Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors has appointed Jasper Petit as director of European investments.
Petit replaces Robert Koot, who is relocating to Sydney, following his appointment as director of Asia-Pacific Investments for Bouwinvest. Koot in turn takes over from Tjarko Edzes, who has gone to Scape Australia, a residential firm, as chief capital officer.
Stephen Tross, chief investment officer international investments at Bouwinvest said: 'We thank Tjarko for all he has done for Bouwinvest Asia-Pacific over the past eight years. I am extremely proud that our flow-through policy is successful and that Robert and Jasper are able to take on these new roles.
'They have the right real estate and investment experience and expertise to adequately manage the relevant mandates and invest the additional committed capital of the construction pension fund (bpfBOUW) responsibly.'
Bouwinvest manages three regional real estate mandates (Europe, North-America and Asia-Pacific) for bpfBOUW, with invested assets of €4.8 bn.
Petit has worked at Bouwinvest since 2014 and was senior portfolio manager European Investments in recent years. He was responsible for managing the European portfolio and acquisition strategy.
Petit received a Law degree from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and an MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management. He previously worked in Europe and China and completed part of his studies in the United States.
