Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Asia retail expert Tracy Lu to its cross-border retail team in London to boost business resulting from the expansion of Asian and international retail brands in Europe and other global regions.

Working with the European and Asian retail teams, Lu will focus primarily on advising the growing number of international brands looking to expand into markets in Asia such as China but will also target key Asian brands seeking expansion opportunities in Europe and the US.

Lu previously worked in the retail teams of Savills, JLL in Beijing and mostly recently for Swire Properties, a major landlord in Hong Kong and China.