Savills Italy appoints Riccardo Crepaldi as head of retail management

Savills has named Riccardo Crepaldi as its new head of Retail Management in Italy.

Davide Dalmiglio and Riccardo Crepaldi

Based in the Milan office, Crepaldi will lead and coordinate the various business lines within Savills’ Italian retail management platform.

In this role, he will integrate the expertise of the Property Management, Out-of-Town Leasing, Technical & Pilotage, and Property Management Accountancy teams. His primary objective will be to scale the firm's retail operations by driving operational and strategic synergies, ultimately offering clients an all-inclusive approach to retail asset management and value creation.

Crepaldi brings over two decades of retail real estate experience to the firm. He joins from CBRE IM Italy, where he served as director of Retail Asset Management, overseeing asset management, leasing, investor relations, and shopping centre development.

Davide Dalmiglio, CEO of Savills Italy, said: “Retail today requires a fully integrated approach that combines operational management, commercial strategy and asset improvement. Riccardo’s appointment marks an important step in the continued development of our Retail platform. His deep understanding of market dynamics and investors’ requirements will further enhance our ability to anticipate clients’ needs and deliver tailored, value-driven solutions.”

Riccardo Crepaldi, head of Retail Management, Savills Italy, commented: “The retail sector is undergoing significant change and increasingly requires a cross-functional approach to meet evolving client expectations. I firmly believe that close collaboration across all service lines involved in asset management is essential to improving performance and creating long-term value. This strengthens collaboration across teams, leverages their expertise and further develops a service model focused on operational excellence, service quality and improving the value of retail assets.”