CBRE Global Investors has appointed Bas Tiemstra to the newly created role of head of retail asset management for the EMEA region.

CBRE Global Investors has appointed Bas Tiemstra to the newly created role of head of retail asset management for the EMEA region.

Tiemstra will take up his new post in January. He joins from ASR Real Estate Investment Management (ASR REIM) where he is currently managing director of commercial real estate and fund director for the ASR Dutch Prime Retail Fund.

In this role, he manages a portfolio of €2 bn with a team of 38 professionals. He has been responsible for structuring and raising new equity for the ASR Dutch Prime Retail Fund.

Prior to this, Tiemstra worked for PRN Real Estate Development and Syntrus Achmea Real Estate & Finance.

CBRE Global Investors is the largest private manager of retail in Continental Europe with over €13.4 bn of retail assets under management in EMEA, including over 100 shopping centres.