EMEA L&I Operating Board Member, Head of Industrial & Logistics Agency in Poland and Head of E-Commerce in CEE region
Let's talkDamian Kolata, EMEA L&I Operating Board Member, Head of Industrial & Logistics / E-Commerce CEE at global consulting agency Cushman & Wakefield, a manager with 20 years of experience, focusing on how companies work together across the logistics supply chain.
He was responsible for purchasing, demand forecasting and inventory management, distribution organization, as well as e-commerce operations for Europe's largest fashion platfoma in warehouses of more than a hundred football fields, with a workforce that exceeded the population of Szklarska Poreba. He developed logistics and e-commerce for ThyssenKrupp, TZMO S.A. and FIEGE.
Member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, academic lecturer at the EU in Poznań and WSB in Toruń, board member of the E-Commerce Logistics Expert Association. Co-author of the publications "E-Business Bible 3.0" and "Profitable E-Commerce". He is passionate about E-Commerce logistics and its impact on the increasing demands on warehouse space.
Wine lover - both white and red
Fan of Zagłębie Lubin (not Lublin!)
Enjoys good literature
Romania is currently undergoing an accelerated transformation of the e-commerce market, generating an ever-growing demand for industrial & logistics spaces. According to the "Quo Vadis E-commerce" report released by Cushman & Wakefield, the online commerce continues to be a growth driver for the industrial & logistics real estate sector, generating significant opportunities for developers and investors.
According to data from global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, a third of Poland’s approximately 33 million sqm of industrial stock was built in the last three years, with half of it less than five years old. Despite being young, the Polish industrial market is very mature, necessitating industrial asset owners to embrace appropriate optimisation strategies and cyclical risk assessments. Key to this process is the adoption of a multifaceted approach and prioritization of ESG goals, reveals Cushman & Wakefield’s report Logistics & Industrial Asset Optimisation For Tomorrow.
CEE is one of the most promising locations for e-commerce, according to The Future of E-commerce, the latest report from global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield. In addition, data from Cushman & Wakefield shows that Poland accounts for over half of the turnover reported in the CEE region. The growth outlook for the Polish e-commerce sector is even more positive, as logistics costs in Poland - which are strategically important for e-commerce - are 18% lower than in the Czech Republic and 50% lower than in Germany.
