Hines hires head of logistics for Europe

Logan Smith will be joining Hines in a new role as head of logistics for Europe.

The appointment further strengthens Hines’ senior leadership team across its Pan-European platform and underlines the firm’s commitment to further expanding its global industrial/logistics portfolio.

Hines has been investing and developing in the industrial sector since 1957, with a global track record of 310 logistics projects in 11 countries. In recent years, the firm has established a growing industrial portfolio in strategic locations across Europe, with a focus on urban logistics developments, comprising 2 million square meters (21.5 million square feet) and €1.2 billion ($1.35 billion) of the firm’s $4 billion of industrial/logistics assets under management.

Smith will be taking a lead role in growing the sector for Hines in Europe in close cooperation with the Hines dedicated country teams, identifying opportunities with a range of industrial product types in key and