The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has announced the three winners of the fourth annual ULI European Leadership Awards 2022.
François Trausch, global chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Allianz Real Estate has been awarded the ULI European Leader Award, while KKR director Patricia Bandeira Vieira has won the ULI European Talent Award, and Jon Zehner, LaSalle’s head of global partner solutions, has been awarded the inaugural ULI European Trish Barrigan Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
The awards recognise leaders in the European real estate community 'whose contributions to the industry and to civic, social endeavours exemplify the spirit and mission of ULI', according to the non-profit. The winners were announced during the recent ULI 2022 Europe Conference in Brussels.
The awards jury was composed of a selection of ULI Europe Executive Committee members, Governing Trustees, Trustees, ULI NEXT and Young Leaders, as well as a few senior industry leaders.
The ULI European Leadership Awards chairman Karim Habra, Head of Europe and Asia-Pacific, Ivanhoé Cambridge, commented: 'The ULI European Leadership Awards provide a unique opportunity for us to recognise some of the most outstanding and remarkable people in the real estate industry and the extraordinary and impactful contributions they have made during their careers.
'The awards are a way for us to give them the recognition and visibility that they truly deserve. We have been delighted to celebrate this year’s winners.'
The ULI European Leader Award category recognises a senior leader whose achievements throughout his or her lifetime exemplify personal and professional contributions to the real estate industry and to the community, while the ULI European Talent Award celebrates professional, personal, and civic commitments to the real estate industry and to the community by someone of 40 years of younger.
Finally, the inaugural ULI European Trish Barrigan Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) celebrates an individual who stands out for his or her leadership and exceptional contribution in advancing and promoting DEI in the real estate industry and the broader community.
According to ULI, this latter award has been introduced in honour of the legacy of the late ULI Key Leader Trish Barrigan, co-founder and managing partner of Benson Elliot Capital Management.
