Blackstone's European retail arm, Multi Corporation, has appointed Antoine Mocachen as managing director for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), effective June 17.
Mocachen, who succeeds interim CEE chief Luca Maganuco, will be responsible for Multi’s activities in Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine. Maganuco returns to focus fully on Multi’s Italian business, where he is also managing director.
'We are extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Antoine Mocachen as Managing Director for the CEE region,' said Josip Kardun, CEO Multi Corporation.
'Multi’s retail platform in this region will benefit greatly from his extensive management and development experience in the shopping centre sector across Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey.'
Mocachen has over 20 years’ experience in real estate development, asset management and property management in the shopping centre industry in the CEE region and Turkey. Previous employers include Simon Property Group, where he held several positions, including managing director and board member.
Mocachen joined Multi Turkey in 2017 as senior director asset management and was appointed chief operational officer in 2018.