London-listed Mapeley has announced that Nick Friedlos, currently the company's chief financial officer, is to be appointed as CEO with effect from 1 January 2009. He will succeed Jamie Hopkins who is moving to London-based private property company Chester Properties. Hopkins will remain on the board of Mapeley as a non-executive director at mapeley and will become a consultant to Fortress Investment Group.
As Ares completed a €325 mln French logistics acquisition from Blackstone, another French portfolio came onto the market.
