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Shed club heaven: the battle for talent
September 27, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
How can the logistics boom be sustained if there is not the expertise to drive it forwards? The logistics sector may have been the hottest investment ticket in town in recent years, but the momentum has been checked by a lack of talent and resources to match demand.
With a dearth of experienced people to source the best opportunities, construct schemes to match the pace of demand, or have the technical knowledge to understand what occupiers really want, industry players have been going toe-to-toe to recruit those who can deliver the goods. Finding and attracting the brightest and best is at the top of the to-do list for the most ambitious companies in the industry.
Join React News’ editorial director David Hatcher and a panel of leading experts as they discuss:
- How the sector can better promote itself
- What skills the sector is most lacking
- How companies can attract and retain top talent
- Diversifying the talent and knowledge pool
Panellists
Frank Pörschke
CEO, P3 Parks
Frank Pörschke was appointed P3 Logistic Parks CEO in April 2021. He previously served as president EMEA markets and CEO Germany at JLL, and held several non-executive board positions mainly at investment and fund managers.
Prior to that Pörschke was CEO of Eurohypo, a real estate and public finance bank with then one of the biggest loan books in Europe. Before that he was CEO of Commerz Real and Managing Director of ECE International.
Pörschke started his career in consulting with McKinsey & Company after qualifying as a lawyer.
Ekaterina Avdonina
CEO and co-founder, Mirastar
Ekaterina Avdonina is responsible for the overall leadership of the Mirastar platform. She is a recognised pan-European industry leader and regular contributor to panels and articles in the logistics sector.
Avdonina previously co-founded Delin Properties in 2011, first as head of investments and subsequently as MD, where she repositioned the business as a fully integrated pan-European logistics development and asset management platform.
Before that, she worked in ING Real Estate’s lending team in the Netherlands and with GVA in Moscow.
Marcus de Minckwitz
EMEA head of industrial and logistics, Savills
Marcus de Minckwitz is responsible for the EMEA Industrial and Logistics teams at Savills, which includes over 150 market specialists covering 16 service lines from 51 offices across the region.
As a capital markets specialist de Minckwitz has been involved in over €7bn of transactions in the last 24 months ranging from small last mile assets to large pan-European portfolios.
Previously de Minckwitz was a specialist in the UK retail market, specifically retail warehousing and leisure. He has also launched an EMEA Data Centre team in the past 12 months.
Emily Bohill
Managing partner, Bohill Partners
Emily Bohill is a managing partner at Bohill Partners, which helps real asset investors to build and retain best in class teams in Europe. Bohill leads senior searches and complex advisory mandates, as well as managing the relationships with key clients.
Bohill is a Trustee of The Story of Christmas, the property and construction industries’ annual Christmas charity event that supports disadvantaged children and the homeless.
She is also on the board of Ireland Funds Great Britain and the founder of Run Kids Run, an initiative to get children running, raising vital funds for state schools in England.
Peter Krause
Senior managing director, Blackstone
Peter Krause is a senior managing director in the Real Estate Group and is based in London. Since joining Blackstone in 2011, Krause has been involved in analysing real estate investment opportunities across various property types in Europe.
Before joining Blackstone, Krause worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he was an analyst in the Real Estate Investment Banking group.
Krause received an A.B in Economics from Harvard College and a J.D from Harvard Law School where he was twice named a Dean’s Scholar.