KSP appoints Mark Krol as Executive Director – Investment Management as it eyes a significant 2026
KSP has appointed Mark Krol as its new Executive Director – Investment Management, strengthening the company’s leadership as it moves through the cycle with its logistics portfolio and a significant move in the data centre market.
Mark joins KSP from global real assets investor PATRIZIA, where he played a senior role overseeing and expanding the GLi investment platform – a joint venture between KSP and PATRIZIA delivering a new generation of sustainable industrial buildings across London. He has worked across fund management, including circa €2 billion of European value-add funds, acquisitions and asset management, in the UK and Europe.
He’ll be bringing nearly 20 years of experience to KSP, including a strong track record in value investing and deep practical knowledge of sustainability-led development. From fully electric buildings and rooftop solar, to technologies that reduce operating costs for occupiers. Prior to PATRIZIA, Mark spent two years at Prologis in Amsterdam and two at JLL in London and holds extensive expertise across value-add investment strategies, development and the full investment lifecycle.
During his time in the industrial and logistics sector, he has focused on delivering buildings that are efficient to run and resilient for the long-term. This aligns with the ambition of the business. Mark’s insight and experience across the industrial and logistics sector, especially his focus on performance, make him well-suited to KSP and responding to current market requirements.
Mark’s arrival comes as KSP progresses a series of major developments, both in industrial and logistics and data centres, as well as a significant, income-generating disposal. The company recently launched Charlton Gateway, its first large-scale data centre project. The £2.3 billion data centre investment in London’s digital economy is designed to deliver 182MW of processing capacity and support the long-term growth of the country’s data security.
In its logistics portfolio, the GLi platform completed the £43.9 million sale of PR1 in Park Royal to Tritax London Logistics Fund in late 2025, reflecting strong demand for high-quality, sustainable industrial space. KSP has also recently brought to the market, a super prime logistics warehouse in Croydon with CR2, a 55,165 sq ft ultra-sustainable warehouse featuring rooftop solar, 100% EV charging and the ability to expand to 107,770 sq ft when combined with CR1.
Mark Krol, KSP’s new Executive Director, commented:
“KSP is not afraid to think differently, react quickly and use its on-the-ground knowledge and pragmatic approach to drive performance and deliver for clients. This is what sets the business apart and I’m keen to play a part in this culture and help it continue to grow. Having worked alongside the KSP team for years, I’ve seen how ambitious the business is and that it is committed to developing well-designed projects that move the dial on sustainability. There is now a real opportunity to grow our client base, expand our geographical reach and bring fresh thinking to how we manage and develop assets.”
David Johnson, Chief Executive Officer at KSP, added:
“Mark is strengthening our KSP team at a pivotal moment in the company’s growth. His leadership will help drive momentum across our industrial pipeline and, in addition, improve delivery of upcoming projects. His experience across logistics, investment and development, alongside his hands-on involvement with GLi, means he understands exactly what we are trying to achieve and the growth we’re targeting. It also means his transition into the business has been seamless. I’m looking forward to working closely with him.”
