Dutch listed property company Corio announced on Tuesday that Gerard Groener will succeed Jan de Kreij as CEO on 1 May 2008. De Kreij, who is 65 years old, has led the company since May 2004.
Dutch listed property company Corio announced on Tuesday that Gerard Groener will succeed Jan de Kreij as CEO on 1 May 2008. De Kreij, who is 65 years old, has led the company since May 2004.
Born in 1958, Groener has been a member of Corio's management board since May 2006 and has been head of Corio Nederland Retail since December 2000. Corio said that it plans to re-appoint Groener for a four-year period to the board after notification to the general meeting of shareholders on 29 April 2008.
Corio is one of the largest listed property investment companies focused on the retail sector in Europe. Its portfolio of EUR 6 bn consists mainly of shopping centres in the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain and Turkey.