HB Reavis has appointed Marian Herman as the new CEO of the European real estate development group.
Herman moves into the CEO role from his position as group chief financial officer and a member of HB Reavis board. He has been with the company for more than eight years.
Radim Rimanek has simultaneously been named the new position of deputy CEO. Radim has sat the board for more than five years, having joined HB Reavis in 2012.
The appointments come as Pavel Trenka steps down as CEO of HB Reavis Group as part of a long-planned succession, having fulfilled his five-year term in the role. He joined the firm in 2007 and will remain with the company as a non-executive director alongside Maarten Hulshoff and Ivan Chrenko, the company’s founder.
Pavel said: 'It gives me great pleasure to pass on the baton at HB Reavis to Marian and Radim, who have played hugely influential roles in HB Reavis’ rapid growth in recent years to become Europe’s leading innovative workplace provider. As non-executive board mirector, I look forward to helping Marian and Radim shape and deliver our ambitious strategy.'
HB Reavis has grown in recent years into one of Europe’s largest developers with operations in Central and Eastern Europe, Germany and the UK, and a pipeline of over 20 developments across its portfolio.
The firm is currently working on a number of showpiece developments including Varso Place in Warsaw, a 53-storey mix use tower designed by Foster + Partners that will be one of Europe’s tallest buildings when complete. Other schemes underway are Bratislava’s Nivy Station, Budapest’s Agora office complex, and the redevelopment of Elizabeth House, which is situated next to Waterloo station, London’s busiest transport hub.
The company has also rolled out a number of new initiatives such as Origameo, HB Reavis’ workplace advisory that helps clients relocate to suitable, modern environments, and HubHub, a proprietary co-working platform.
