BNP Paribas RE names new Spanish head

BNP Paribas Real Estate has appointed Jesus Perez Rodriguez as its new CEO and head of property management in Spain.

He will report to Lauric Leclerc, deputy chief executive of BNP Paribas Real Estate.

Rodriguez was previously general manager of hotel group Occidental and in 2009 held the position of chief financial officer at Spanish property company Metrovacesa.

BNP Paribas Real Estate has also promoted investment head Thierry Bougeard to general manager, reporting to Jesus Perez Rodriguez.

Bougeard began his career in France as head of the industrial and logistics department of Auguste Thouard and joined BNP Paribas Real Estate Spain in 2010 as head of the Catalonia region.

To boost its activities in the Spanish market, BNP Paribas Real Estate Spain has reshuffled its team and added over 20 new staff in the past 12 months.

'BNP Paribas Real Estate has always supported the development of the company in Spain and has shown great commitment and confidence in the Spanish real estate market,' commented Leclerc.