Speedwell has appointed Răzvan Enache as Country Manager for Romania, as the Belgian-rooted developer expands its local portfolio and extends operations into regional markets. Enache takes over from Yannick van de Parre, who moves into a new regional role within the group, focusing on the company's international expansion priorities, including its activities in Poland, where Speedwell has been active since 2024.
"The vision for urban development that led me to join the Speedwell team just a short time ago remains at the heart of our strategy and takes on a new dimension as I assume this new role," said Răzvan Enache, Country Manager of Speedwell Romania. "With a good number of projects in the pipeline for the coming period and prospects for expansion into new regional cities, our priority is to ensure the efficient implementation of investments and the development of an integrated portfolio that will contribute to long-term urban transformation."
Enache's responsibilities include overseeing delivery deadlines for ongoing projects, accelerating permitting processes, beginning construction on new developments, and growing sales and rental volumes. Speedwell has eight projects planned between 2027 and 2035 in Bucharest, Timișoara, and Brașov, while also evaluating opportunities in Cluj-Napoca, Iași, and Sibiu.
"Răzvan's appointment comes at a time when Speedwell is expanding its investment opportunities in Romania, exploring new market segments such as student housing and elder care, as well as expanding SPACEPLUS, our logistics platform dedicated to small and medium-sized enterprises," said Didier Balcaen, co-founder of Speedwell.
In Bucharest, the company is focused on delivering QUEENS District in the first quarter of 2028, advancing THE IVY and planning further phases, and progressing THE MEADOWS and GLENWOOD ESTATE in Corbeanca, alongside the CityZen project. In Timișoara, Speedwell is continuing with the PALTIM mixed-use urban regeneration scheme on the site of a former hat factory, and preparing to begin construction on a new project at the former 1 IUNIE textile factory site. In Brașov, the company is preparing to launch the TINO project, while in the industrial segment it is completing SPACEPLUS East, a facility serving small and medium-sized enterprises.
