CBRE has appointed Olivier Gérard, previously CEO of Cushman & Wakefield, as managing director of transaction services in France.

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Olivier Grard

Based in Paris, he will report to Fabrice Allouche, managing director of CBRE in France, and manage the firm’s advisory & transaction and capital markets teams.

Gérard has over 30 years’ experience in French and international real estate and most recently spent eight years as CEO of Cushman & Wakefield. Before joining C&W as head of investment agency in 2005, he spent six years at JLL.