Atrium European Real Estate Limited
EANS-News: Atrium European Real Estate Limited
ATRIUM STRENGTHENS EXECUTIVE
MANAGEMENT TEAM
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Personnel St Helier Jersey / Channel Islands (euro adhoc) - ATRIUM STRENGTHENS EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM Jersey, 11 September, 2013 - Atrium European Real Estate Limited (VSE/Euronext: ATRS) ("Atrium" or the "Group"), a leading owner, operator and developer of retail real estate and shopping centres in Central and Eastern Europe, is pleased to announce the appointment of Liad Barzilai, Atrium's Head of Acquisitions, to its Group Executive Management Team with immediate effect. Liad was promoted as Atrium's Head of Acquisitions in September 2011, since when he has been responsible for building, assessing and, where appropriate, progressing the Company's pipeline of potential acquisition opportunities. Liad oversaw Atrium's purchase of Palác Flóra, Prague, in 2011, and was responsible for sourcing and executing the Company's acquisitions in Poland of the Molo shopping centre, in Szczecin, and the Galeria Dominika?ska, in Wroclaw, in December 2011 and June 2013 respectively. Liad has been at Atrium since its formation under new management in August 2008. Having initially started as Vice President of Business Development, he worked closely with its chief executive, Rachel Lavine and the rest of the management team on the turn-around and repositioning of Atrium, where he was integral to many of the key achievements Liad has a B.A. in Business Economics & Management from Guilford Glazer School of Business & Management, Ben-Gurion University and a MBA from Reccanati Business School, Tel Aviv University. Rachel Lavine, chief executive officer of Atrium, said: "Liad has worked extensively with the senior management team over the past few years and has played an important part in the Company's successful turnaround, being instrumental in both closing the transactions we have completed so far and in the ongoing building and assessment of our acquisition pipeline. I am therefore very pleased to recognise his achievements and contribution with this well-deserved promotion to Atrium's executive management team." For further information: FTI Consulting Inc: +44 (0)20 7831 3113 Richard Sunderland/Will Henderson atrium@fticonsulting.com About Atrium European Real Estate Limited Atrium is a leading real estate company focused on shopping centre investment, management and development in Central and Eastern Europe. As at 30 June 2013 (and not including Galeria Dominika?ska which was acquired in August 2013 for EUR151.7 million), the Group owned 156 retail properties, with a market value of EUR2.20 billion, diversified across seven countries with a total gross lettable area of 1.245 million sqm. In 2012, Atrium produced a gross rental income of EUR193.5million. The Company is based in Jersey and dual listed on the Vienna and Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchanges under the ticker ATRS. This ad hoc announcement appears as a matter of record only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any security. Atrium is established as a closed-end investment company domiciled in Jersey. Atrium is registered with the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets as a collective investment scheme which may offer participations in The Netherlands pursuant to article 2:66 of the Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht). All investments are subject to risk. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. The value of investments may fluctuate. Results achieved in the past are no guarantee of future results. Further inquiry note: FTI Consulting Inc +44 (0)20 7831 3113 Richard Sunderland Will Henderson richard.sunderland@fticonsulting.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- company: Atrium European Real Estate Limited Seaton Place 11-15 UK-JE4 0QH St Helier Jersey / Channel Islands phone: +44 (0)20 7831 3113 mail: richard.sunderland@fticonsulting.com WWW: http://www.aere.com sector: Real Estate ISIN: JE00B3DCF752 indexes: Standard Market Continuous stockmarkets: official market: Wien language: English