US private equity giant Blackstone has appointed Anthony Myers as supervisory board chairman of Multi Corporation, the European shopping centre owner and manager it acquired in 2013.
US private equity giant Blackstone has appointed Anthony Myers as supervisory board chairman of Multi Corporation, the European shopping centre owner and manager it acquired in 2013.
Myers is a senior managing director at Blackstone and head of acquisitions for Blackstone Real Estate in Europe. He has been involved in a number of real estate investments in Europe, the US, and Latin America, across various asset classes. He also currently serves on the board of French REIT Gecina.
The supervisory board of Multi Corporation now comprises Anthony Myers (chairman), Jan Meines, Dick van Well, as well as Bob Welanetz, James Seppala and Jonathan Lurie of Blackstone. Meines and Van Well had previously chaired the supervisory board and the management board respectively, following the acquisition of Multi by Blackstone.
In another change, Mark van den Berg, CFO of Multi Corporation, has informed the board of his intention to leave the company at the end of September in order to pursue other business activities. Frank de Moes, a former finance executive at Redevco and Huhtamaki Van Leer will join as interim CFO on 1 August while the company identifies a new CFO. The management board of Multi Corporation will then comprise Jaap Blokhuis (CEO), Heino Vink (COO) and Frank de Moes (interim CFO).
Multi Corporation owns and manages over 60 shopping centres across Europe and Turkey. The company is active in 12 countries including the Netherlands where the company is headquartered, as well as Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, the UK and Turkey.
