International real estate advisor Savills has appointed Massimo Bassani to head up its business space property management team in Italy.
Bassani joins Savills from real estate firm Agire, where he held a coordinator position in the property and facilities management team.
'Savills in Italy currently manages 28 shopping centres in addition to 55 non-retail buildings across the country, covering some 750,000 m2,' said Christian Recalcati, property management managing director of Savills in Italy.
'Massimo’s appointment will help to improve Savills presence in the office and logistics sector bringing further quality and professionalism to our property management services across all real estate asset class,' Recalcati added.
As well as his time at Agire, Bassani also worked as a technical site expert with construction firm, Asfalti Conti, where he was in charge of the upkeep of a book of properties across a diverse range of asset classes including residential and industrial.
Bassani said: 'I am excited to be joining a company which has such a strong presence in the Italian real estate market. Growing Savills property management expertise outside of the retail sector will be fundamental to the diversification of the company going forwards and I look forward to leading on this.'
