CBRE announced that as of 1 January 2016, Gijs Klomp will become Head of Investment Properties, Central & Eastern Europe. Gijs will take over from Mike Atwell, who is moving to CBRE France, as Head of International Investment. Gijs is currently head of CBRE Investment Properties in Romania, a role he will retain alongside his new regional position. Klomp joined CBRE in December 2014 having previously been Managing Director of JLL in Romania.
According to the latest research figures from CBRE, Q3 2015 saw a significant increase in investment investment activity in Central and Eastern Europe compared to the second quarter. Nearly €2.6 bn of transactions were recorded.