Invesco Real Estate broadens European platform

Invesco Real Estate (IRE) has announce seven appointments across Europe, including three senior hires. Invesco said the move positions the firm for further strategic growth and take advantage of future opportunities being created by the current market turmoil.

Simon Mallinson joins IRE from Investment Property Databank (IPD) as director of European Research on 14 September in the London office. Invesco said Mallinson will create a strong European research team alongside Kim Politzer and together they will work closely with Mark Roberts, global head of Research.

Paddy Bingham has joined as director of Fund Management, a new position created to manage IRE’s open-ended pan-European fund and Ciloger advisory mandate.


Neil Harris has joined as European Head of Asset Management, a newly created strategic position to increase the profile and manage the activities of asset management across the European business in order to improve investment performance, efficiency and client service. Neil, who is based in London, has over 13 years' experience in real estate asset management and has spent the last seven years as Head of Asset Management at Nelson Bakewell and, more recently, at GE Real Estate.

Paul O’Shaughnessy has joined as Transactions Analyst based in Prague working on behalf of client funds with an allocation to the Central and Eastern European markets.

Virginie Walckenaer has joined as an Asset Manager within the Paris office working within the existing asset management function to maintain and enhance French properties.

Chris Curtis has joined as a Fund Accountant to focus on IRE’s hotel fund, which was launched in September 2006.

Hannah Brown has joined as a Product Support Specialist, a new position that provides a key office-based contact for Invesco’s sales teams on all IRE’s European products.