Mathieu Giguere

Senior Director, Head of Real Estate Continental Europe

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

About

International executive and Team leader with business development, network expansion and corporate RE portfolio / transaction management track records in more than 30 countries across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Experienced Business & Investment Consultant with extensive network in CEE/SEU/MENA regions among local and international players, including investors, developers, retailers, corporates, logistic operators and contractors as well as key legal & consultancy firms. Corporate Real Estate professional with experience in retail, e-commerce, logistic and corporate expansion as well as specific expertise in market research, location analysis, development consultancy, asset management, leasing and investment transaction services.

Experience

  • Head of Real Estate Continental Europe at GXO Logistics, Inc.
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    Senior Director, responsible for real estate in Continental Europe within the group, with a existing lease portfolio expanding across over 190+ locations / 10+ countries and nearly 4 million m2. In addition to generating more efficiency from the existing portfolio, the role is focussed on driving business growth, leading property acquisitions, takeovers and supporting the senior leadership, business development and operational teams in these countries on their overall real estate requirements.

  • Panattoni ()
    • Managing Director, European Cross Border Team
      Jul 2021 - Nov 2024 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      Leading the Cross Border activities at Panattoni Europe, managing keys accounts and new market development across EMEA, working with our leadership team out of our Headquarters in Warsaw, Poland.

    • Director, Key Accounts & New Business Development
      Mar 2020 - Jul 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Responsible for Key Accounts and New Business Development, Europe

  • Director of Real Estate Management, CEE at WeWork
    Aug 2019 - Mar 2020 · 8 mos

    Responsible for all Real Estate deal-making pertaining to WeWork's regional expansion in Central & Eastern Europe.

  • Head of Real Estate CEE / MENA / SEU at Amazon
    Oct 2014 - Dec 2018 · 4 yrs 3 mos

    Senior Regional Manager, responsible for expansion and management of Amazon's Real Estate Ops. portfolio across the CEE/MENA and SEU (interim position 2016-2017). Support Amazon operation expansion, contributing to the regional growth Strategy, RE expansion planning and new market entry. Manage the acquisition of new fulfillment capacity, BTS projects and logistic space leases across EMEA, directly active in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Italy, Spain, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Germany. End to end deal management (over 25 transactions), with 15M sq.ft of space transacted across 10 countries. Took further responsibility in Middle East and North Africa in June 2017 following Souq.com acquisition, also helping secure Amazon’s first new large fulfillment facilities in Dubai, Jeddah and Cairo.

  • Expansion Manager at Tchibo Warszawa Sp. z o.o.
    Mar 2012 - Sep 2014 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Senior Manager, reponsible for property portfolio management and retail expansion in Poland.