Atrium European Real Estate (Atrium) has announced the appointment of Thomas Schoutens as chief development officer. Schoutens comes to Atrium from Carrefour Group, the world’s second-largest retailer and the largest in Europe, which he joined in 2003.

Atrium European Real Estate (Atrium) has announced the appointment of Thomas Schoutens as chief development officer. Schoutens comes to Atrium from Carrefour Group, the world’s second-largest retailer and the largest in Europe, which he joined in 2003.

He is a Belgian national with 18-years of real estate and construction industry experience in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. From 2003 until 2009, he served as a member of Carrefour’s Executive Committee in Poland and Russia and as Director of Assets, Investments & Expansion in these countries. Since 2007 he held responsibility for Carrefour’s expansion strategy and operations in Russia which included undertaking an in-depth market investigation of 80 major Russian cities. Prior to this he had responsibility for all aspects of Carrefour’s Polish expansion; during which period the number of stores increased from 68 to 328. He also managed the development of over 20 shopping centres.


Atrium is one of the leading real estate companies focused on shopping centre investment, management and development in Central and Eastern Europe.