Speakers
Rennie Schafer
Session
Hear how then industry has performed over the past year and what lies ahead as we launch this years industry report. After one of the most turbulent periods on global economic history the insights of this years report will be valuable to all operators and investors.
Rennie is the current CEO of FEDESSA and the Self Storage Association UK, having previously been the CEO of the Australasian Self Storage Association for over 9 years. Rennie has extensive knowledge of the self storage industry across the world, from the developing Asian markets through to the birthplace of self storage in the USA. He has over 27 years of association management experience, 21 at CEO level. Rennie has an MBA from Deakin University and completed the Oxford University High performance leadership programme.
Oliver Close is a Senior Director at CBRE Ltd and leads the firm’s activities in the self storage sector. Oliver has over 22 years’ experience in self storage and has provided real estate advice to many of the major operators in the industry, across both Europe and the Asian self storage markets.
Oliver worked on the stock market flotations of both Shurgard and Safestore, has executed a number of sale transactions in several jurisdictions and collaborates closely with the SSA UK, including with the production of the UK Self Storage Survey for a period of years. CBRE’s activities include, in addition to valuations and transactions, general advisory, debt advisory, equity raising, capital allowance advice, corporate finance and site acquisition services.