Cordea Savills - Kiran Patel has
been appointed to the newly created role of chief investment officer, with a
global remit. Patel, who will be a member of the executive committee, was
previously global head of business development, distribution, research and
strategy at AXA Real Estate. After 11 years at the
firm, he took a break of several months before taking up his role at Cordea
Savills this month.
AXA Real Estate Investment
Managers - The real estate fund and asset manager
has appointed Dietrich Heidtmann as global head of investor relations and
capital markets. Heidtmann, who joined last week, will be responsible for
investor relations across Europe, Asia and North America, reporting directly to
Deborah Shire, global head of business development. He will also be a member of
the AXA Real Estate executive committee.
Universities Superannuation
Scheme - Steve Deeley and Rob Horsnall have been appointed as investment
managers for infrastructure. Deeley joins from UBS Global Asset Management,
where he was director of infrastructure asset management. Before then, he worked
on the corporate finance team at Deloitte. Horsnall is an internal appointment,
having been promoted from senior analyst in the private markets team.
BNP Paribas Real Estate UK - Mike
Chadburn joins as senior director of international investment from Chadburn
Macleod, while Andrew Shepherd joins as senior director. Simon Hill has been
appointed associate director in the retail agency. Shepherd and Hill both join
from Capital Retail.
Aberdeen Asset Management -
Ibtissem Sfaxi has joined as a senior member of the business development
property team, covering France and the Middle East. This newly created role
aims to deepen coverage of property clients in Europe and the Middle East and
work closely with the generalist business development and wider distribution
teams.
Cheyne Capital Management (UK) -
The company has appointed Arron Taggart to its real estate debt team as
a loan originator. Prior to joining Cheyne, he was lead regional property
specialist for London & South at Clydesdale Bank, which he joined in 2006.
Heitman - Scott Dwyer has joined
as head of portfolio management for European private equity operations. Dwyer
will be based in the Warsaw office and report to European co-heads Gordon Black
and Rob Reiskin.
Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers
- The real estate investment advisory firm has named Terri Herubin as portfolio
manager of the Cornerstone Patriot fund, an open-ended, US, core real estate fund. Herubin replaces
Brian Murdy, who is leaving Cornerstone after 13 years. Meanwhile, the firm has
also opened a new office in Tokyo, which will be headed by directors Kelly
Hayes and Peter Gensheimer.
Savills - The adviser company has
appointed Julien Naouri as a senior manager in its Asia Pacific hotels team.
Based in the firm's Singapore office, Naouri will focus on providing clients
with specialist consulting, valuation and investment-related services
associated with hospitality-related assets and developments.
First State Investments - Marc
Boudier and Lutz Feldmann will join the infrastructure senior advisers group to
provide independent governance, expert oversight and advice. Their appointment
further strengthens the geographic and sector coverage of the group, which is
now composed of six external senior industry experts.
PwC Real Estate - Craig Hughes
has joined the firm as partner. Hughes, who was previously with Ernst &
Young, will lead the area of the business focusing on client work with
investors and funds. He will also be working across the firm's broader
financial services practice.
Asset Space - Stephen Court has
been appointed non-executive director. Court is currently an adviser to CoStar
Group, the commercial real estate information, analytics
and media provider, and acts as a non-executive director and adviser to Artisan
Studios, Minor Entertainments and Shoreditch BID within the property and
entertainment sectors.
Internos Real Investors - Steven
Faber has joined the fund management team, where he will be responsible for
implementing a UK fund strategy. Hugo van der Goes has been appointed managing
director of Internos in the Netherlands. He will be responsible for building
and leading the Dutch business. Also joining the Amsterdam office is Pamela de
Lange Storck as senior financial controller, responsible for the EIRE and
Alecta portfolios. In France, Francois Lay will join the Paris team as an asset
manager. Lastly, Susanne Merz has joined the Luxembourg team to provide office
management and paralegal support.
