{"id":31347,"date":"2021-03-23T15:15:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T02:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=31347"},"modified":"2021-03-23T15:15:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T02:15:07","slug":"mcgraths-ex-chief-geoff-lucas-to-head-up-rival-real-estate-shop-the-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/mcgraths-ex-chief-geoff-lucas-to-head-up-rival-real-estate-shop-the-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"McGrath\u2019s ex-chief Geoff Lucas to head up rival real estate shop The Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PHOTO: Geoff Lucas is set to head up the publically listed real estate group The Agency.\u00a0<span class=\"photographer\">Photo:\u00a0Supplied<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"first-para\">Former McGrath chief executive Geoff Lucas has joined rival real estate shop<a href=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?s=The+Agency&amp;submit=Search\"> The Agency<\/a> as group chief executive of the publically listed company.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment was announced to the stock exchange on Tuesday morning a little more than six months after Mr Lucas stepped down as chief executive at McGrath Estate Agents\u00a0following a fallout with the company\u2019s founder John McGrath.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased Geoff has agreed to join The Agency given his immense experience and success in the real estate sector,\u201d said The Agency chairman Andrew Jensen.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Lucas had two significant stints in senior executive roles at <a href=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?s=McGrath+Estate+Agents&amp;submit=Search\">McGrath Estate Agents<\/a>, the first as a former lieutenant to Mr McGrath that lasted eight years until he left in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after Mr Lucas left he was followed out the door by\u00a0McGrath\u2019s then head of sales Matt Lahood\u00a0and high-profile sales agents like Ben Collier, Steven Chen and Shad Hassan who joined rival real estate shop The Agency.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE VIA<a href=\"https:\/\/www.domain.com.au\/news\/mcgraths-ex-chief-geoff-lucas-to-head-up-rival-real-estate-shop-the-agency-1038059\/\"> DOMAIN<\/a><\/p>\n<section id=\"top-posts-2\" class=\"widget widget_top-posts\">\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\"><span class=\"accent-typo\">MOST POPULAR<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"widgets-list-layout no-grav\">\n<li><a class=\"bump-view\" title=\"OnlyFans stars luxurious waterfront mansion | WATCH\" href=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/onlyfans-stars-luxurious-waterfront-mansion-watch\/\" data-bump-view=\"tp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgets-list-layout-blavatar lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.propertynoise.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/OnlyFans-stars.jpg?fit=634%2C792&amp;ssl=1&amp;resize=40%2C40\" alt=\"OnlyFans stars luxurious waterfront mansion | WATCH\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 40px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 40\/40;\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"widgets-list-layout-links\"><a class=\"bump-view\" title=\"OnlyFans stars luxurious waterfront mansion | WATCH\" href=\"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/onlyfans-stars-luxurious-waterfront-mansion-watch\/\" data-bump-view=\"tp\">OnlyFans stars luxurious waterfront mansion | WATCH<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"bump-view\" title=\"The rich get richer! 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