CBRE subsidiary Trammell Crow Company has hired DHL real estate services development director Mike Forster as its new head of UK logistics.
Forster joins the firm as a director and will be based in London. He will be responsible for the overall direction, strategy, sourcing, acquisition and financing for large-scale logistics development projects, including all commercial acquisitions for the firm throughout the UK.
In addition to his role at DHL where he worked for six months, Forster has held various senior leadership roles throughout his career, at firms including Marcol’s investment and development arm iSec, P3 Logistics Parks, Burford Group and Valad Europe.
Forster will report to industry veteran Ian Worboys, managing director and head of European logistics at TCC. His hire comes after Worboys joined the firm in February.
Worboys said: “Mike is among the best leaders in the business, with a track record of delivering some of the UK’s largest logistics parks from inception to completion and build-to-suit projects for a wide variety of major occupiers.
“He is a strategic thinker and good communicator with strong, high-level market relationships with local and industry partners. His leadership in successfully defining and implementing business plans and sourcing new business will be essential as we grow our logistics development business throughout the UK and Europe.”
As part of its expansion strategy, TCC is seeking to open additional offices this year across major markets, including Germany, France and Spain.
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