Candidate’s name
Paweł Sapek
Current position
Senior Vice President, Regional Head CE & Country Manager
Work experience in this position
Paweł Sapek joined Prologis in 2015 and as senior vice president and country manager for Poland, he oversees the company’s investment and operating activities across the country and is responsible for the entire portfolio.
Sapek graduated in marketing and management from the University of Economics in Katowice. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in logistics management from the Warsaw School of Economics and is a chartered surveyor (FRICS)
Description of business activity (profile, market sectors served, etc.)
Prologis is a leading provider of logistics real estate in Central Europe, owning and managing 4,6 million square meters of industrial space in 40 logistics parks. Our CE operations span four countries: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Throughout the region, our high-quality, sustainable facilities occupy strategic locations near distribution and population centers that link companies and consumers in the region and beyond to one another.
Serving customers throughout all industries including e-commerce, production, automotive, pharma, FMCG.
2021 IN NUMBERS
• CE Total portfolio: 4,590,200 square meters*
• CE Full year occupancy: 97.1 percent
• CE Full year 2021 leasing activity was 1,288,600 square meters
o 300,800 square metres of new leases
o 567,000 square metres of lease renewals
Size of the company managed by the candidate (headcount, regions of activity)
Paweł Sapek is responsible for the company's entire portfolio in the region - Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
4,6 million square meters of industrial space in 40 logistics parks.
Headcount of 90 proffesionalists.
The YOY increase in profits/income generated last year
N/A
Career path (Previous employers, professional progress, when was the candidate promoted to the current position, etc.)
Sapek has 25 years of experience in real estate and project management. He was formerly at Segro Poland, where he was business development director for Central and Eastern Europe. Before joining Segro, he worked at Ove Arup & Partners, the multinational professional services firm, and Washington Group.
Biggest business achievements, especially those made last year
Sapek turned out to be a leader in difficult times. In the event of a pandemic or war in Ukraine, i.e. uncertainty, stress and working mainly remotely, he was able to take care of employees, customers and business. Focused and calm, he implemented, together with his team, employee support programs. He saw problems, looked for solutions and implemented them. Effects: motivated and constant team, innovative projects implemented for clients, and constant stable business growth in all CE markets. Resulted in winning the Ethical Company of the Year title for two years in a row. Prologis. as the only company in the industry received the prestigious Great Place to Work award. Other titles including: Reliable Employer of the Year 2021 & Friendly Workplace 2021. Wprost appreciated the company's efforts to take care of the health of our employees during the pandemic and recognized Prologis as one of the 50 best companies in Poland.
Contributions made to the improvement of the CEE commercial property market
Continuous and uninterrupted promotion and advocacy for transparency in the CE industrial real estate market, which has led to greater market awareness and, consequently, to the materialization of growth rents in CE, and especially in Poland.
Other industry awards and prizes
In 2019, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors granted him the prestigious title of Fellow of RICS (FRICS) for outstanding individual achievements in the real estate and construction industry. Being named RICS Fellow not only distinguishes Paweł Sapek for his professionalism, but it is also a confirmation of his outstanding individual achievements. FRICS is an international measure of excellence, afforded only to those real estate leaders who make a particular contribution to the development of the sector.
