Invesco Real Estate (IRE), has announced a raft of new appointments across its European business. The appointments by the global cross-border property investment manager cover fund management, asset management, transactions, research and fund accounting, including a director to oversee its fund operations in its newly opened Luxembourg office.

Invesco Real Estate (IRE), has announced a raft of new appointments across its European business. The appointments by the global cross-border property investment manager cover fund management, asset management, transactions, research and fund accounting, including a director to oversee its fund operations in its newly opened Luxembourg office.

Willem Labuschagne has joined IRE as director of Luxembourg operations. He will manage the administrative requirements for setting up new funds and the day-to-day operation of IRE's existing Luxembourg-domiciled fund range alongside third party providers.

Labuschagne previously worked within Invesco's legal department and was seconded to IRE to provide legal advice and input into the setting up of IRE's new direct real estate funds and support for existing fund mandates. Karl Hayer, who replaces Labuschagne within Invesco's Legal Department, will provide IRE with internal legal support on all real estate business. Hayer joins from Doughty Hanson & Co.

William Ertz has joined as a senior fund manager in Munich and has over 12 years’ pan-European fund management, transactions and asset management experience. He joins from Catella Real Estate.

Chris Brassington has been appointed an associate in IRE's fund management department providing support to the London based fund management team on its UK and pan-European funds. Brassington previously worked for IRE between 2002 and 2006 within the UK transactions team and left to join Doughty Hanson & Co.

Fritz Balletshofer has joined as a fund controller in Munich within IRE's fund accounting team to oversee the firm's fund financial reporting processes and to ensure uniform accounting standards for all funds. In addition, he will play an instrumental role in the implementation of Yardi. Fritz has over 20 years’ financial services experience and joins IRE from Pramerica where he performed a similar function.

Matthias Naumann has joined IRE from IPD as a European research analyst within the global research team, based in Munich.

Sandra Richter has joined IRE as an account manager within the Munich office's fund accounting team to provide fund administration and investor reporting for IRE's pan-European funds and client mandates. Prior to joining IRE, Richter worked as a property manager for Derag and BNP Paribas Real Estate GmbH.

Oliver Scholl has joined as an asset manager within the hotel and leisure fund management team, based in Munich. He is responsible for the asset management and fund administration of IRE's hotel fund. Prior to joining IRE, Oliver was a senior consultant within Ernst & Young Real Estate’s hospitality advisory team.

Mark Leiter has joined IRE as a transactions analyst based in the Munich office, covering the German and Netherlands markets. Prior to joining the real estate team, Mark completed a six-month trainee programme in Invesco’s New York office.