“Savills in Italy currently manages 28 shopping centres in addition to 55 non retail buildings across the country, covering c.750,000 sq m” says Christian Recalcati, Property Management Managing Director of Savills in Italy. “Massimo’s appointment will help to improve Savills presence in the office and logistics sector bringing further quality and professionalism to our Property Management services across all real estate asset class.”

Massimo joins Savills from real estate firm AGIRE, where he held a coordinator position in the property and facilities management team. In his role, he was responsible for the management of high-tech buildings and real estate complexes, analysing the maintenance status of the assets as well as enhancing their value via renovation and reconfiguration strategies.

Prior to this, Massimo was a technical site expert with construction firm, ASFALTI CONTI S.p.A, where he was in charge of the upkeep of a book of properties across a diverse range of asset classes including residential and industrial.

Nick Herward, Head of Property Management, Savills, commented: “We are delighted that Massimo has joined us to support the development of our Property Management Business in Italy. Having the ability to offer market-leading advice across all property sectors is essential to serving our clients well and we are incredibly impressed with the vision and knowledge that Massimo has brought to the Business Space sector. Working with colleagues across Europe, Massimo will develop a customer service-focused approach for the benefit of our clients and occupiers.

Massimo Bassani added: “I am excited to be joining a company which has such a strong presence in the Italian real estate market. Growing Savills property management expertise outside of the retail sector will be fundamental to the diversification of the company going forwards and I look forward to leading on this.”