AREA Property Partners (AREA), the global real estate investment group, has appointed Jon Zehner as a senior director at its European headquarters in London. Zehner joins AREA from JP Morgan Chase & Co, where he worked for over 25 years, most recently as JP Morgan's managing director and head of sub-Saharan Africa.

AREA Property Partners (AREA), the global real estate investment group, has appointed Jon Zehner as a senior director at its European headquarters in London. Zehner joins AREA from JP Morgan Chase & Co, where he worked for over 25 years, most recently as JP Morgan's managing director and head of sub-Saharan Africa.

Previous roles at JP Morgan included seven years as global head of Real Estate Investment Banking as well as two stints as head of European Real Estate Investment Banking.