NEPI Rockcastle, LSL Property Services, Serco, Newmark, Modal, Starwood, Mileway, CLS Holdings, HSPG, L&G Affordable Homes, Mac Mountain, Bain Capital
NEPI Rockcastle – Marek Noetzel has been appointed designated CEO, effective 1 April 2026. Noetzel was confirmed as the company’s permanent COO in June 2022 and is responsible for its operations across 60 properties in eight countries in Central and Eastern Europe, where NEPI Rockcastle is also the largest owner, operator and developer of shopping centres in the region. He will succeed NEPI Rockcastle’s current CEO, Rüdiger Dany. During his four-year mandate, Dany has made a significant contribution to the group, particularly in driving growth through transformational acquisitions, enhancing the balance sheet and delivering consistent year-on-year returns. Noetzel joined Rockcastle Global Real Estate in 2016, establishing the company’s offices in Poland and expanding its activities abroad.
LSL Property Services – David Tilak has been appointed CFO and executive board director with effect from 12 January 2026. Tilak will join LSL from Serco Group, where he is currently group finance director, responsible for driving operational performance, internal and external reporting and fiscal controls. He previously held leadership roles at companies including General Electric and he spent six years at Imperial Brands, where he progressed to become Group Finance Director.
Mac Mountain – Jared Perry has been appointed head of capital markets. In this newly created role, Perry will spearhead Mac Mountain’s capital markets strategy, investor engagement and financial structuring as the firm accelerates its growth across fibre broadband deployments and strategic partnerships. Perry joins Mac Mountain from Bain Capital, where he most recently served as managing director and COO of partnership strategies. Previously he held other senior investment roles within Bain Capital and senior roles at Athena Capital Advisors, Stonehorse Capital Management and Duke Management Company.
HSPG – Chris Hewitt has been appointed CFO. As CFO at HSPG, Hewitt will oversee funding, financial and investor reporting and help shape the strategic direction of the social impact business alongside co-founders Guy Horne and David Searle. Hewitt has joined from L&G Affordable Homes, where he spent over three years as CIO and finance director, collaborating with housebuilders, Homes England and registered providers nationwide to deliver affordable housing. Previously, Hewitt co-founded Heylo in 2014, helping it grow into one of the UK’s leading shared ownership providers, with around £1bn in capital and a portfolio of 5,000 homes.
Newmark – The firm has expanded its UK business rates team with the appointments of Matthew Dolben as partner and Magdalena Singh as associate in Birmingham, focused on licensed leisure. Dolben brings more than twenty years of industry experience, specialising in licensed leisure properties including pubs, bars and hotels. Singh adds over eight years of experience, with a strong focus on the licensed leisure sector. Both join from BNP Paribas Real Estate.
Modal — Joshua Lennox has joined the firm as financial director from Starwood, where he focused on European real estate finance. Eliza Birkett joins as senior asset manager from Mileway. Mimi Tangney joins as transactions and asset manager from CLS Holdings, where she worked across UK asset management. The appointments follow the earlier additions this year of Emma Bruce-Smythe as director of asset management from Indurent and Hashim Chowdhary as investment analyst from Lazard.
