Atrium European Real Estate has announced the appointment of chief financial officer Ryan Lee as CEO as part of a succession plan agreed by the company’s board and its shareholders.
The new CEO has been with the company since 2015 and until now served as CFO of Atrium Group. In his new role, he will succeed Liad Barzilai, who has been with Gazit and Atrium for more than 15 years.
Barzilai, who has decided to pursue a career outside the Gazit/Atrium, will remain with the company in an advisory capacity until the end of 2022 and will actively support Ryan's transition of responsibilities.
Lee has 30 years of international financial experience. Prior to joining Atrium, he worked for six years in senior positions with private companies in Central and Eastern Europe. In addition, between 1990 and 2009, he held financial positions at executive and management level at Japan Tobacco International and Unilever plc and group subsidiaries.
