Cushman & Wakefield’s EMEA hospitality team continues its strategic expansion with the appointment of Katell Bourgeois, to lead the newly formed hospitality team in France.
Bourgeois joins Cushman & Wakefield from JLL’s hotels & hospitality team in Paris, where she had worked for nearly 15 years. The firm has additionally recruited Josephine Duforest from CBRE and Olivier Monteux from Accor, to join Bourgeois as analysts in the team.
Bourgeois will be responsible for building a full-service hospitality function for Cushman & Wakefield in France, which will include capital markets, advisory, development and operator selection.
'The French hotel market is one of the most important and liquid within Europe and the appointments of Katell, Josephine and Olivier are a real coup and firmly establishes our EMEA hospitality offer in region,' said Jonathan Hubbard, head of EMEA Hospitality, Cushman & Wakefield.
Bourgeois and her team will work closely with Frederic le Fichoux, who leads on hotel transactions in Continental Europe, as well as the EMEA Hospitality team in London.
Key clients already include Accor and Covivio, while the French business has also been involved in several high-profile hotel development projects and investment sales, such as the SO / Sofitel at Morland Mixité Capitale and the Milles Arbres development in Paris.
'France’s appeal as one of the world’s best places to visit remains undimmed and its hospitality sector is one the most dynamic in Europe; embracing both new concepts and its historic connections,' said Bourgeois. 'I am excited to join Cushman & Wakefield’s Hotels & Hospitality team at this point in its evolution to play a key role in offering our clients the very best industry insight available.'
