EMEA Leadership Team

As Chief Executive Officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Chris is responsible for the growth and strategic direction of the business in the region. Bringing a depth of experience in building and growing businesses in mature and emerging markets, Chris has played an integral role in growing Colliers International into its current position as a top three global commercial real estate services provider.

Passionate about providing our clients with the highest level of service, Chris is committed to ensuring a seamless service experience across our complete range of services offered in the 43 countries in which we operate in the region.

In addition to his role as CEO in the EMEA, Chris is also a member of the global senior executive team that sets the vision and strategy for Colliers International.

Chris’ real estate career began in 1987 when he joined Colliers International as an office leasing advisor in Toronto. One of the most active top producers in Canada, he received awards for completing the most transactions in a single year in 1991, 1992 and 1993.

In 1994, Chris relocated to Mexico City to build the Latin America business. In his five years there, he was lead principal on four major acquisitions in Mexico, Brazil, Peru and Columbia. In 1998, he was appointed CEO for the region.

In 1999, Chris moved to Miami, home to over 500 Latin American headquarters, to set up the regional corporate solutions team.

Chris returned to Toronto in 2002 and expanded his responsibility as CEO of EMEA, focusing on the growth of the emerging European markets and leading acquisitions in six countries in Southeast Europe, the UK, Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands. In 2008, he moved to London where he set up the EMEA headquarters.

In 2012, Chris served as lead principal in the acquisition of the Colliers German affiliate, bringing five cities and 230 professionals into the fold.

In 2014, he was lead principal in the acquisition of the AOS Group, the premier occupier-focused business in Europe, in a deal that added to the company 430 professionals across 10 countries in multiple service lines.

Throughout his career, Chris has delivered exceptional service, fulfilling the real estate needs of major corporations such as Nortel Networks, Federal Express, Oracle Corporation, Cisco Systems, Compaq, Dun & Bradstreet, Ford Motor Land, Microsoft, Regus Business Centers and Silicon Graphics.

Davoud began his career at KPMG and spent six years in the audit department working with large FTSE 100 clients including ITV plc and Cable & Wireless plc.  

Davoud then moved to Reed Elsevier plc where he worked in the Group finance function, leading the financial planning department for several years and providing support to the strategy and acquisition teams on significant purchases and strategic plans to move the business from a print based business to an online business.  He then moved to DTZ UK in 2011 providing financial support to the UK MD and Head of Global Corporate Services as the company embarked on a significant change programme following the acquisition of DTZ by UGL. 

I began my career in 2000 and spent fifteen years in the City of London working in a variety of leading professional services firms. Starting in project, programme and change management with Hewlett Packard at the time of the HP / Compaq merger. Then financial services (JP Morgan) during the the mid 2000's. Lastly, the legal world for an extended period where I worked with global firms during a time of unprecedented change in terms of client demands, deregulation, competition, M&A and technology developments. Against this varied backdrop, delivering change, integration and making "2+2=5" has been the constant.

I am an accomplished communications professional and leader in B2B content marketing and social selling, with over 20 years’ experience in corporate communications and product marketing. As Colliers International’s Chief Marketing Officer | EMEA, I direct strategy, marketing platforms and teams across digital, research, events, PR, comms, business development and key client engagement for the enterprise in the region, encompassing 42 national markets. I was honoured to be promoted to CMO of the Europe, Middle East & Africa region following my previous role with Colliers since 2016 as Executive Director & Head | Marketing & Communications | Asia.

As a passionate advocate of comms and change leader in enterprise marketing processes I am a regular in-house speaker across the business, hosting marketing and social selling training with business line teams and senior leadership. I’ve also enjoyed being a regular speaker at marketing and communications industry events, including the B2B Marketers Forum APAC and was Chair of the CMO Asia Summit in 2018 and 2019.

I specialise in directing content and insight-led marketing, social selling and lead generation through the content ecosystem, corporate brand strategy and development, public relations, stakeholder and internal communications, hands-on management of integrated marketing campaigns for M&A, service launches and repositioning.

Prior to working with Colliers, I established Giant Communications in 2010 for Asia, US and European clients in the real estate and design sectors, consulting to public companies, professional services firms, government and not-for-profit organisations. Before Giant, I held senior marketing roles in the architectural industry and with a major property marketing agency.

Michelle joined Colliers International in September 2021, as the Chief People Officer for EMEA, to evolve the People and Culture Strategy and enhance business performance.

With over 20 years  experience in HR, Michelle has worked across a range of sectors including Legal, Financial Services and Engineering. A collaborative, versatile and highly motivated HR & Talent Leader, she has a strong track record of delivering effective people strategies and transformational change.

Throughout her career she has provided the C-Suite with the range of strategic HR advice and operational support they have needed to achieve their business objectives. Her strengths lie in developing effective relationships, breaking down silos and in transforming careers; helping people and organisations to unlock their full potential.

Tony is Chief Executive Officer of Colliers International for UK and Ireland, a role he has held since 2010. 

He is responsible for the direction and growth of the UK business, which now employs over 900 people across 16 offices. His focus is on accelerating clients’ success locally and internationally through an enhanced level of service, whilst also retaining and recruiting some of the best talent in the commercial property sector.

Tony is a member of Colliers International’s EMEA Board and Global Senior Executive team, which sets the vision and strategy for the company. 

Antoine joins Colliers from Cushman & Wakefield, where he was Head of France and a member of the EMEA Executive Committee. His expertise in corporate real estate services brings a wealth of experience spanning more than 30 years, having held senior positions with CBRE, BNP Paribas Real Estate and Ernst & Young. He is well known for his client focus, strategic vision and enterprising spirit.

March 2017 – today  Chief Executive Officer Germany

2011 – 2016   Managing Director – Axa Investment   Managers Real Assets

2003 – 2011   Managing Director – Deutsche Bank

1992 – 2003  Jones Lang LaSalle – Managing   Director

As Managing Partner of Colliers International in Poland, Monika is responsible for all strategic and operational activities of the company. She has over 20 years of experience in the real estate sector and is  a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the CEO Round Table, Young Presidents' Organization and Women Leadership in Business Foundation. Monika is a licensed property manager passionate about real estate and delivering tailor made solutions. In April 2015, Monika was named Professional of the Year in the prestigious CEE Quality Awards organised in cooperation with the Financial Times. Monika is one of the twelve members of the Colliers EMEA Board, which sets the direction of the company’s development in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Monika graduated from the Sheffield Hallam University, Faculty of Development and Society, and holds an MBA from The Polish Open University affiliated with Oxford Brookes in London. She is a local patriot promoting Poland among foreign investors and tenants. A real fan of innovative, out-of-the-box solutions taking business to the next level of development.

As Head of Occupier Advisory I help clients to develop real estate solutions that support their business strategy. Wheather they want to improve their image, optimize their finances, support growth or create a cultural change, their real estate can help achieve these challanges.  With a large experience in workplace strategy, tenant representation and office fitout I can provide advice throughout the whole real estate process. 

Iglika Yordanova joined Colliers team in 2002.

Since 2008, Iglika has been actively involved in Colliers Bulgaria operations as part of the management team and as a Manager Retail Services has played a keay role in the structuring of the Retail department and the company positioning as a market leader.  

At the beginning of 2013 Iglika was promoted to Deputy Managing Director and soon afterwards in July same year became the Managing Driector of the company.

In Real Estate and in the Czech Republic, Tewfik started his career in 1999, out of which he spent 16 years with Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL). During these 16 years with JLL, Tewfik was a key CEE leader and instrumental to the growth of JLL’s business in the Czech Republic. Tewfik was heading various departments and business lines between 2003 and 2010, such as Office Agency, Industrial, Retail and Residential.

From 2007 till January 2017 Tewfik was the Managing Director of JLL in Czech and in 2011 he became one of three key CEE Board Members overseeing seven countries in the CEE/SEE region and aiming at setting up strategies and connecting the region’s platform and clients.  In September 2017 Tewfik set up his own Consultancy firm "THREESIXTY" with his partners, which eleven month later it merged with Colliers International and Tewfik became a Managing Partner at Colliers International Czech Republic. 

Carsten Gørtz Petersen is CEO of Colliers in Denmark with the overall responsibility for the company, including growth, organization, strategy, and organizational development. Carsten is involved in key transactions, valuation of commercial, residential and investment properties as well as property portfolios. He also offers advisory services to public and private clients.  

From his previous positions, Carsten has over 15 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry and another 20 years of experience in financial consulting, predominantly in the real estate industry.

Ari is CEO of Colliers Finland. He has over 20 years of international experience in ICT and B2B outsourcing business. During his career, Ari has worked in several managerial positions leading both mid-size business units as well as large international organizations. Ari gets excited about working with strategy, go-to-market and transformation plans and deploying ones. During his career, he has gained experience in managing change, especially the impact of digitalizing. Ari is especially enthusiastic about knowledge management and the added value it brings, both to companies own operations and to the customer.

Arrived to Budapest in 1995 working for DTZ, where I became Head of Agency in 1998, became Development Director in 2000 for DTZ CEE until 2005, involved in many of the Region's first investment transactions. Started to work as Development Director for ING RED in Hungary in 2006 until 2009 and became Managing Director for Colliers International in Hungary in Summer 2010

Declan joined Jackson Stops (now Colliers International, Dublin) in 1991 and was appointed Managing Director in 2005. He is recognised as a senior industry figure in the Irish market with expertise and in-depth experience representing major corporate clients, project and development assembly (greenfield to finished product), major investment transactions and international retailer representation.

My area  of expertise lies in fields such as multi country assigments, strategic marketing, International Business Development, International Private Public Initiatives, hospitality consultancy and corporate finance assignments. My clarity in vision and strategy, leads  to tangible results. My focus has been predominantly been on cross border assigments,   where I  leveraged my extensive entrepreneurial expertise in Europe, the Middle East, India, Brazil and Russia.  I have  over 30 years experience in hotel operational consulting, initially with a focus on database management & customer loyalty programs as wel as hotel reservation systems in the global market. I have also  spent  several years in hotel development and real estate financing related areas, where I combined my expertise as hotel operations specialist in my role since late 2009 as Director Hotels for Colliers in the Netherlands as well as Head Of EMEA Hotels for Colliers. Since September 1, 2017 I am  Chief Executive officer for Colliers in the Netherlands leading a team of some 300 plus professionals and 4 offices. I am a leader with  a clear vision and a large drive to achieve goals. 

Laurentiu, Managing Partner at Colliers International Romania, has over 14 years of experience in real estate services including valuation, advisory and investment. He joined Colliers in 2007 as a real estate valuer and in 2009 he was promoted to Head of Valuation and Advisory Services, with the responsibility to expand the valuation team in Romania. In 2015, he became Head of Investment, developing the Capital Markets services and later appointed as Senior Partner within Colliers International Romania in 2016, managing over 20 experts. As of march 2018, Laurentiu was promoted Managing Partner.

Before joining Colliers, Laurentiu worked for 10 years at Vodafone Romania/Connex, holding different management positions within Marketing and Customer Operations Divisions. Between 2014 and 2017 he has been Vice-President of ANEVAR (Romanian Association of Valuers).

In parallel, I was involved raising funds for various projects, such as Teach for Romania, The Romanian Foundation for Neurology and Epilepsy and “Prietenia” Association.

Quote: „When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind.” – Wayne W. Dyer

Nikolay Kazanskiy has been working in real estate since 1999. In 2003, Nikolay joined Colliers in St. Petersburg, in 2012 he was appointed CEO of Colliers in Russia and moved to Moscow, in 2013 became Managing Partner of the Russian division, buying a share in the Russian business of the company. In 2015, Nikolay joined the Board of Directors of Colliers in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa).

International Real Estate Manager with more than 15 years of experience in the commercial property sector at top real estate companies,  delivering significant return on investment through strategic planning  and income-oriented approach across all asset types, including retail and office.  Richard is goal-driven leader able to apply superior administrative skills to achieve success across corporate firms and private equity investors.

Richard joined Colliers from the shopping centre investor and manager ECE Projektmanagement Bratislava (ECE), where he managed Bratislava’s prime retail scheme. Prior to his time with ECE, he held the position of Centre and Asset Manager for Eurovea shopping centre in Bratislava with a focus on the performance of the multifunctional scheme, including retail, office, hotel and residential. Before that, Richard worked with Colliers between 2012 and 2015, where he established and lead the Slovak Property Management Department. His previous real estate experience also includes  development, leasing and management of various types of real estate schemes.

Daniel Gorosch joined the company in April 2021 as CEO for Colliers in Sweden.

He is a former Managing Director of JLL Sweden and most recently Founder and CEO of Harvesta Fastigheter.

He also holds non-executive board positions advising Sweden’s largest real estate companies across commercial, residential and property management specialisms.

Stela joined Colliers in August 2007 as a Key Account Consultant with primary account management responsibility of City Park, the first international style shopping center in Albania. This shopping center of 40,000 GLA opened in late December 2009 and currently houses anchors such as Mercator as the supermarket and Euronics as the electronics anchor, Intersport as the leading sportsware tenant, and a children’s entertainment area. Stela was able to facilitate the entrance of these international tenants to the Albanian market for the first time during the global financial crisis. 
 

Stela was promoted to General Manager of the Tirana/Albania team in October of 2007. She has been in this role until March of 2011 when she was promoted to Managing Director of the Albanian office. In her day to day work Stela is responsible for client and business management as well as overall management of staff and the office covering areas of finance, HR, and marketing. She is the leader of the Albanian office and is responsible for the business growth of Colliers in Albania.  Stela was promoted to Managing Partner in May 2013, a role which she holds to date.  

Denis is a Managing Director of Colliers International, Belarus. Denis joined the company in 2009. In Colliers International Denis participated as a specialist or project manager in more than 60 consultancy projects all over the Belarus. Denis is responsible for general management and coordination within Belarusian office.  

Vedrana joined Colliers in the last quarter of 2006 and swiftly demonstrated her expertise in business managment and operational leadership also as project and team managment. Soon she took over the strategic management of the company with the goal to improve the real estate expertise, knowledge, solutions and capabilities that Colliers International provides to its clients in Croatia and in the emerging markets of Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Vedrana started in Colliers as General Manager and was promoted to Managing Director position in 2009. Beginning of 2014 Vedrana took over a position of Managing Partner for Croatia, Slovenia and BiH.
 
From the beginning of her working career she was involved in the new business developments all over Region including New Market research and Development, branch set up, team recruitment and education. Her most recent work experience includes the position of Client Service Director and PR Director for Ogilvy&Mather.

Karim Helal started his career in banking in 1972 at the Arab African International Bank as Head of International Finance Department,  later moving to Bahrain to establish the banks new OBU subsidiary following which he joined another regional bank based in Bahrain
as MD of the group operating in the GCC, South East Asia and London.

In June 2008, returned to Cairo as the group CEO of CI Capital Holding and has since led the company to new heights. Upon his arrival at CI Capital Karim initiated the launch of L.E 250 million SME focused private equity fund, and launched the CI Capital "Look East' initiate, positioning CI Capital as the financial partner of choice in Egypt for Asian companies . He led CI Capital investment banking deals and transaction which resulted in CI Capital becoming the best investment Bank in Egypt according to the Egyptian Stock Exchange and Global Trade Matters in 2010.

Published articles and interviews in Forbes, Oxford Business Group Reports, USA today, New York Times, Institutional investor,  Middle East Finance, Euro Money Publications, MEED and Global Trade and Investment Report.

Currently chairman of ADIB Capital ( the investment banking arm of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank in Egypt), MD corporate Finance at Carbon Holdings ,Chairman of Asia Egutp Business Association, member of the National Committee for State Assets.

Maile is the CEO of Colliers Estonia starting from April 2016. Before re-joining Colliers, Maile was analysing potential investment opportunities for Russian private investors in the Baltics in a local family-office company Zenith Capital Management. Maile has been working in real estate sector over 10 years, most of it in Colliers Estonia, providing valuation and consultancy services to many local and international corporate clients.

I am senior real estate executive and entrepreneur with 15+ years’ experience leading real estate investment, development, sales, construction and turnaround operations. We have successfully built and managed high-performance international teams to facilitate and close large real estate transactions in Georgia.

I have experience of developing large scale commercial, mixed use and resort projects in Georgia. We have closely worked with international consultants and master-planners to develop overall close to 5 millions square meters of land area and circa 1.5 million square meters of development volume.

I am also experienced in investor search and fund raising negotiations, in last 10 years we have raised and negotiated more than US$500 million for the projects in Georgia from Institutional Investors and IFI’s such are Citi, EBRD, IFC and private real estate funds operating from New York, London and Moscow.

Mr Raviv holds an MBA in Business Management.  He has acquired 17 years experience in real-estate, during which time he completed numerous professional courses at the Universities of Haifa and the Technion.  From 1996 to 2002 he worked for Reshef Real-Estate, Israel's largest property dealer at that time.  He left after serving in several key management positions.

Ran Raviv has over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate.
Earlier in his career he specialized in the industrial & logistic field and management representation of landlords.

Later he established the Department of Commerce in an Israeli leading real estate company “Reshef Real Estate “.

Along his career, he gained experience in the industrial and commercial field , specialized in office and retail, tenant & landlord representation. He managed the department of offices in the industry where he provided services and representation  for tenant and landlords and a gained experience in consulting for international corporates.  

With a background of 30 years professional experience in commercial real estate, Roberto joined Colliers International Italia in the beginning of 2016 as Managing Director, where he is based in the Milan office. He currently manages the team of over 35 local advisors and is responsible for further growth of Colliers and its service lines in Italian market.
During his career, Roberto has established a reputation of scale in consulting and advisory for corporate and institutional clients. His range of experience encompasses the financial services, office, industrial and retail sectors. Throughout the years, Roberto has developed expertise in Valuation, Office Agency, Corporate Services, Tenant Representation, Property Development Services, Capital Markets and Advisory.

Throughout my career at Colliers Italia, I have developed the ability to structure complex projects with a variety of clients, including global leading companies and important state institutions. My areas of expertise range from management and valuation of real estate portfolios to legal and technical insight.

I am the current CEO of Colliers Real Estate Services Italia, acting as independent expert for clients such as Prelios, BNP Paribas and Fabrica Immobiliare SGR among others; and strategic consultant for valuation and optimisation for clients including Banca d’Italia, Telecom Italia, Idea FIMIT SGR.

I have been Managing Director for Colliers International Italia, where I managed the organisation and disposal of properties for a number of local administrations and clients, both in the private and public sector.

Previously, I have been Project Manager and Evaluation Support Specialist at Colliers Elitrade, where I worked on sector surveys, feasibility studies, valuation of individual properties and real estate portfolios.

I started my career at Ernst&Young, working on the analysis, valuation and management of urban projects and real estate portfolios.

Besides my work with Colliers, I volunteer with a charity offering support and assistance to children affected by cancer and their families.

I have 15 years of experience in the field of real estate advisory. Prior to joining Colliers, I was a manager of transaction advisory services at Ernst & Young Saudi Arabia. During this period, I was involved in managing and delivering real estate assignments: feasibility studies, market research, best use studies, business plan, financial modeling, and business valuation.

I have vast experience in real estate and hospitality sector feasibility studies, covering some of the biggest projects in Saudi Arabia: 5 star hotels, furnished apartments, residential resorts, commercial malls, residential cities, office towers, commercial complexes, land use, e-real estate, and real estate financing.

Deniss Kairans is a Partner and Managing Director at Colliers International in Latvia who joined the company in 2005. Deniss is  responsibile for managing a Colliers team in Latvia and is taking a leading role in Colliers pan Baltic business platform.

Over 15 year presence in the Baltics, Colliers has proved its leading positions in various commercial real estate service lines such as Reasearch&Advisory, Capital Markets, Brokerage and Valuations. 

Yves is the Managing Director of Colliers Luxembourg, and is a RICS Registered Valuer.

Yves has a very good Luxembourg Real Estate Market knowledge coupled with the capacity to understand a property through its Life Cycle with a systemic view: Land Development, Construction Project Management, H&S & Environment Compliance, Green certification, Letting & Sale Transaction, Space and M&E efficiency, Total Cost of Occupation and Property/Facility Management.

For Tenants, Landlords, Owner-occupiers and Investors, Yves is the main contact for the following services:

• Tenant / Landlord Representation;
• Capital Market;
• Local market reports;
• Head of Valuation & Advisory services;
• In co-management with Mr Eric Geimer - Asset Management services (Asset Strategy development, Property Management, Building surveys, Due Diligence, Property Marketing, Transaction services);

Before joining Colliers International, Yves was Director by PwC Luxembourg in charge of the Real Estate and the Procurement / Sourcing departments. For 3 years he taught Indirect procurement in the Procurement Master of the French ESCP/EAP business school (2003-2006) and hold Real Estate breakfasts by PwC.

Prior to this, Yves set-up the Advisory department of DTZ (now ‘Cushman & Wakefield’) for Luxembourg and Belgium.

Milovan joined Colliers International in 2007 and has started as an ICAS Officer.

In 2009 he took the role of Senior office representative and he was coordinating all activities of the Montenegrin office together with SEE Regional director.

At the end of 2010 he officially became General Manager of Colliers International, Montenegro.

Milovan has graduated at the Faculty of Economics in Podgorica and before he joined Colliers International he worked as Computer Designer, Research Assistant, Advisor for Marketing, Financial Officer, Marketing Manager and free entrepreneur. Milovan has successfully undertaken research studies related to all types of property, such as hotels and resorts, industrial premises, office and retail blocks, land parcels and residential properties and he was directly involved in all big projects that Colliers has done in Montenegro. He is a certified appraiser and he is LEED qualified. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Green Building Council of Montenegro and Colliers is the Co-Founder of that Organization​. From December 2014 he is a member of Royal Institutution of Chartered Surveyors.

Jonathan is the Managing Director of the Belfast office and has over 25 years experience in the commercial property sector.

Jonathan is in charge of the Investment and Development departments within the Belfast office.  He is extensively involved in the PBSA , BTR markets as well as retail occupational and investment markets with an emphasis on development and the introduction of new stakeholders into  the  Irish property market.

Thor has over 30 years of professional real estate experience and began his career at  Colliers International in 1996, initially focusing on investment brokerage. His main expertise area is investment advisory together with retail brokerage/advisory  in Norway. Thor focuses on advicing international investors.

Mike Blair is CEO of South Africa and oversees the day-to-day operations and strategic growth for Colliers International in South Africa.

With 22  years’ experience working in both the South African and international property sector, Mike brings a wealth of expertise to the Colliers International South Africa business.

Mike has a proven track record with commitment to professionalism and attention to detail. He is a skilled negotiator with particular strengths in corporate solutions and real estate asset management, and has represented numerous international and multi-national clients. With his experience and understanding of the market, Mike continues to secure his clients optimal deals with reduced risk and exposure.

I have been managing Colliers International in Turkey for the past 15 years, in the capacity of Managing Partner. 

My main emphasis during this period; along with the general management of the company, was directing the agency and brokerage services for commercial real estate, helping clients in projects totalling to over a million square meters of leased and sold space. 

Prior to the role of Managing Partner, I have been directing the real estate valuation & advisory services, between 2000 and 2004, creating a reference portfolio of over 30 million square meters valued or analyzed, including offices, retail, residential, hotels, and mix-use projects.

I am also one of the founders of Colliers International in Turkey. 

Ian has  worked extensively throughout the United Kingdom and the Middle East, North and Southern Africa having been involved in projects in all of the Arabian Gulf Countries, the Levant, North and South Africa, GCC countries, plus Republic of Mozambique, Republic of Namibia, Kingdom of Swaziland, Lesotho, Sudan, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.

​For the last 20 years Ian has been based in the GCC, initially as an Associate Partner with a consultancy firm and later as the General Manager of a UAE focused Real Estate Investment Company.  For the last 12 years he has  lead the Valuation and Advisory teams of Colliers International MENA offices with P&L responsibility for the following teams in the Middle East and North Africa region;  Valuations (residential and commercial teams), Development Solutions, Healthcare, Education, Plant and Machinery Valuations and Hospitality.

I started with Colliers in 2003 working as Director of Corporate Development with a focus on mergers and acquistions across the globe.  After leading the acquisitions of the Colliers businesses in Russia, Ukraine, and South East Europe, I relocated to the Czech Republic in 2007 to take on the role of Head of Operations for Eastern Europe.  I was responsible for the day-to-day oversight, integration and coordination of the 13 countries.  In 2012 I accepted the position of Regional Managing Director for South East Europe.  In this position I was responsible for business development, key accounts, investment sales and overall business accountability.

In 2014 I left Colliers to run one of the largest private family offices in the middle east.  This involved leading all asset management, acquisitions and dispositions across the globe and the overall leadership of the organization.

In early 2017 I returned to Colliers in my current role.  My focus is on driving our investment sales business across Central Europe.  This means strategically managing regional investment relationships, connecting opportunities and guiding the overall strategy of the service line.  I also have leadership responsibility for the Central Europe businesses as a whole and work closely with the local leaders to grow our businesses.

As Head of Cross Border Capital Markets, EMEA, I work with international clients who are interested in investing in the region and connect them with the best local Colliers expert based on their investment requirements. Conversely, I also help investors based in EMEA expand their portfolios to other regions around the world. Through my extensive connectivity in the global real estate market, I can connect capital with local expertise, regardless of location.

I work with a broad spectrum of clients including Sovereign Wealth Funds, global institutions, global private equity investors and high net worth individuals. Clients choose to work with me based on the full range of advisory services I provide including a macro view on local economies and property sectors, investor sentiment around the world and access to local buyers and sellers.

Working with local offices in EMEA, we are able to provide a full range of advisory services including:

• Local market reports
• Financial analysis
• Professional services
  • Asset management
  • Building surveys
  • Valuation
• Initial tax advice
• Banking finance

I have over 17 years real estate investment experience and during my career I have been involved in over £2billion in transactions in the UK.

Well respected within the industry, Andrew is an Executive Managing Director with over 20 years of global experience within Corporate Real Estate. Andrew has a wealth of knowledge having advised dozens of Fortune 500 companies throughout the world on developing real estate transformation solutions.

As Executive Managing Director of EMEA Occupier Services.  Andrew drives strategy, client service delivery and spearheads the growth of Colliers’ occupier business within the EMEA region.

Andrew leads integrated service delivery for all occupier clients specialising in corporate real estate services, portfolio strategy, transaction management, brokerage, lease administration, project management, workplace services, and facilities management outsourcing advisory across the EMEA region.

Prior to joining Colliers, Andrew worked for CBRE where he has held senior leadership roles within their Global Workplace Solutions business in Chicago, Hong Kong, New York and London.  He has gained extensive global experience advising large corporations on their global real estate organization and strategy over the last 18 years, having worked across EMEA, North America and Asia Pacific.  Andrew also currently serves on the global board of directors of Corenet, the leading global association for the corporate real estate profession.

He has lived and worked internationally and has a deep understanding of the cultural and regional challenges within a global organisation.
 

Andy has over 20 years of international experience with an exceptional track record of growth, business development and leading strategic change across multiple sectors. He joins Colliers from CBRE where he was MD EMEA - Property & Asset Management; prior to that he worked for big brands including RAC plc, Diageo plc, and Adidas AG.

Andy will focus on driving the continued growth and success of the EMEA region's Property Management division; improving client experience, developing relationships and optimising its EMEA service delivery model.
 

Paul Souber is a highly experienced London retail property expert, and has a particular specialism in the luxury sector.

He advises major London landlords – including The Crown Estate, Grosvenor, The Church Commissioners and Shaftesbury Plc – on how their retail holdings in the capital can be enhanced through leasing and placemaking.

His consultancy also involves advising various leading brands on their property strategy and sourcing the stores which best serve their strategic needs.

During a career in which he has advised on the leasing of more than 1.5m sq. ft. of shopping space, Paul has worked with clients including Yves St Laurent, Roksanda Ilincic, Gina Shoes, Balenciaga, Oliver Bonas, Boux Avenue, Sweaty Betty and Headmasters.

He is Head of London Retail Agency and Co Head of the EMEA Retail Team at Colliers International

My area  of expertise lies in fields such as multi country assigments, strategic marketing, International Business Development, International Private Public Initiatives, hospitality consultancy and corporate finance assignments. My clarity in vision and strategy, leads  to tangible results. My focus has been predominantly been on cross border assigments,   where I  leveraged my extensive entrepreneurial expertise in Europe, the Middle East, India, Brazil and Russia.  I have  over 30 years experience in hotel operational consulting, initially with a focus on database management & customer loyalty programs as wel as hotel reservation systems in the global market. I have also  spent  several years in hotel development and real estate financing related areas, where I combined my expertise as hotel operations specialist in my role since late 2009 as Director Hotels for Colliers in the Netherlands as well as Head Of EMEA Hotels for Colliers. Since September 1, 2017 I am  Chief Executive officer for Colliers in the Netherlands leading a team of some 300 plus professionals and 4 offices. I am a leader with  a clear vision and a large drive to achieve goals. 

I am a specialist in the world where Food & Beverage and Retail cross paths. Partly due to my role as Head EMEA Retail, I am internationally and nationally oriented in all trends and developments and I am able to translate these into real estate issues.

I have been with the Colliers family since 2013. I laid the foundation for the Retail department. In 2018 I was asked to do the same for the new Food & Beverage department. With this I have shown to be innovative and innovative and to have entrepreneurship at heart.

Since 2018 I have also been a member of the Advisory Board of the Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF). Together with my role as Head EMEA Retail, the combination of these two platforms is a unique tool to serve our customers well with creative "out of the box" solutions and to always be at the forefront of innovative concepts.

Highlights:
Number 1 award Maxis Muiden Dutch Council of Real Estate
Number 1 broker Retail 2012 PropertyNL 88.000 sqm2
Number 1 broker Retail 2013 PropertyNL 84.000 sqm2
2015 Colliers Innovator Referral Award

2018 Co Founder "The Food Department", Shopping Center Magna Plaza Amsterdam

Also worked at: Gommers Consultants, CBRE (Shopping Center Management), Kompaan Vastgoed, WPM, Corio/Klepierre.

James has experience in valuing single trophy assets and large portfolios of commercial and residential investment and development properties across Europe and Africa.

Recently James has been acting for a number of financial institutions and private equity firms in coordinating performing, non-performing and commercial loan valuations across Europe. The portfolio lot sizes have ranged from €250 million to €1 billion.

Recently James has been very active in the Dutch and German real estate markets working closely with the Colliers network in these countries.

James also carries out annual and semiannual valuations for financial reporting purposes along with one off valuations for IPO listings.

James has specifically been playing a greater role in sourcing cross boarder business development opportunities and referrals for the immediate and wider Colliers business.