Gazeley Appoints Sally Lin As Country Director To Lead New Wave Of China Growth

Online, March 19, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Gazeley, a leading global developer of logistics warehouses, is pleased to announce the promotion of Sally Lin to Country Director and the appointment of Max Zhai to Senior Development Manager in the developer's China team.

Sally Lin has over 5 years of experience with Gazeley China, responsible for business development, strategic investment and land acquisition. In her new role Sally will be responsible for the general management of Gazeley's China business, helping to develop its reputation as a leading developer of cost effective, high quality logistics warehouses.

Max Zhai joins from December 2011 to focus on developing new and existing business opportunities across China. These two key appointments are in line with Gazeley's on-going talent localization strategy and continuous commitment to expanding its business in China.

Along with its growing team, Gazeley also has an increasing land bank and the necessary finance to achieve significant expansion. Already in the pipeline for the next 18 months are plans to develop over 325,000 sqm of property for a range of international blue chip customers in Guangzhou, Beijing and Chengdu, with a resulting value in excess of RMB 1.5 billion.

"We are extremely proud of our success in China so far and are committed to growing Gazeley's development activities in this exciting market," said Nick Cook, Senior Vice President, Development & Commercial. "The on-going investment in new projects and people will ensure that we are well placed to deliver exceptional service to the rapidly expanding number of customers in the market."

About Gazeley
Gazeley is a global provider of logistics warehouses and distribution parks. Since 1987 it has specialised in build-to-suit distribution warehouses that deliver added value and bottom line savings via reduced operating costs, driven by superior performance in energy efficiency. To date Gazeley has built 6.4 million m2 (70 million sq ft) of quality, cost-effective warehouses and distribution parks across the globe, it also has over 490,000m2 (5 million sq ft) of build-to-suit projects under development throughout its international network. As part of Economic Zones World (EZW), a Dubai World company, Gazeley is delivering sustainable industrial and logistics parks across UK, Europe, China and the Middle East.