VGP NV: Jon Watkins Appointed COO Western Europe for VGP
12 Dicembre 2019 - 5:45PM
VGP NV: Jon Watkins Appointed COO Western Europe for VGP
PRESS RELEASE
Regulated Information
Antwerp, Belgium, 12 December 2019, 5.45 pm CET - VGP NV ('VGP'
or 'the Company'), a leading European provider of high-quality
logistics and commercial real estate, appointed Jon Watkins as COO
Western Europe.
Jon was most recently EME Head of Real Estate at
Amazon in which capacity he was responsible for Amazon’s warehouse
and logistics buildings throughout the European Union and the
Middle East, with a special focus on the two biggest markets of
Germany and the UK. For Amazon, he secured over 3 million m2 of
warehouse and logistics space. Originally from Wales, he lived in
Germany, Scandinavia and Luxembourg.
As from 1 December, Jon is part of VGP’s
management team as COO Western Europe. In this role he will
support the country teams in Germany, the Benelux, Portugal, Spain
and Italy as well as leading potential expansion of the Company
into other Western European countries.
Jon says: “Having worked with VGP as a partner
in the past, I’ve seen the culture and make-up of the VGP team. I’m
very excited to be joining this team and helping to support the
expansion of the Company throughout Europe.’
Jan van Geet, CEO of VGP, said: “We are
very pleased to have Jon Watkins join us as our COO Western Europe.
His personal values are a perfect match with the family DNA of our
organization. His expertise in identifying prime logistics location
for e-commerce throughout Europe forms a good base to help secure
the future growth of our company. I am confident that he will fit
seamlessly into our senior management team.”
Matthias Sander will continue to support the
management of the Eastern European countries in his capacity as COO
Eastern Europe.
CONTACT DETAILS FOR INVESTORS AND MEDIA
ENQUIRIES
|
Martijn Vlutters VGP – Investor Relations |
Tel: +32 (0)3 289 1433 |
|
Karen HuybrechtsHead of Marketing |
Tel: +32 (0)3 289 1432 |
|
Petra Vanclova VGP – External Communications |
Tel: +42 0 602 262 107 |
|
Anette NachbarBrunswick Group |
Tel: +49 152 288 10363 |
ABOUT VGP
VGP is a leading pan-European developer, manager
and owner of high-quality logistics and semi-industrial real
estate. VGP operates a fully integrated business model with
capabilities and longstanding expertise across the value chain. The
company has a well-advanced development land bank of 7.0 million m²
and the strategic focus is on the development of business parks.
Founded in 1998 as a family-owned real estate developer in the
Czech Republic, VGP with a staff of over 200 employees today owns
and operates assets in 12 European countries directly and through
VGP European Logistics and VGP European Logistics 2, both joint
ventures with Allianz Real Estate. As of June 2019, the Gross Asset
Value of VGP, including the joint venture at 100%, amounted to €2.2
billion and the company had a Net Asset Value (EPRA NAV) of €604
million. VGP is listed on Euronext Brussels and on the Prague Stock
Exchange (ISIN: BE0003878957).
For more information, please
visit: http://www.vgpparks.eu
- Press Release_Jon Watkins_EN_12122019
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