted to see."
To varying degrees, Vision has played a part in most of Liverpool's major developments last decade, and Keppie pointed out Gill's role in the revamp of the Speke/Garston corridor, which runs to Liverpool John Lennon Airport. Vision under Gill has also invested in current projects, such as the gap funding it has provided for English Cities Fund's third office building at St Paul's Square.
Whoever takes over from Gill will have a tough task on their hands, as the market in Liverpool struggles to come to terms with the recession. Gill's achievements are noted by Liverpool's property community, but Vision's efforts could prove more important still in the coming recovery.
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