Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) has named James Bury as CEO for Europe as part of a wider expansion of its senior management team.
Bury’s appointment comes at the same time as Michael Flynn becomes CEO in Asia Pacific. Both will report to Justin O’Connor, Global CEO for Savills IM.
The company has also appointed Thomas Gütle and Axel Kraus as joint heads of its German business following the acquisition of SEB Asset Management in 2015. Within the European team Carolina von Groddeck becomes head of transactions, while Gerhard Lehner has been named as head of fund management.
‘In the past year we have profited from very strong growth in Europe and Asia,’ said O’Connor. ‘Thanks to the excellent positioning and success of our comprehensive regional and sector-based investment management platform, we have been able to expand the spectrum of investments available to our clients considerably.’
