EUROPE - Key Persons


Andre Zucker

Job Titles:
  • Head of Real Estate, KGAL
Can you please explain the ‘walkability' concept and how it translates into a real estate investment strategy? ‘Walkability' is an analytical proc ...

Arvi A. I. Luoma

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder & CEO, Blackbrook
What are the main changes in the logistics sector that you expect to define the market in the post-Covid world? Logistics as an asset class has continued to evolve and ex ...

Dirk Sosef

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Research & Strategy, Prologis
You recently published a research paper on the future of the supply chain. Can you share some key findings? Our latest research indicates that geographic, economic and po ...

Gary Burrows

Job Titles:
  • Regional Manager, IKEA Centres Russia
What are the current retail trends that you see as being important? In Russia, retail trends will be driven by the growth of the Russian consumer market and the positive ...

Ian Hanlon

Job Titles:
  • Director, JLL Foodservice Consulting
How has the F&B sector changed in recent years throughout Europe? There has been and continues to be, a significant shift in the structure and makeup of the F&B s ...

James Cons

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Leslie Jones Architecture
Friars Walk in Newport and Moor Market in Sheffield have been very highly praised. Is there anything unique about these schemes that sets them apart from other retail or ... Managing Director of Leslie Jones since 2013, James has been with the firm since 1993 and provides both clients and the team with a consistent point of management, leadership and project direction. His portfolio includes the design and build of London Designer Outlet in Wembley, complete refurbishment of intu Victoria Centre in Nottingham and extension of intu Eldon Square in Newcastle. James holds a Diploma in Project Management from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a Master of Business Administration in Construction and Real Estate and is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

James Markby

Job Titles:
  • Managing Partner at Logistics Capital

James Turner

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, Balmain Asset Management
What are the few current real estate trends that you see as being important at the moment? The technological impact is the most significant whether it is Airbnb in the ho ...

Jason Sharman

Job Titles:
  • Chancerygate As European Director
  • European Director, Chancerygate
What do you believe are the key challenges in the logistics market across Europe today? One challenge is sourcing viable, reasonably priced land for urban logistics devel ... Jason joined Chancerygate as European Director in 2023, having spent over 24 years working in central Europe. He is a leading player in the European market with high level contacts and relationships across the industry.

Jenny Casebourne

Job Titles:
  • Restaurant Director, the Howard De Walden Estate
Can you tell us about the Estate and your new role? The Howard de Walden Estate is one of London's major landowners together with Grosvenor, Cadogan and The Portma ...

John Burton

Job Titles:
  • Head of Development for Westfield UK
  • Head of Development, Westfield
John Burton OBE, is head of development for Westfield UK/Europe. John is responsible for all developments including Europe's two largest shopping centres, Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City, as well as new developments in Croydon and the company's first shopping centre in mainland Europe, Westfield Milano. Westfield has built an incredible reputation for excellence; how do you stay relevant? We believe in constantly reinventing our product, influenced by consumer demand or ...

Lisa Remnelid

Job Titles:
  • Consultant, Remnelid Commercial Consulting
Describe the state of the food and beverage offer when you first began to work with Fields Shopping Centre in 2013? In brief, the F&B proposition was an array of offe ...

Martin Lemke

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director, AM Alpha
What do you believe are the key challenges in commercial real estate across Europe? The real estate sector has always been characterised by constant change. In this respe ...

Neil Ebbutt

Job Titles:
  • Director Wholesale, Rituals Cosmetics
Neil Ebbutt joined Rituals in 2001, having started his career with Unilever and Gillette. Neil was responsible for leading the global expansion of Rituals stand-alone stores into new markets. Today, Rituals stores are present in most leading European cities and the USA, with products found in domestic markets in 24 countries. In 2012 he assumed responsibility for global wholesale including international hotel chains and the travel retail sector which, in Europe, mainly involves sales in airports through Rituals stand-alone stores, and on board airlines and cruise ships. In an airport setting what specifically setsRituals apart from other travel retailers?Our key defining difference is that we havecreated a category that no other retailer ...

Paul Holdsworth

Job Titles:
  • Director - European Industrial & Logistics Investments at Oxford Properties Group
1. What makes the West Midlands real estate market unique? The West Midlands is a dynamic real estate market. It is rich with unique opportunities for us as investors in ...

Peter Todd

Job Titles:
  • Founder, Portus Retail
What are the main changes in the physical retail sector that you expect to define the market in the post-covid world? The number of store closures and the consolidation o ...

Pieter Prinsloo

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board, EPP N.V
Pieter Prinsloo joined Redefine Europe B.V., a subsidiary of Redefine Properties Ltd., which is also the owner of EPP N.V., as Chief Executive Officer in 2019. With more than 30 years of experience, he is responsible for the effective development and management of Redefine Europe's business, as well as all aspects of corporate activities and communications. "The building and construction sector accounted for over 34% of energy demand and approx. 37% of energy and process-related CO2 emissions in 2021, making it a key p ...

Samantha Bain-Mollison

Job Titles:
  • Retail Director, Shaftesbury
What are the main changes in the physical retail sector that you expect to define the market in the post-covid world? While the pandemic has accelerated the digital space ...