Colliers International launches EMEA Location Strategy service for global occupiers
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Colliers International today announced that industry specialist Elias van Herwaarden has been appointed as the Head of EMEA Location Strategy to provide Location Strategy advisory services to global corporations.
Elias joins Colliers from Deloitte and has spent more than three decades advising global organizations on the location strategy for their global business footprint and will now join the EMEA division of the global real estate advisory firm as part of the Occupier Services business. His experience includes advising on corporate expansion and footprint optimization as well as business process outsourcing and global business services operating models for a wide range of industries across more than 250 cities and 47 countries worldwide. In addition, he has extensively been called on to provide strategic advice for real estate developers and economic development corporations in every region of the world.
Elias’ primary focus will be to lead Colliers’ strategic location consulting capability for key corporate clients based on corporate location drivers such as labor arbitrage, talent availability, business expansion, and real estate portfolio optimization. Elias will leverage Collier's industry-leading occupier services operating platform including portfolio strategy, asset optimization, corporate capital solutions, complex and emerging markets solutions, data center advisory, corporate industrial advisory, digital and technology solutions, workplace advisory, enterprise FM advisory, project management, lease administration, ESG, and occupier tenant representation.
“We are delighted to welcome on board such a prominent market expert. Expanding Colliers' range of services and the pool of top talent goes in line with our focus on innovative solutions and going beyond the standard offering. I am convinced that Elias is an excellent addition to our team and that our clients will benefit from his broad experience,” Monika Rajska-Wolińska, Managing Partner of Colliers International in Poland, said.
(WBJ)
