Tous Actualités
Suivre
Abonner Atrium European Real Estate Limited

Atrium European Real Estate Limited

EANS-News: Atrium European Real Estate Limited
APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

St Helier Jersey / Channel Islands (euro adhoc) -

  Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely
  responsible for the content of this announcement.
Personnel
8 February 2010
APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Jersey, 8 February, 2010: Atrium European Real Estate Limited 
("Atrium" or the "Company") (ATX/Euronext: ATRS), one of the leading 
real estate companies focused on shopping centre investment, 
management and development in Central and Eastern Europe, announces 
the appointment of Thomas Schoutens as Chief Development Officer.
Mr Schoutens, aged 41, joins from Carrefour Group, the world's 
second-largest retailer and the largest in Europe, which he joined in
2003.
He is a Belgian national with 18 years of real estate and 
construction industry experience in Central and Eastern Europe and 
Russia.
From 2003 until 2009, he served as a member of Carrefour's Executive 
Committee in Poland and Russia and as Director of Assets, Investments
& Expansion in these countries.
Since 2007 he held responsibility for Carrefour's expansion strategy 
and operations in Russia which included undertaking an in-depth 
market investigation of 80 major Russian cities.  Prior to this he 
had responsibility for all aspects of Carrefour's Polish expansion; 
during which period the number of stores increased from 68 to 328. He
also managed the development of over 20 shopping centres.
From 1995 - 2003, he worked for the Belgian-based global construction
group CFE (Group Vinci), where he held a number of management 
positions and, from 2001, was the manager of the Warsaw branch of the
business.
From 1991 - 1995 he worked for the Belgian general contractor Besix 
and the Belgian developer Euton, where he held various supervisory 
and project management roles in Russia and the Czech Republic.
Mr Schoutens has a degree from the IC-HEC Business Management School 
in Brussels and is a Commercial Engineer.
Mr Schoutens replaces Dominique Beghin, who left to Company for 
personal reasons.
Commenting on the appointment Rachel Lavine, CEO of Atrium, said:  
"Thomas has a wealth of experience that fits exactly with Atrium's 
operations and has been gained through 18 years in Central and 
Eastern Europe, particularly in Poland, Russia and the Czech Republic
and including seven years at the world's second largest retailer.  I 
am very pleased to welcome him into our team and we look forward to 
working with him and to utilising his contacts and know-how, as we 
continue to cement Atrium's position as the foremost operator and 
developer of supermarket anchored shopping centres in Central and 
Eastern Europe."
"Dominique's contribution to Atrium's re-structuring and 
re-organization has been invaluable and on behalf of the Board of 
Directors and all of his colleagues at Atrium, I would like to thank 
him sincerely for his hard work and dedication over the past year and
a half."
For further information:
Financial Dynamics:
+44 (0)20 7831 3113
Richard Sunderland
Laurence Jones
{Richard.sunderland@fd.com}[HYPERLINK: 
mailto:Richard.sunderland@fd.com]
Atrium is established as a closed-end investment company domiciled in
Jersey. Atrium is registered with the Dutch Authority for the 
Financial Markets as a collective investment scheme which may offer 
participations in The Netherlands pursuant to article 2:66 of the 
Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht). All 
investments are subject to risk. Past performance is no guarantee of 
future returns. The value of investments may fluctuate. Results 
achieved in the past are no guarantee of future results. About Atrium
European Real Estate Limited Atrium is a leading real estate company 
focused on shopping centre investment, management and development in 
Central and Eastern Europe. As at 30 September 2009 the Group owned 
152 standing investments, with a market value of E1.46 billion, 
diversified across eight countries with a total gross lettable area 
of 1.1 million sqm.  Geographically, the Group's focus is principally
concentrated in Poland, the Czech Republic and Russia with a presence
in Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Latvia and Turkey. In addition, the 
Company has a development portfolio including several development 
projects with a market value of E706 million as at 30 September 2009.
Gross rental income from investment properties for the year ended 31 
December 2008 was E134 million and E117million for the first nine 
months of 2009. Net rental income for the year to 31 December 2008 
amounted to E95million and E89 million for the nine months to 30 
September 2009. As at 30 September 2009, the Company had a cash 
position of E814 million against borrowings of E1.07 billion.
Following a strategic investment of E500 million by a Citi Property 
Investors and Gazit Globe Ltd joint venture, agreed in August 2008, 
Rachel Lavine was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Atrium. Rachel
Lavine has significant experience of both real estate and the CEE 
region and was previously President and CEO of Plaza Centres. The 
Board is chaired by Chaim Katzman, founder of Gazit Globe Ltd. 
(TASE:GLOB), which has extensive global experience of all aspects of 
the real estate industry and is one of the largest, developers, 
owners and operators of shopping centres in the world.
The Company is based in Jersey and dual listed on the Vienna and 
Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchanges under the ticker ATRS.
end of announcement                               euro adhoc

Further inquiry note:

Financial Dynamics, London
Richard Sunderland / Laurence Jones
Phone: +44 (0)20 7831 3113
mailto:richard.sunderland@fd.com

Branche: Real Estate
ISIN: JE00B3DCF752
WKN:
Index: Standard Market Continous
Börsen: Wien / official market

Plus de actualités: Atrium European Real Estate Limited
Plus de actualités: Atrium European Real Estate Limited
  • 21.01.2010 – 18:09

    EANS-Adhoc: Atrium European Real Estate Limited / Result of Tender Offer

    ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. 21.01.2010 Result of Tender Offer for up to E120,000,000 of E600,000,000 5.375 per cent. Guaranteed Notes due 2013 Jersey, 21 January, 2010: Atrium European Real Estate Limited (Atrium or the Company) ...

  • 01.12.2009 – 11:57

    EANS-Adhoc: Atrium European Real Estate Limited

    ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Completion of Exchange Transaction 01.12.2009 Atrium European Real Estate Limited Completion of Exchange Transaction Payment of Special Dividend and implementation of dividend policy Jersey, 1 December, 2009: Atrium European Real Estate Limited ...