Kai Mende has been appointed as the new CEO of CBRE’s advisory business in Germany with immediate effect.
He succeeds interim CEO Germany, Peter Schreppel. As planned, Schreppel is now returning to his position as head of international investment, Germany within the capital markets team at CBRE.
Mende has been managing director of CBRE’s capital markets division in Berlin since 2017. In 2019, he also took on the role of city leader in Berlin, which he will continue to fulfil alongside his new role as CEO. Mende has more than 25 years of experience in leading positions in the real estate industry and will work closely with Mark Spangenberg, COO Germany.
Marco Hekman, divisional president, advisory services, Continental Europe said: 'We are delighted to have Kai Mende as our new CEO in Germany. He is highly respected by our clients and has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities as City Leader in Berlin over the last six years.
'We would also like to thank Peter Schreppel for his work as interim CEO and wish him continued success in his role as Head of International Investment Germany at CBRE.'
Said Schreppel: 'We are convinced that in Kai we have found an excellent candidate within our own ranks to further expand our market position in Germany.'
Added Mende: 'I am delighted to be able to drive the company’s growth, together with all our employees, and further expand our integrated range of services in order to achieve even better results for our clients.'
