Panattoni names new director of finance and operations

Logistics developer Panattoni has appointed Oliver Choppin as its director of finance and operations in the UK.

He will be responsible for the structuring of debt finance, maintaining lending relationships and deploying capital allocations, while also managing the operations of the UK development business.

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Choppin has extensive experience in property finance, having spent 17 years in a FTSE Retail real estate investment trust firm and has been involved in over £7bn of financing deals in both public and private debt markets.

Panattoni recently announced it was fast-tracking plans to open three new carbon zero warehouses in Basingstoke, as well as purchasing a 31-acre site at junction 28 of the M1 in response to strong demand for warehousing.