# Savills Appoints Guy Varney Non-Executive Chairman of Private Office, Adds Two More

> Savills appoints Guy Varney as Non-Executive Chairman of its Private Office, adds Hugh Dixon in New York and Charles Penny as Director from January 2027.

- Published: 2026-11-10T09:37:06+00:00
- Section: Leadership
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-10/savills-private-office-appointments
- Source: [EuropaWire](https://news.europawire.eu/savills-strengthens-cross-border-real-estate-advisory-with-three-senior-private-office-appointments/eu-press-release/2026/11/10/10/12/05/186847/)

## Key takeaways

- Guy Varney, formerly Head of Client Coverage at Credit Suisse Private Bank UK, becomes Non-Executive Chairman of Savills Private Office.
- Hugh Dixon joins as a New York-based consultant to develop Savills Private Office across North America.
- Charles Penny is due to join as Director in January 2027, focusing on Prime Central London and major international markets.

Savills has appointed Guy Varney as Non-Executive Chairman of its Private Office, alongside New York-based consultant Hugh Dixon and Charles Penny, who joins as Director in January 2027. [EuropaWire](https://news.europawire.eu/savills-strengthens-cross-border-real-estate-advisory-with-three-senior-private-office-appointments/eu-press-release/2026/11/10/10/12/05/186847/) reported the appointments on November 10, 2026.

## Varney, Dixon and Penny Join Savills Private Office

Varney most recently served as Head of Client Coverage for Credit Suisse Private Bank UK, where he managed the business through its integration into UBS and oversaw relationships with entrepreneurs, family offices and ultra-high-net-worth clients. His new role covers strategic guidance and oversight as the Private Office develops its international capabilities.

Dixon, based in New York, joins as a consultant tasked with developing [Savills](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0004nnx/savills) Private Office across North America. He has more than a decade of experience advising international families and family offices on property in the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe, and has more recently advised a select group of families and family offices on global real estate strategies.

Penny will join as Director in January 2027, focusing on Prime Central London and major international markets. His experience includes working for an Asia-based family office and advising on luxury residential properties and cross-border transactions.

Simon Shaw, CEO of Savills Plc, said: "The world's wealthy have always been an important part of Savills client base, and today represent an increasingly broad demographic and are more globally mobile." Varney said he was "delighted to be taking on this role with Savills Private Office."

Savills Private Office is co-headed by Alex Christian and Rory McMullen, working alongside Emma Steele and the Savills Global Cross Border Investment team. The firm said it has recently acquired [Eastdil Secured](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0003l5o/eastdil-secured) Savills, a development it says expands its US presence and connects international private capital with opportunities in the US property market.

## Savills' Private Capital and US Build-Out

According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Savills partnered with Beverly Hills Estates in April 2026 as its exclusive residential brokerage partner on the US West Coast, gaining access to a combined $19 billion career sales client base. The same records show Savills opened its first office in Jacksonville, Florida, and continued Texas Triangle expansion with an Austin office. Savills generates advisory fees from over €100 billion in annual transactions across 70 countries and employs over 42,000 professionals, the records show.

## Earlier Savills Leadership Moves

On November 6, 2026, UK Property Forums reported that Savills appointed Ceri Thomas as Associate Director of its Cambridge property management team, based at Botanic House, with more than 15 years of commercial property experience. On November 3, 2026, FashionUnited reported that Sonae Sierra recruited Pablo Buendía from Savills as head of leasing business development, joining its joint venture with NBIM.

## Charles Penny's January 2027 Start

Savills said Penny is due to join the Private Office as Director in January 2027.

## Companies in this story

- [Savills company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0004nnx/savills) · website: https://www.savills.com
- [Eastdil Secured company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0003l5o/eastdil-secured) · website: http://www.eastdilsecured.com

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