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James Harrison

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After growing up and being educated in England James Harrison worked in the city of London until deciding to follow his calling of property and valuation by attending the Royal Agricultural College Cirencester. James earned an Honours degree in Rural Land Management and then left the UK to work in America where his wife, Jennifer, was based. Following a few years in the US James Harrison moved to Central Portugal where he first partnered in an Estate Agency company and subsequently an international property portal. With five years of experience in this market, James Harrison moved to the Pestana Group (Hotel and Leisure) to direct their Algarve property sales division. Seeing the changes in the international markets James Harrison then took a job in Singapore where he has been residing with his wife and two children for the last two years. The real story.... http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c479cfe6-b0a1-11df-8c04-00144feabdc0.html

James Harrison's Background

James Harrison's Experience

General Manager at Viva Vino Ltd, Singapore

July 2011 - July 2012

Viva Vino is a boutique wine distribution company specializing in Portuguese wine. The business is divided into three parts- 1. Wholesale - supermarkets, shops, other wine sellers 2. Distribution - restaurants, bars, hotels 3. Wine club - individual Portuguese wine has two DOC specialities Port and Vinho Verde as well as fantastic table wines and a sophisticated premium range, especially from the Douro. One of the USPs is the grape varietals, many of which are unique to Portugal- White: alvorinho, arinto, antao vaz, verdelho Red: touriga nacional, trincadeira, alicante bouschet

Sales and Marketing Director at Grupo Pestana

June 2008 - July 2011

Golf, residence and tourism company including construction component. Golf courses;- Vale da Pinta Gramacho Silves Alto Beloura Beach resorts;- Atlantico, Alvor Porches Praia Palm Gardens Property: Pestana Residences offer property options from one bed fractional (Four Owner Plan) through to luxury fairway 6 bedroom villas. With properties around the world, including Algarve, Brazil, Porto Santo and Sao Tome we have both InvestHotel and lifestyle residential. Our philosophy is based more on operations than development and so our relationship with owners continues from purchase to sale, (if you can bear to sell)

Market Analyst at Portugal Property Analysis

2008 - July 2011

Property appraisals, market analysis, service intermediary and introducer. Most international real estate agents have felt the unbearable annoyance of finding 'true' comparables to create realistic valuations and market appraisals. Portugal Property Analysis is setting out to be a repository of sales data for 'vetted' agents.

Sales Manager at Imatico Lda

2003 - 2008

Starting as an analyst and advisor I quickly moved into a sales position as Imatico developed its business with British clients. A very strong localised market lead to over expansion and ....

Artist at Dude Art

August 2000 - August 2004

Oil Painting, mainly portrait and flowers, when the tide was out

Manager at Tarr Farm

1993 - 1995

General duties required for management of Tea room, Cafe and gift shop

Asbestosis and Pollution Technician at Yasuda Fire and Marine

1991 - 1992

Analysed Yasuda's exposure to asbestos and pollution claims.

Accounts Technician at C. I. de Rougemont & Co. Ltd

1990 - 1991

Daily accounts for three Lloyds 'Boxes'

Manager at The Old Parr's Head

1989 - 1991

Manager of busy London pub

Creator at The Property Authority

December 2012

Open source property listing portal.. Tired of paying for listings and leads? Coming soon, the solution

Business Development Director at Cimigo

October 2012

Cimigo is an independent team of over 300 marketing research and branding specialists operating throughout Asia Pacific since 2003. Our promise is to bring the voice of the customer into your boardroom to deliver inspiration to your brand. We are the voice of the customer. We are different. We put the customer at the heart of your business strategy. This means we seek out the thoughts and emotions of your customers at a level you would never have thought possible. We do this to build a relationship, a powerful emotional bond between your brand and your customer. . We deal in thinking not products. We deliver inspiration. We answer your most difficult marketing questions to deliver inspiration to your brand. No one product fits all, so we don't offer products. We offer thinking in specialised areas that enables inspiration to be revealed.. In short, we deliver the future for your brand today. Cimigo delivers the future from eight strategic operating centres - Delhi, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Macau, Saigon, Shanghai and Singapore. Visit us at: www.cimigo.com www.cimigolive.com Specialties Qualitative and quantitative insights, Online research, Brand strategists, Ethnographers, Social media research and analysis, Innovation

Commercial & Finance Officer at Panashco Media Pte Ltd

August 2012

Property Life is Asia's Number 1 Property guide, printed by Panashco Media.

General Manager - Singapore at Fortune Real Estate Group

August 2011

Fortune RE Group has been created to service the needs of companies offering international property for sale, as lifestyle or financial investments. Focusing on the Far East markets of China, HK, Malaysia and Singapore, we offer a range of cost effective solutions to drive sales in these booming markets. Formed by Steve Dawkins and Robert Bradley of Own Property Worldwide, George Betz of Worldwide Property Shows and Xavier Wiggins of OPP, together with strategic partners in the region, Fortune RE aims to guide the right companies with the right product through the potentially complex Far East marketplace.

Commercial Director at PortUtube

November 2010

Conceptualises and helped set up the company

James Harrison's Education

Member of Association of International Property Professionals

2010 – 2010

Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester

1996 – 1999

BSc (hons) Rural Land Management

Concentration: Valuation, Construction, Agriculture, Law, Business


City University (GB)

1988 – 1990

Concentration: Actuarial Science


Pangbourne College

1982 – 1987

James Harrison's Interests & Activities

Surfing, reading, mathematics, backgammon

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