Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) has introduced the mixing of its UK, Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden operations right into a single and expanded Northern Europe area led by Vincent Jean-Pierre as COO.
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The corporate stated the transfer reinforces its place “as a top city player focused on the best markets in Europe and the US”.
The newly mixed area contains a number of the group’s top-performing purchasing centres – Westfield London and Stratford Metropolis in London, Westfield Mall of the Netherlands, and Westfield Mall of Scandinavia in Stockholm – in addition to a “range of development opportunities” including Coppermaker Square and Croydon in London, and Amstelveen in the Netherlands.
COO Vincent Jean-Pierre will be based in URW’s London office, supported by a regional management team located in London, Amsterdam and Stockholm.
URW chief executive Jean-Marie Tritant said that the creation of the expanded Northern Europe region “supports the continued optimisation of our operations to drive further growth and unlock value across our portfolio of the best assets in the top cities in Europe and the US. Vincent will bring his leadership, fresh perspective and diverse experience as we maximise the potential of both our standing assets and future developments”.
And the brand new COO added: “I’m thrilled to lead our newly established Northern Europe team. With our talented people, fantastic portfolio and development opportunities, we’re set to shape vibrant, sustainable destinations where communities and businesses thrive.”
He’s been with URW for 20 years and most lately led the group’s Workplaces and Combined-Use Improvement division. In his new position he’s supported by an skilled Regional Administration Crew that features Geoffrey Deshayes in Amsterdam as MD of Asset Administration for the mixed area in command of managing the group’s standing property and funding groups.
Jacinta Rowsell in London is MD of Buyer & Retail Operations overseeing Buying Centre Administration, Leasing and Advertising and marketing, in addition to asset administration of UK improvement initiatives. And Louise Haffenden, additionally in London, is MD of Folks. In the meantime Samuel Renoux in Stockholm is CFO Northern Europe.
The appointment of Vincent follows the choice final 12 months by former UK COO Scott Parsons to depart the enterprise on the finish of March this 12 months. Tritant stated he’d “like to offer my thanks to Scott, on behalf of the entire company, for his significant contribution to our UK business, which he leaves in a very strong position”.
