BNP Paribas Real Estate has appointed Marcus Zorn as Chief Executive Officer of its Advisory business across Europe as part of a shake-up of its senior leadership.
Zorn (main picture) takes up the European role with immediate effect and will continue as Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas Real Estate Germany and a member of the group’s Executive Board.
The changes come ahead of the retirement of Laurent Boucher, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas Real Estate with responsibility for Advisory in Europe and Chief Executive Officer of Advisory France.
Boucher will retire on 31 December after a career of nearly 40 years with the company, remaining in his French leadership and Executive Board roles until then to support the transition.
EUROPEAN GROWTH
Zorn joined BNP Paribas Real Estate Germany in 1995 and has held senior roles spanning office, investment, industrial and retail property.
He became Head of Transactions in 2010, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the German business in 2012 and Chief Executive Officer in 2021.
Zorn says: “The quality of our teams and the breadth of our expertise across Europe give us unique strengths in supporting our clients. I am honoured to build on the work undertaken in recent years.
“My priority will be to further strengthen synergies between our countries and give clients ever more seamless access to BNP Paribas Real Estate’s best expertise, helping to enhance the performance of their projects.”
FRENCH SUCCESSION
Brice de Germay will succeed Boucher as Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory France from 1 January 2027.
De Germay joined the business in 2004 and became Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Advisory France at the beginning of this year.
Jean-Maxime Jouis, Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas Real Estate, says: “These governance changes are fully aligned with our ambition to provide clients with ever more integrated support across Europe, combining the proximity of our local teams, the depth of our service offering and the strength of our pan-European network.”
Boucher says he is stepping down “with great confidence in the future” and praised the commitment and professionalism of the company’s teams.
