The John Cartwright Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution

This award has been renamed as a tribute to our former CEO, John Cartwright, who sadly passed away in December 2023.  In the decade to December 2019, John successfully led AREF through a transformational period, setting it up to become the award-winning industry association it is today.

This award is a discretionary award, with nominations selected by the AREF Team.  A vote then takes place by the AREF Board, Management Committee and Team to determine the winner.  It is awarded to an individual who has gone the extra mile in terms of their personal involvement in our affairs and their commitment to the evolution of the association and the industry. 

No submission is required for this award.

2024 Winner:

Winner: Patrick Groves, CMS

Patrick Groves of CMS collecting the award.

Patrick was nominated for this award for his many years of participating in the FutureGen Committee and now in the Education & Training Committee, specificially his work in:

• Planning and moderating all three debt panel events for the AREF Debt Event Series.
• Contributions in the planning of the AREF Conference.

Other nominations included:

• Chantal Beaudoin, Knight Frank Investment Management
• Clare Grimes, GRE Finance
• Simon Marx, Lothbury Investment Management
• Jessica Pilz, Fiera Real Estate