Listed German investor Patrizia has appointed Alberto González de las Heras as its new head of asset management for southwest Europe.
Based at Patrizia's Madrid office, González de las Heras now oversees asset management for France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, with responsibility for managing around €4.55 bn in assets.
González who joins Patrizia from Meridia Capital in Spain, has a 20-year track record in pan-European real estate management, in markets such as Germany, Slovakia, Belgium and the Czech Republic. He reports to Rikke Lykke, head of European asset management & regional head for the DACH/CEE region.
González de las Heras started his career in real estate investment management in 2001 at Rodamco Europe and has since held senior management roles at companies such as British Land and Falcon II Real Estate Investments. In his most recent role, prior to joining Patrizia, he was director of Asset Management at Meridia Capital, where he managed a real estate portfolio of more than €1 bn in value, equivalent to over a half-a-million m2, and also served as a member of the company’s executive committee.
Commenting on the new appointment, Lykke said: 'We’re confident that Alberto will be instrumental in both securing and increasing sustainable value within our current real estate asset portfolio in south-west Europe. Our aim is to continue to grow in these key south-west European markets through an active asset management approach as well as further investments all to the benefit of our clients. We are sure that Alberto will assist us in delivering on these objectives.'
