Prologis Europe announced on January 9th that Sander Breugelmans has been promoted to head of Capital Deployment, Europe, effective as of January 1, 2023. Joseph Ghazal, who now leads Global Capital Deployment for Prologis, previously served as head of Capital Deployment for Europe.

In this role, Breugelmans will oversee all teams responsible for capital deployment spanning amongst other things land, development, acquisitions, dispositions and fund contributions across the 12 European countries Prologis operates in. With Prologis since 2006, Breugelmans has successfully led the Benelux team through growth as country manager and most recently expanded the Northern European portfolio into new markets as regional head.

"I look forward to working directly with Sander to develop portfolio strengthening opportunities and provide our customers with the high-quality logistics real estate we are known for, particularly within the urban landscape,” said Ben Bannatyne, president, Prologis Europe. “His drive and ability to build successful teams with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures will prove invaluable as he steps up and broadens his focus to include all of the EU region.”

Breugelmans brings 20+ years of expertise and experience in commercial real estate in Europe and the U.S. to the role, specialising in real estate capital markets, logistics real estate, asset management, transaction sourcing, underwriting, negotiating and execution.

Prologis is the global leader in logistics real estate with a focus on high-barrier, high-growth markets, with a European share of more than 22 million square metres in 12 countries.