Global real estate advisor CBRE has announced the appointment of Kenneth Hatton as managing director and head of hotels, EMEA.
Hatton will start his new role in June 2021.
He is a leading figure in the global hotel market, most recently as executive vice president - global development and general counsel at Belmond, an affiliate of LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton.
With a career that began in corporate M&A and hospitality law, and with substantial experience on both the brand and owner side around the world, he will bring a deep understanding of varied industry insights to the role. He has been involved with transactions, on both the advisor and principal side, involving over 350 hotels and mixed-use projects across EMEA, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.
His appointment is the latest in a series of hires across CBRE’s EMEA hotels business, including the appointments of Chris Gow and Stephen Barr to lead debt advisory for CBRE’s Operational Real Estate business, as well as the recent appointment of Joe Green, in the Capital Advisors team who has brought hotel-specific restructuring expertise to CBRE’s Real Estate Investment Banking capability.
Chris Brett, managing director, EMEA Capital Markets, CBRE commented ‘CBRE recognises the substantial evolution of the hotel sector within investment portfolios over the past few years, driven by strong market performance and investors seeking to diversify. With our clients evermore connected globally, they need a hotel advisory team that can augment market-leading real estate advice with M&A, debt and strategic advisory services. Kenneth will not only bring his global insight, management and leadership but also help shape our hotel services offering to match the post-Covid priorities of global hotel owners, operators and investors.’
