David Simons

David is dedicated to helping clients implement and realize their real estate development needs, as well as delivering sustainable buildings at the forefront of innovation and sustainability in the logistics market. 

With a background in residential and commercial real estate, in 1992 David moved to Russia to build a trading business and contribute to the newly opened Russian economy. As the emerging commercial real estate market accelerated, so did the demand for experienced professionals, and David transitioned back to real estate. He has since master-planned over 1,000 hectares of land and constructed more than 1,000,000 m2 of buildings in Russia. David led the privatization of a large portfolio of commercial and hotel properties on behalf of a Russian investment group, created a successful joint venture with AIG / Lincoln (Northpoint), master-planned 200 hectare and 700 hectare industrial zones, led the privatization and sale of one of Russia’s first 5-star hotels, and led the regional market with the acquisition of a 50 ha site in Kazan which was developed as Q-Park and sold to international investors.

In 2006, along with his partner, Christopher Van Riet, David co-founded Radius Group and went on to build the award-winning Radius team and develop Southgate Industrial Park, a master planned logistics and light industrial park of 650,000 m2. At the end of 2022, Radius Group, on behalf of the investors, was able to successfully sell Southgate. In 2022, David moved to Dubai and has now established Radius Group in the UAE where it is currently launching two new logistics projects. 

David enjoys traveling, appreciating the differences and challenges of conducting business in different regions. When not walking the construction site David thoroughly enjoys walking the golf course.