Our people are the best in the business: professional, accurate, each a specialist in their field and dedicated to getting the job done.
Senior Management
David Rugg –
Chairman
Chris Day – Managing
Director
Simon Hughes – UK
Managing Director
Our People Directory
Find the biography and contact details of our team members by alphabetical order or by sector.
David Rugg – Chairman
David joined Christie + Co in 1972 and was Managing Director prior to the formation of Christie Group in 1985 when he was appointed Group Managing Director and later Chief Executive. David is Chairman of Christie + Co and has many years’ experience in the sale and valuation of businesses. In particular, he has extensive experience of the hotel sector worldwide.
Chris Day – Managing Director
Chris Day joined Christie + Co in 1985 and, having worked in both the Birmingham and London Offices, was appointed Managing Director in 1993. He has overall responsibility for all Christie + Co's specialist transactional and advisory activities. Chris has overseen the successful expansion of Christie + Co into a truly pan European firm, which currently has 15 offices in the UK and 11 International offices.
Based in the London office, Chris has particular responsibility for our international operations and he travels regularly. He specialises in the sale and valuation of hotels, public houses and restaurants and has led teams handling numerous disposal and valuation assignments for many high profile clients.
Chris commenced his career in the property profession in 1975, qualifying as a Chartered Surveyor in 1980. In recent years he was Chairman of the Central London Branch of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and was also a member of the Surveyors Panel advising the British Association of Hotel Accountants on the measurement of the Tangible Fixed Assets for the Hotel industry.
Simon Hughes – UK Managing Director
Having started his career in the hotel industry, Simon Hughes moved into the property sector more than 20 years ago and joined Christie + Co in 1987. Originally employed as a hotel sector specialist, Simon has worked with a broad range of clients over the years — from independent hotel owners through to some of the most recognisable operators, including Hilton, Whitbread and Marston Hotels. Initially based in the Nottingham office, Simon subsequently spent periods working in the Glasgow, Bristol and London offices, where he developed a full understanding of Christie + Co’s service offerings and a broad knowledge of all our specialist sectors.
Having successfully managed the London operation for a number of years, he was appointed UK Managing Director in 2005. Simon now has overall responsibility for Christie + Co’s full range of agency and advisory services activity across the network of 15 regional offices.
He is also responsible for directing the activities of Christie + Co’s sister company Christie Finance. Simon continues to take an active role in client projects, most recently focusing on the development of business in the retail sector, where he has been instrumental in Christie + Co’s expansion into the forecourt and pharmacy markets. .
