M&G Real Estate has appointed Kerry Williams as retail investment director, reporting to John Duxbury, Head of Retail.
In his new role, Williams will be responsible for sourcing retail sector acquisitions across the out of town, in town high street and leisure sectors. He will lead the retail team’s investment managers driving M&G Real Estate’s ambitions to generate new investment opportunities and secure the strategic investment objectives for all funds.
Williams joins from Colliers International, bringing over 21 years of experience, having worked across sectors and in both asset and investment fields and more recently, specialising in the food store and retail warehouse investment sector.
Duxbury says: “With a track record of creating innovative retail opportunities and having worked with a broad range of clients and agency contacts on some high profile deals, Kerry will make a valuable addition to the team.
“We currently manage retail assets valued at GBP8.7 billion in the UK and are committed to acquiring retail and leisure assets with the highest degree of potential to deliver long term, sustainable returns for our clients. Kerry will play an important role in driving our investment activities at a time when our retail team is experiencing unprecedented growth.”
