ProLogis Appoints Andrew Griffiths as Managing Director Designate

DENVER, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ProLogis , a leading global provider of distribution facilities and services, announced today that Andrew Griffiths has joined the company as deputy managing director and senior vice president of operations in the United Kingdom. His mandate will be to work alongside Alan Curtis, managing director, to accelerate growth in ProLogis' UK business.

Mr. Griffiths is joining ProLogis' UK development team based in Solihull after 17 years at rival industrial developer Gazeley, where he was UK managing director. He was responsible for growing Gazeley's operations and determining the direction of their current customer offering.

Alan Curtis stated, "Our UK-based team is the most experienced in the industry and one of which I am increasingly proud. That said, there is always room for the best talent in the market, and Andrew clearly fits that bill. I will look to him to drive our plan to double the size of our business, a process that is now underway with our 2005 new-start program of 4.5 million square feet."

Andrew Griffiths added, "The opportunity to help ProLogis meet its ambitious plans and the opportunity to play a role in shaping the future of the largest operator of its kind in the world is rarely available. Frankly, it is a challenge to which I could not say no."

ProLogis is a leading provider of distribution facilities and services with 310.8 million square feet (28.9 million square meters) in 2,034 distribution facilities owned, managed and under development in 75 markets in North America, Europe and Asia. ProLogis continues to expand the industry's first and largest global network of distribution facilities with the objective of building shareholder value. The company expects to achieve this through the ProLogis Operating System(R) and its commitment to be 'The Global Distribution Solution' for its customers, providing exceptional facilities and services to meet their expansion and reconfiguration needs.