Matt Cook

Background

About Matt Cook

As Executive Managing Director of CBRE’s Global Workplace Solutions for Italy, Matt is responsible for a $200m business and circa employees that deliver integrated real estate solutions, comprising of Transaction, Project, Space Consultancy and Facilities Management services to both International and local Corporate & Investor clients. Matt has recently spearheaded an acquisition project that has enabled CBRE to strengthen and grow the local Italian business to be now recognized as one of the leaders in the Italian market. The integrated business has grown by 20% year on year since 2018, across various workplace environments: Industrial, Manufacturing, Logistics, Banking, Public Sector, Office, Pharmaceutical, Retail and Consultancy. His success comes from a distinct ability to create a cohesive team, identify future leaders and realize opportunity for business growth. His strong interpersonal skills and focus on working under a simple value of “Mutual Respect” has lead him to create strong teams that work to those same principles. Matt is passionate about Client Care and developing trusting sustainable relationships with those clients. This ethos is driven down throughout his teams. Matt has over 15 years global and multi-site corporate real estate experience, both as client and as real estate advisor. Before joining CBRE he worked on the client side as Executive Director and Head of Real Estate for Continental Europe and Middle East at Lehman Brothers/Nomura.