GSA appoints Linda Delmedico to lead Italian real estate development activity

23 January 2025

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Global Student Accommodation (“GSA” or the “Company”), the global leader in student housing, is pleased to announce the appointment of Linda Delmedico as Regional Development Manager in Italy. Linda is GSA’s first employee in the country, marking a significant milestone in its European growth strategy.

Linda will lead GSA’s initiatives in Italy, focusing on the Company’s pipeline of development opportunities in key educational cities such as Milan, where the business recently acquired the Trentacoste development site, Rome and Florence. Linda will leverage her extensive hospitality and student development experience to deliver state-of-the-art facilities with the highest sustainability rating in GSA’s portfolio.

Linda brings over seven years of expertise managing the entire life cycle of real estate developments. She joins GSA from CA Ventures, where she was responsible for developing their Italian student housing portfolio. Her expertise include leading due diligences for sites acquisitions, managing schemes throughout planning process and ensuring the delivery of new assets to the point of opening. Prior to CA Ventures, Linda spent six years with The Social Hub, where she opened projects in Florence and Bologna, introducing the first hybrid student housing model in Italy.

Aaron Bailey, Head of Real Estate Projects at GSA, commented:

"We are thrilled to welcome Linda Delmedico to the GSA team. Her appointment reflects our commitment to expanding our presence in Europe and underscores our development-led strategy to create a market-leading student housing portfolio within the region. Linda's expertise and experience will be invaluable as we address our significant pipeline of development opportunities across Italy."

Linda Delmedico, Regional Development Manager at GSA, commented:

"I am delighted to join GSA and lead the development activity in Italy. I’m excited at the opportunity to contribute to GSA's vision of transforming student housing to create sustainable and high-quality accommodation across some of Europe’s leading educational cities. There’s a significant lack of supply of suitable student accommodation across Italy and I’m looking forward to working with the GSA team to address this issue and leveraging my experience to deliver one-of-a-kind projects across the country."