First Industrial Realty Trust Expands Into France

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR: 25.35, -1.27, -4.77%), a leading provider of industrial real estate supply chain solutions, today announced the opening of a new office in Paris, France. Paris is France's largest industrial real estate market, with nearly one-third of the country's total industrial space. Christophe Chauvard has joined First Industrial as country director for France and will lead new business development by providing logistics solutions to customers through the acquisition, development, redevelopment, leasing and property management of industrial real estate in the region. Mr. Chauvard reports to Jan Scheers, managing director of Europe.