In 2019 in accordance with our traditions we release the first issue on the eve of the Moscow International Logistics Forum (MFF). This is an important meeting of industry professionals, where the results of the past year are discussed, development plans for the near future are made.
In front of you there is the 12th issue of the journal, by means of which we are completing the year of 2018. At the end of the year it is a good practice to sum up and make plans for the future. Leading players in the warehouse market, for example, have already done this at the end of November during the VI Annual Round Table on Warehouse Real Estate - Industrial Bollywood. You can read the details about the event on the pages of the journal.
We present to your attention the 11th issue of the journal, in which we have tried to collect relevant and reliable information, ranging from classic supply chains to logistic innovations.
For those who are interested in innovations in the field of logistics, we recommend to read the article written in Comitas company on high-speed sorting systems, as well as the article written in the STILL company, which shares its experience in automating the new European distribution center of the CASA furniture store network.
Los Angeles
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) today announced a new organization structure that will become effective January 1, 2019, and several senior executive promotions made in anticipation of the future organization.
Under the new structure, the company will organize its operations around, and publicly report its financial results on, three global businesses: Advisory Services; Global Workplace Solutions; and Real Estate Investments. For the remainder of 2018, CBRE will continue to manage its services business within its existing geographic businesses (Americas, EMEA and APAC).
Mike Lafitte has been promoted to Global CEO, Advisory Services, with responsibility for leasing, capital markets (sales and mortgage services), property management, valuation services and local project management service lines across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) regions. In addition to serving as Global CEO, Advisory Services, Mr. Lafitte will serve as CEO, Americas through the end of 2018.
Jack Durburg, who previously served as Americas CEO, has been promoted to Global Chief Operating Officer, a new position. Mr. Durburg will have broad responsibility and authority across the entire company for service line excellence, operating efficiencies and its global client care program. In January 2019, Steven Swerdlow, will be promoted to Group President, reporting to Mr. Durburg, and his duties will include responsibility for global research and marketing, and support for worldwide M&A activity in partnership with CBRE’s Corporate Development team.
In January 2019, the company will eliminate the CEO roles for the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions and elevate 12 existing Advisory Services divisional presidents across the globe. Seven divisional presidents in what is currently the Americas business will report directly to Mr. Lafitte. The other five divisional presidents will report to Martin Samworth, who will be promoted to Group President and CEO, Advisory Services: Europe, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Mr. Samworth will oversee the divisional presidents of i) Continental Europe; ii) India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East & Africa; iii) North Asia; iv) Pacific; and v) United Kingdom. He will continue to report to Mr. Lafitte.
Daniel Queenan has been promoted to Global CEO, Real Estate Investments, with responsibility for CBRE’s global investment management (CBRE Global Investors) and development services (Trammell Crow Company) businesses. Ritson Ferguson will continue as CEO of CBRE Global Investors, reporting to Mr. Queenan. Within the CBRE Global Investors business, Jeremy Plummer has been promoted to Chief Investment Officer and Sophie van Oosterom has been promoted to CEO of EMEA, which is the largest business within CBRE Global Investors.
William Concannon will continue to serve as Global CEO, Global Workplace Solutions, which comprises facilities management, account-based project management, dedicated account-based leasing services and management consulting. In January 2019, Ian Entwisle will be promoted to CEO, Global Workplace Solutions: Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific.
The promotions for Messrs. Lafitte, Durburg and Queenan are effective immediately. These executives, along with Mr. Concannon, report directly to Bob Sulentic, CBRE’s president and CEO.
Mr. Sulentic said: “We have put a group of extremely talented and experienced executives in positions to lead our business with intensity. I look forward to working even more closely with them – and all our people worldwide – to reach our aspiration for CBRE to be among the world’s great large companies from any sector.”
“We believe organizing around and publicly reporting on our Advisory Services, Global Workplace Solutions and Real Estate Investments businesses beginning in 2019 will drive more efficiency and accountability with our management team and provide investors with more transparency into the company’s performance,” Mr. Sulentic added. To help with this transparency, the company will provide summary financial results on a supplemental basis for its legacy organization structure following the reorganization.