Christian Hanke is joining SEB Asset Management's sales team in Frankfurt as head of Institutional Sales Real Estate. Hanke is transferring from Aberdeen Asset Management Deutschland, where he was most recently co-responsible for institutional clients in the Pension, Corporates and Consultants areas as Senior Business Development Manager.

Christian Hanke is joining SEB Asset Management's sales team in Frankfurt as head of Institutional Sales Real Estate. Hanke is transferring from Aberdeen Asset Management Deutschland, where he was most recently co-responsible for institutional clients in the Pension, Corporates and Consultants areas as Senior Business Development Manager.

This new appointment is part of SEB Asset Management’s growth strategy in the institutional real estate business. Measured in terms of assets under management, the company has expanded its market position among real estate special funds in recent years to rank third in Germany.

Hanke has more than 10 years' experience in a number of different sales positions. He previously worked for AMB Generali Asset Managers, Degi and Aberdeen Asset Management, among others. Before moving to Aberdeen Asset Management in 2009, Hanke was head of the Client Management Institutional business area at Degi.