Savills IM positions senior management team for global growth

Savills Investment Management has made a number of appointments to its senior management team to position the company for further global expansion.

In recognition of the importance of Asia Pacific to Savills IM, Justin O’Connor, chairman and global CEO, will be relocating to Hong Kong to drive growth in the region where he will also be CEO Asia Pacific. The Asia Pacific region, where Savills IM currently has five offices, is an important part of the firm’s long-term strategy and this move will build upon the winning of new business in recent years.

Nick Cooper, who joined Savills IM in January 2017 as a senior adviser, has been appointed as deputy chairman. He will also have oversight of global investor services focusing on client relationships, especially the top global investors and consultants.

And Giuseppe Oriani, currently head of Italy, becomes CEO for Europe. He will lead the firm’s 13-office and 250-employee European platform.

In addition, Harry de Ferry Foster, fund manager of the €1.4 billion ($1.8 billion) Charities Property Fund, and Jon Crossfield, head of strategic partnerships in Europe, have been appointed as co-heads for the United Kingdom in addition to their current responsibilities.

Carolina von Groddeck, who in recent years has been overseeing liquidation of the €6.8 billion ($8.5 billion) German SEB mutual funds, becomes head of Germany.