PARIS - (14 September 2015) – Prologis Inc., the global leader in industrial real estate, today announced the appointment of Cécile Tricault as Senior Vice President and Country Manager for France.
Summary of achievements
The former Head of Real Estate Asset Management for France and Benelux at JP Morgan Asset Management is the new head of France at Prologis in the Southern Europe region.
Based in Paris, Cécile will be responsible for optimising the performance of the existing French portfolio, which comprises 3 million square metre and is mainly located in the Lille to Le Havre, Paris to Orléans and Lyon to Marseille corridors, and for supporting growth in France.
A graduate of the Ecole Centrale Paris and an engineer by training, she has spent most of her career in the real estate sector. She started at Bouygues Group in 1997 with responsibility for development, then worked at AXA Real Estate as fund manager and senior asset manager, and, finally, at JP Morgan Asset Management as Head of Real Estate Asset Management for France and Benelux.
On her appointment, François Rispe, Regional Head, Prologis Southern Europe, said: “Our ambition is to develop Prologis’ leadership in a market which will experience significant growth in the next 10 years. I am pleased to welcome Cécile to join us for this challenge. A true team leader, combining experience on the ground, acquired at Bouygues, and corporate experience, both French and international, Cécile has everything it takes to succeed in her new role.”
About Prologis
Prologis, Inc. is the global leader in logistics real estate with a focus on high-barrier, high-growth markets. As of June 30, 2017, the company owned or had investments in, on a wholly owned basis or through co-investment ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 64 million square meters in 19 countries. Prologis leases modern distribution facilities to a diverse base of approximately 5,200 customers across two major categories: business-to-business and retail/online fulfillment.
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PRESS CONTACTS
Prologis : Nathalie Triolet, Tél : +33 1 48 14 54 51, [email protected], Paris
Agence Dehais : Michelle Kamar, Tél : +33 1 53 53 36 84, [email protected], Paris