Claus P. Thomas has been appointed CEO of BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management (BNP Paribas REIM) Germany as of 1 February 2019.
Thomas, who comes from an investment management role at a multinational group, will chair the firm's four-person strong executive management board. His responsibilities will include directing the sales, product and business development, research, portfolio management and financing teams.
'I am very pleased that Claus Thomas will be heading our German team. With his extensive experience, he will make a significant contribution to further expanding our investment management business and will prepare BNP Paribas REIM Germany to master future market challenges,' said Barbara Knoflach, global head of investment management BNP Paribas Real Estate and chair of the BNP Paribas REIM Germany supervisory board.
The hire follows the appointment in September 2018 of Isabella Chacón Troidl, who is in charge of real estate transactions and asset management.