Atterbury Europe Names Martin Olivier CEO
Martin Olivier, former CFO, takes over as chief executive from Henk Deist, who becomes Commercial Director.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in People
Atterbury Europe has appointed Martin Olivier as Chief Executive Officer effective November 1, 2026, succeeding Henk Deist, who led the company for twelve years. Olivier was previously the group's Chief Financial Officer.
Why it matters
The leadership transition was planned to ensure continuity for shareholders, partners, and executives, according to the company's announcement. Olivier has been part of Atterbury Europe since its inception and has been involved in all of the group's acquisitions and strategic transactions.
Henk Deist served as CEO for twelve years before stepping down effective November 1, 2026. Atterbury Europe operates shopping centers in Cyprus, Serbia, and Romania, and construction on the Rivus project in Cluj-Napoca is underway.
The players
Martin Olivier
Olivier, Atterbury Europe's former Chief Financial Officer, has been with the company since its inception and was involved in its acquisitions and strategic transactions.
Henk Deist
Deist, a founder of Atterbury Europe, led the company as CEO for twelve years and is now its Commercial Director and a Board member.
Atterbury Europe
Atterbury Europe is a real estate group that develops and operates shopping centers in Cyprus, Serbia, and Romania.
The details
Henk Deist, one of the company's founders, handed the chief executive role to Martin Olivier and took on the position of Commercial Director, while remaining on the Board of Directors. Deist will oversee the group's strategic business development activities.
Timeline
November 1, 2026: Martin Olivier assumes the role of CEO at Atterbury Europe.
People
The succession follows a pattern in which a company's internal CFO, who has been involved in its acquisitions, moves into the chief executive role while the founder shifts to an advisory-style position. The arrangement keeps deal knowledge and institutional memory within the group during the handover.
For customers and partners of Atterbury Europe's shopping centers, the leadership change does not alter day-to-day operations as described in the announcement. The announcement presents the transition as a planned continuation of the group's existing direction.
The takeaway
Leadership transitions planned around continuity, with a founder shifting to a commercial role and an experienced finance executive taking the top job, can preserve institutional knowledge through a change at the top.
Further reading
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