PGIM Real Estate, the property investment arm of PGIM, has further strengthened its commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, with the addition of Julie Townsend as ESG lead for Europe and Asia Pacific, based in London and effective immediately.
Investment manager Barings has grown its Real Estate Debt team in Europe with the appointment of Kasimir zu Eltz as a director.
Based in Frankfurt, Zu Eltz will be responsible for helping to grow the debt business in Europe, originating new business and loans with borrowers across the continent and the sourcing and closing of senior, whole loan and construction lending opportunities.
US privately-held developer-investor Hines has announced the appointment of Lorenzo Peñalver as investment director in Spain.
Peñalver has 16 years of experience in operations and financial management in the real estate sector. He joins Hines from Aberdeen Asset Management, where he was senior transaction manager in Spain and Portugal, and Asset Manager for part of its real estate portfolio spanning logistics, office and hotel assets in Spain, and retail properties in Portugal.
Dutch real estate investor Altera Vastgoed has announced the hire of Jeroen Post as asset management retail.
Post, aged 31, has taken up his duties with effect from 1 January 2022. He joins Altera from Wereldhave, where he worked for several years as leasing manager. Prior to that he worked at BNP Paribas Real Estate and Peters & Van der Vloodt.
Areim continues its growth in the Nordics and is now opening an office in Copenhagen. Peter Frische has been recruited to the new role as Head of Denmark. Peter joined Areim on 3 January and will be responsible of Areim’s Danish business platform.
Real estate investor Altera Vastgoed (Altera) has appointed Willem Jan van de Water as ESG Project Manager.
Van de Water made the move from the Dutch pension fund for rail and public transport workers (formerly SPF Beheer), where he spent four years as senior technical manager. His past employers also include Sweco Real Estate Management and PREAM Architects.
Independent investment management firm Schroders Capital has strengthened its real estate team in Manchester, UK with the appointment of Rob Prescott as asset manager.
Prescott joins the Manchester office from real estate consultancy OBI Property and has more than ten years of experience working in the north west and wider regional commercial property market. He will report into fund manager Phil Scott.
DTZ Investors has appointed Jennifer Linacre as head of responsible investment.
This is a board appointment, overseeing the firm’s responsible investment (RI) and corporate social responsibility programmes. Linacre will report directly to CEO Chris Cooper.
Linacre joined DTZI in 2000 and brings considerable experience and knowledge in investment, managing large discretionary and advisory property portfolios.
Advisor Colliers has expanded its EMEA Occupier Services team with the appointment of Roger Atkinson as director of Enterprise Client Experience.
Atkinson, who was formerly principal of Occupier Solutions at Avison Young, will report to Peter Leyburn, head of Enterprise Client Experience for Occupier Services EMEA.
Savills is set to welcome back former Director Robert Godfrey to form a strategic investment advisory Savills is set to welcome back former Director Robert Godfrey to form a strategic investment advisory service for clients predominately active in and based across the Oxford-Cambridge geographies, coordinating with London teams and local offices.