Global real estate advisor CBRE has appointed Pedro Ribeiro as General Manager of CBRE Saudi Arabia. Based in Riyadh, he will be responsible for the company’s Saudi Arabia operations.

Pedro joins from Knight Frank where he was Partner in Saudi Arabia. According to a press release from CBRE, Pedro Ribeiro has over two-decades of experience in senior leadership positions in Retail, Real Estate and Asset & Property Management firms across the Middle East, Europe and North Africa delivering billion-dollar mixed-use projects & malls.

Among the accomplishments touted by CBRE for Ribeiro's appointment, is his track record of delivering complex developments for which he received multiple international awards, including two in Saudi Arabia such as the Riyadh Park Mall project wining New Development of the year and the Panorama Mall project winning Renovation/Expansion of the year by Middle East Council Of Shopping Centres in 2018.

CBRE Group, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, has over 120 professionals in Saudi Arabia based full-time in Riyadh and Jeddah. Working alongside investors, financers and occupiers, CBRE has in its portfolio a range of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development service.

Nicholas Maclean, Managing Director of CBRE Middle East, says: “Pedro is a uniquely skilled real estate project advisor with a deep understanding of the sector and the most active investors and developers in Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East. With Pedro, we will further strengthen our operations and real estate capability on the ground, as we enter our next phase of growth in Saudi Arabia. In line with Vision 2030, we are dedicated to drive change and transformation across the Kingdom and Pedro will provide invaluable leadership and further differentiate the breadth of the strategic advice we provide our clients.”