Savills has promoted the current managing director of its Czech Republic and Slovakia business, Stuart Jordan, to the role of chief executive of central and eastern Europe (CEE) as it seeks to grow its footprint in the region. Stuart Jordan As part of the development, the organisation has merged its Poland and Czech Republic operations and its wider associates network. Tomasz Buras, who has been chief executive of Poland since 2014, will be leaving the business to take on new opportunities.

He recently led the Czech business in its expansion into Slovakia.