Lunson Mitchenall has poached back Knight Frank’s head of retail agency, Nigel Thompson.

Thompson will join Lunson Mitchenall as a director, and will work on a number of projects including CSC’s northern portfolio which includes the Metrocentre and Eldon Square Newcastle.

He started as an agent at Cushman & Wakefield, before joining Lunson Mitchenall and became a director in 2006. He left in 2009 to pursue his own business interests and became head of agency at Knight Frank in August 2011.

Marcus Kilby, managing director at Lunson Mitchenall, said: “The contacts, knowledge and experience Nigel brings to Lunson Mitchenall are invaluable and we are pleased to be welcoming him back to the business. Nigel’s appointment will play an important part in our plans to expand our portfolio and will further enhance our service to clients.”

Thompson, added: “Lunson Mitchenall’s reputation in the industry is second to none, with an unrivalled in-house expertise and client and projects list which includes some of the most high-profile and prestigious names and schemes in the country.”