Paul Blackman, international director at Colliers International, has been assigned a new role to set up and run a team to coordinate Colliers’ work in the outsourcing sector across Eastern Europe.

Paul Blackman, international director at Colliers International, has been assigned a new role to set up and run a team to coordinate Colliers’ work in the outsourcing sector across Eastern Europe.

Blackman has 17 years professional experience of working with corporate office occupiers, 13 of which have been spent in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

He has been with Colliers for nearly 10 years and has focused for the past three years on the Polish business process outsourcing (BPO) sector.

In his new role he will coordinate Colliers office teams in the region combining his own experience with the local knowledge and expertise of the teams. Apart from the BPO sector the team will also focus on ITO (Information Technology Outsourcing) and SSC (Shared Service Centres) occupiers across the region especially in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania and the Baltic States.

'We remain convinced by the potential of Eastern Europe in the outsourcing sector and believe in its continued growth,' said Blackman. 'This new team will allow clients in this sector to benefit from a seamless approach to reducing their real estate costs across any of the Eastern European countries.'