Frasers Property, ESR Group, Kleinfelder, IEA, LaSalle Investment Management, Brookfield, Lærernes Pension, ITE Management, Invesco Real Estate, Long Harbour, Franklin Templeton Investments, EQT Real Estate
Lærernes Pension – Camilla Dalum has been appointed as the new head of real estate at Danish teachers’ pension fund Lærernes Pension. She will start the role at the beginning of December, and is replacing the current property chief Jakob Folkenberg Eriksen, who - it was announced at the end of August - is leaving the pension fund after three years to take up the position of head of real estate investment at KIRKBI Investment Management. Dalum comes to Lærernes Pension from the role of head of portfolio in operation and investor relations at the Copenhagen-based property firm Home Earth.
LaSalle Investment Management – Marcus Day has been appointed head of LaSalle global solutions to lead the evolution and growth of the firm’s private indirect investment platform. Day joins from Brookfield, where he served as a founding member and co-head of its real estate secondaries platform, and previously held the role of head of acquisitions Americas for the real estate secondaries business at Partners Group. With over two decades of experience, he also spent earlier parts of his career in senior real estate investment roles at UBS, Camden Securities and Winten Property Group. In his new role, he will support LaSalle Investment Management’s target of scaling its multimanager, fund of funds, joint venture, co-investment and secondaries strategies, focusing on leveraging the combined global reach, research capabilities and market intelligence of LaSalle and JLL to drive an information advantage for indirect investors.
Invesco Real Estate – Kevin Grundy has been appointed head of real estate, Europe, alongside Cristiano Stampa as chief investment officer for Invesco Real Estate, Europe, following the retirement of Andy Rofe. Grundy joins from his previous role within Invesco Real Estate’s European team, where he served as a central leader since joining the firm in 2014, having previously accumulated three decades of industry experience. Stampa joins from his senior leadership role within the same team at Invesco Real Estate, where he served since 2017, bringing more than 25 years of real estate investment experience. In their new roles, Grundy will oversee strategy, operations, and financial performance, while Stampa will oversee investment leadership, portfolio oversight, and investment outcomes, supporting Invesco Real Estate’s target of driving continued growth and enhancing strategic focus across its European platform.
ITE Management – Michael Fox has been appointed head of the London office to focus on deepening investor and industry relationships, as well as supporting business development, deal origination and capital formation across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Fox joins from Goldman Sachs, where he spent 20 years executing transactions across aviation, rail and capital-intensive transportation and infrastructure asset classes, and previously worked in the Financial Institutions Group at Morgan Stanley. With over two decades of experience, he will support ITE Management’s target of growing its business across international markets and extending its reach across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Frasers Property – Jai Mirpuri has been appointed CEO for Frasers Property Industrial to drive the next phase of growth for the firm’s industrial and logistics business. Mirpuri joins from ESR, where he served as CEO of ESR Fund Managers, head of Southeast Asia, and a member of the executive committee, having previously held the roles of founder and co-CEO at ESR India and head of Investments for Japan and China at Redwood Group. With over 23 years of experience, he also spent earlier parts of his career at Deutsche Bank, Real Estate Asset Portfolios and Capital One Financial. In his new role, he will support Frasers Property’s target of scaling its multinational industrial and logistics business and expanding operations across Australia and Europe, focusing on driving platform-wide synergies and long-term capital partnerships.
Kleinfelder – Jason C Williams has been appointed national aviation leader to lead the growth and strategic direction of the firm’s aviation portfolio. Williams joins from IEA, where he served as director of operations, and previously held the role of lead community planner at the FAA’s Louisiana and New Mexico Airports District Office. With over 30 years of experience, he also spent more than seven years in key management roles at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, where he led major aviation planning efforts supporting a capital improvement plan and secured federal funding for airfield infrastructure. In his new role, he will support Kleinfelder’s target of expanding its national footprint and delivering capital infrastructure renewal, capacity expansion and technology integration for airports across the US.
Long Harbour – Louise Evans has been appointed director of asset management to support the expansion of the firm’s living strategies. Evans joins from Franklin Templeton Investments, where she spent six years as head of asset management and co-portfolio manager, and previously held the role of senior asset manager/associate director at LaSalle Investment Management. With over 15 years of experience, she also spent earlier parts of her career at JLL. In her new role, she will lead and scale Long Harbour’s asset management platform, supporting the growth of its multifamily and single family housing strategies, driving portfolio performance, and identifying new commercial opportunities across the firm’s living sectors.
EQT Real Estate – Terry Fancher, chief executive of Stockbridge, will become vice chair of EQT Real Estate, reporting to Henry Steinberg, following EQT’s acquisition of the US manager. Kristin Renaudin, CFO of Stockbridge, will step into the role of global CFO at EQT Real Estate, while Tuba Malinowski, currently executive managing director at Stockbridge, will serve as head of US diversified real estate. Fancher joins from Stockbridge, where he served as CEO since co-founding the firm in 2003, having previously held senior positions in real estate private equity. Renaudin and Malinowski also join from Stockbridge, where they served as CFO and executive managing director respectively. In their new roles, the leadership team will support EQT Real Estate’s target of scaling its acquired platform, accelerating its evolution into a globally diversified real estate platform, and broadening its reach across core, industrial outdoor storage and alternative living strategies.
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