CEE-focused retail property company Atrium European Real Estate has promoted Scott Dwyer, currently CEO of Poland, to the position of group chief operating officer with effect from 1 October.
He replaces Rüdiger Dany, who announced in June that he was leaving the company to pursue other business interests.
Originally from Australia, Dwyer has been CEO of Poland at Atrium since joining the group in October 2014. As such, he has been instrumental in implementing the company’s redevelopment and extension programme across its three flagship assets in Warsaw, further improving the €1.5 bn Polish portfolio.
Dwyer has over 20 years’ experience in Central and Eastern European markets where he has held several senior management roles within the real estate industry. He previously worked for US company Heitman International as portfolio manager, overseeing its European real estate business.
From 2009-2012, he was general manager at ING Real Estate Development with responsibility for CEE, Germany, Switzerland and Italy, as well as heading up the retail activities across the business.
From 2002 he spent seven years with Rodamco Europe/Unibail-Rodamco, expanding and managing its CEE portfolio as managing director of Central Europe.
