Matthew Bouw named EMEA chief executive of Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Matthew Bouw as chief executive, APAC & EMEA, effective from 1 May 2025.
In this new role, he will oversee a single operating model across both regions providing the scale and balance of services to drive growth and offer clients better global connectivity and access to talent.
Bouw has been C&W’s APAC chief executive since 2017, he also held global executive positions in the Chicago office, including global chief administrative officer and global chief HR & strategy officer.
Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Matthew Bouw as chief executive, APAC & EMEA, effective from 1 May 2025.
In this new role, he will oversee a single operating model across both regions providing the scale and balance of services to drive growth and offer clients better global connectivity and access to talent.
Bouw has been C&W’s APAC chief executive since 2017, he also held global executive positions in the Chicago office, including global chief administrative officer and global chief HR & strategy officer.
In these roles, Bouw was involved in the merger of the firm’s legacy organisations in 2014-15, as well as the acquisition of DTZ in 2011.
Prior to joining C&W, he worked across a variety of industries and for several large global companies, including PwC, Aviva, Orica, Leighton and UGL. Bouw will relocate to London to focus on the growth of both regions.
As part of this planned transition, Colin Wilson will step down as chief executive, EMEA, and leave the organisation to pursue the next chapter in his career. He will continue in an advisory role to ensure an orderly transition of responsibilities.
C&W is the third agency to change its top leadership in the past month, with JLL’s UK chief executive Stephanie Hyde announcing her departure in March, and Ciaran Bird stepping down from his role as chief executive of CBRE’s UK & Ireland advisory business yesterday.
Andrew McDonald, global president and chief operating officer at C&W, said: “Matthew is a proven, visionary leader with over 30 years of experience in building and growing successful businesses. He steps into this critical role as we continue to accelerate growth and help our clients solve problems through exceptional advice and execution of services across geographies.
“I am confident in Matthew’s leadership and look forward to seeing the growth and scale this combined business will deliver to our clients.”
Bouw added: “It is a huge honour to take on this new role, which presents an incredible opportunity to harness our complementary strengths in each region to accelerate the growth of our business and to further enhance the advice, solutions and services we deliver for our clients every day.”
