CBRE Investment Management has appointed Daniel McDonald as Managing Director and Head of the APAC Logistics Operator Division. In this role, McDonald will manage all aspects of CBRE IM’s logistics and data center operations in the APAC region, including acquisitions, asset and development management, and leasing. Based in Singapore, he will seek to further scale the business by building strong relationships with tenants and working with local teams, with the aim of optimizing asset management and sustainability throughout the real assets lifecycle.

With over 20 years’ experience across the real estate market, McDonald has joined the firm from J.P. Morgan, where he was most recently Head of Australia and New Zealand Fund Management Asia Pacific Real Estate. McDaniel has held a number of senior roles at firms including Goodman, Cushman & Wakefield and CBRE in various locations across Asia Pacific and brings with him a deep understanding of logistics and occupier dynamics within the region.

“Daniel has strong connections and a deep understanding of the changing needs of logistics occupiers,” said Adrian Baker, President, APAC Real Estate Division. “We look forward to drawing on his local market and sector-specific expertise as we seek to continue our expansion within APAC and further our ability to identify, acquire and operate best-in-class industrial assets across the region."

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