Union Investment has announced the appointment of Catharina Becker as head of institutional property solutions starting in February 2022.
Becker and her team will be responsible for developing tailored institutional real estate solutions and new institutional real estate mandates at Union Investment, while coordinating closely with product management and sales. Her remit will also include finding solutions to key institutional challenges around real estate.
The 42-year-old, who has a degree in engineering, is joining Union Investment from the Hamburg Trust Group, where she has held a range of roles over the past seven years, including most recently managing director of Hamburg Trust Real Estate Investment Management.
Union Investment significantly expanded its business with institutional real estate funds, club funds and Service KVG mandates in 2021. Real estate assets under management in institutional products grew by more than 19% over the financial year to reach a total of €17.1 bn.
