Jon Watkins appointed COO Western Europe for VGP
Antwerp, Belgium, 12 December 2019, 5.45 pm CET - VGP NV ('VGP' or 'the Company'), a leading European provider of high-quality logistics and commercial real estate, appointed Jon Watkins as COO Western Europe.
Jon was most recently EME Head of Real Estate at Amazon in which capacity he was responsible for Amazon’s warehouse and logistics buildings throughout the European Union and the Middle East, with a special focus on the two biggest markets of Germany and the UK. For Amazon, he secured over 3 million m2 of warehouse and logistics space. Originally from Wales, he lived in Germany, Scandinavia and Luxembourg.
As from 1 December, Jon is part of VGP’s management team as COO Western Europe. In this role he will support the country teams in Germany, the Benelux, Portugal, Spain and Italy as well as leading potential expansion of the Company into other Western European countries.
