BNP Paribas Real Estate (BNPPRE) has announced the appointment of industrial & logistics consultancy founder Paul Smyth as senior director within its national industrial & logistics agency team.
With almost 30 years’ industry experience and as a renowned industrial and logistics specialist across the occupier and trade counter markets, Smyth joins from PKS Property, which he established in 2009. Prior to this, he held roles at Atisreal (now part of BNPPRE) and Chesterton International. He is known across the industry for his work with occupiers and has acted for a variety of clients including Travis Perkins, CCF, Wickes and GXO.
Smyth has joined the team led by Ben Wiley, which recently announced that it had doubled in size. He is based in London and will support the national team as it provides expertise to its rapidly expanding occupier client base against the backdrop of the current lack in supply across the market.
The hire follows a flurry of appointments within the industrial and logistics agency team across the offices in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds and Newcastle including Mark Rothwell as Investment director, Bristol; Giles Thomas as a senior director in the National Logistics and Agency team.
