Privately owned US developer-investor Scannell Properties is setting up operations in Europe with plans to invest in the development of build-to-suit and speculative projects.
The company, which is active in the US and Canada where it has developed over 270 properties, has opened an office in London and appointed Amaury Gariel as managing director, Europe.
Amaury joins the company from CBRE where he has spent 23 years, most recently as managing director, EMEA Industrial and Logistics Services.
He will lead the company's expansion in six European regions, namely France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK.
Bob Scannell, president and founder of the company, sees the move as an opportunity to build on the group's foundations in North America.
'With the growth of e-commerce and the strength of the industrial and logistics property sector in Europe, we feel there is enormous potential for our company to service existing and future clients in their European operations,' he said.
