CBRE Investment Management expands EMEA logistics operator team with key appointments

CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) announces several new appointments to its EMEA logistics operator team, in a move that highlights the firm’s commitment to provide integrated investor and operator solutions. Piet van Poppel has been appointed Head of Logistics Transactions Management; Rob Trevor has been appointed Logistics Client Experience Lead; Harald Evers will take up the role of Logistics Property Platform Lead and David Horvath has been appointed Director Logistics Transactions.

Piet van Poppel has been with CBRE IM since 2005 and has grown the Belgium business from €0.3 billion AUM to €1.5 billion AUM. In the last three years, Piet has made a significant contribution to the growth of the logistics platform in Europe, acquiring 12 off-market assets, valued at €750 million, in Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden and Denmark.

In his new role, Piet will work closely together with David Horvath, who has been promoted to Director Logistics Transactions EMEA, having joined CBRE Investment Management in 2016.

As Logistics Client Experience Lead EMEA, Rob Trevor will be responsible for accelerating the firm’s customer experience culture across Europe, whilst also delivering his role as Head of Logistics asset management in the UK. Rob has worked at CBRE IM since 2009, during which time he contributed to the growth of the UK logistics business and has had an involvement in over €2.4 billion of UK industrial and logistics transactions.

Having joined CBRE Investment Management in 2019, Harald Evers has been appointed Logistics Property Platform Lead EMEA. In this role, he will be responsible for further strengthening the firm’s Logistics asset management platform across Europe, by optimising processes and tooling to empower the local specialised operator teams, to deliver on investment and sustainability performance as well as clients’ satisfaction. Previously he was Portfolio Manager for CBRE IM’s Logistics Funds.

Piet, Rob and Harald will report to Laurie Lagarde, Head of EMEA Logistics Operator Division.

Rik Eertink, President EMEA Real Estate Division at CBRE Investment Management said: “With a European logistics portfolio of €13.3 billion* AUM comprising 418 assets and 627 tenants, CBRE Investment Management’s logistics platform harnesses the firm’s investor and operator capabilities to deliver innovative, globally aligned sector solutions that capitalise on market opportunities. This was demonstrated in 2021 by completing €4.4 billion logistics transactions within the region, in a competitive market.

In their new roles, Piet, Rob, Harold and David will increase our exposure and expertise in the logistics sector and help us to continue to develop our investor-operator capabilities, through which we are able to deliver on all aspects of an investment’s lifecycle, enhancing value that benefits both our investor and our customer clients.”