German regional bank Helaba said it is boosting its activities in London with the appointment of Ingeborg Warschke as new head of the real estate finance department. Warschke will take his new position from May 1, 2009. In a statement on Wednesday, the bank said it is 'now strengthening its presence in the UK market to take advantage of opportunities that will arise when the financial market crisis abates'.
German regional bank Helaba said it is boosting its activities in London with the appointment of Ingeborg Warschke as new head of the real estate finance department. Warschke will take his new position from May 1, 2009. In a statement on Wednesday, the bank said it is 'now strengthening its presence in the UK market to take advantage of opportunities that will arise when the financial market crisis abates'.
Warschke has been working in Helaba's international real estate finance business since 1995, most recently for the bank's real estate financing activities in Western and Southern Europe and for internationally active closed-end and open-end real estate funds. Peter Wilson, who has successfully headed the real estate finance department in London over the past nine years will take over as senior relationship director in the London branch.
Helaba opened its London branch in 1980.
