Central Europe-focused CTP Group said that it has hired media group INM's former CEO Robert Pitt as group COO, effective as of December 1, 2017.
Pitt will assist in setting up processes to efficiently help structure how the company operates. His main focus will be HR, IT, Legal, Controlling and Construction/Design/Permitting/Procurement.
Pitt, aged 47, comes from Ireland, where he received his degree in economics at UCD. He came to Central Europe in 1992 where he began his career at the company Irská Investicní Spolecnost, after which he joined Price Waterhouse.
In 1999, after spending two years working in development in China, he became a part of the Lidl team in Ireland & Northern Ireland as property director, which led to his position as COO at Lidl for the Czech & Slovak Republics.
He then moved on to Tesco, where he spent 7.5 years in the position of COO and CEO of the franchise business.
'Over the past 24 months CTP has significantly expanded operations and is currently active throughout CEE. The new CTP employs 350 people with a plan to double the portfolio and reach 10 million m2 of lettable by 2022. Pitt brings experience and drive and will contribute much to getting CTP ready for growth and his hand-on attitude will help CTP operationally,' said CEO Remon Vos.
