Dr. Georg Reul, Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Georg Reul, born in 1967, has over 25 years of experience in managing companies in the real estate and fund industry. The focus of his duties lie particularly in property management and real estate transactions as well as building and maintaining long-term relationships with institutional investors, in addition to strategically developing companies.

Georg Reul previously held various senior management positions in which he was the interface between capital markets and asset management, including serving as board to IVG Immobilien AG, where he was responsible for development and growing the fund business for private as well as institutional investors. He then served as board member to the real estate project developer Frankonia Eurobau AG, chairman of the board to the fund specialists KGAL and most recently held a management position at Peak Side Capital. Georg Reul took over as CEO of Hamburg Trust in January 2017.

Markus Griese, General Counsel, Managing Director

Before Markus Griese, born in 1971, headed up the Hamburg Trust Legal Department (General Counsel), his roles included legal counsel for a British real estate investor in London and other German and international law offices. Since January 2013 he is a member of the Hamburg Trust Board of Directors where he also manages the Risk Management and Compliance divisions. Markus Griese bears primary responsibility for adjusting the company’s business and product policies to changes in the regulatory framework.

Oliver Priggemeyer, Chief Operating Officer/Member of the Executive Board,

born in 1969, has gathered many years of experience in business management within the real estate sector, in particular in the areas of property management and transaction business. He has held various senior management positions in the real estate industry, such as the post of chairman (COO) at IVG Immobilien AG/Office First Immobilien AG and previously CEO of IC Immobilien Holding AG as well as management spokesperson at EPM Assetis (now called Apleona). His chief responsibilities in these positions involved the development and expansion of the companies themselves along with their business operations by enlarging the property portfolio and building on the pool of investor institutions tied to the respective companies. Oliver Priggemeyer has been a member of the board at Hamburg Trust since January 2018; here, in his role as Chief Operating Officer, he assumes responsibility for business development and real estate investment business.

Aldert Lobik, Head of Finance, Controlling and Risk Management

Aldert Lobik, born in 1972, joined Hamburg Trust in January 2015. Before he worked for MPC Capital AG, where he spent 12 years, including seven years as head of real estate funds. Prior to that, Lobik has held senior positions in finance in trade and logistics companies, among others, both in the Netherlands and in Germany. At Hamburg Trust Lobik is in addition to finance and accounting also responsible for controlling, risk management, organization and IT. He reports directly to the Board.

Catharina Becker, Head of Portfolio Management

Catharina Becker, born in 1979, focuses on developing and expanding the portfolio management of Hamburg Trust. In addition, she is also responsible for the fund and asset management. Prior to joining Hamburg Trust, Becker worked as asset manager at ECE Group and fund manager at Patrizia.

Diana Hofmann, Head of Fund Management,

born in 1974, joined Hamburg Trust in March 2013. She gained experience working as a team lead for years at TVP Treuhand, a member of the MPC-Capital group.

Annina Münch, Division Manager,

born in 1984, has been with Hamburg Trust since 2010. She completed an internship at Hamburg Trust while studying to become a Diplom-Kauffrau and joined the creation team directly after her studies. She was appointed Division Manager.

Margret Schulenburg, Head of Investor Relations,

born in 1973, has been at Hamburg Trust since October 2017. She learned about the real estate business from scratch over 20 years ago, and she is a fully-qualified lawyer and real estate economist (ebs). After various positions abroad, she has been working in the institutional fund business, and has been a member of the Executive Board at aik Immobilien-Investmentgesellschaft [real estate investment company] mbH in Düsseldorf. She is Head of Investor Relations, and contact person for the institutional and professional investors at Hamburg Trust and reports directly to the Executive Board.

Lucas Dörffler, Head of Strategy and Product Development ,

born in 1990, has been at Hamburg Trust since October 2015, and heads the Strategy and Product Development division. Mr Dörffler previously worked as a Fund Manager, and then in risk management for Hamburg Trust. In 2011, he began his career at an auditing company, and most recently he has worked in the Transaction Consultancy and Financial Services sectors. In addition to developing corporate strategy and investment strategies for institutional investors, Mr Dörffler also manages M&A transactions. He reports directly to the Executive Board.

Florian Howe, Senior Investment Manager ,

born in 1979, has been working for more than 15 years in the real estate business, and has been at Hamburg Trust since October 2017. The very experienced real estate businessman and business administrator previously worked at the HIH Group for many years, including as Deputy Head of Leasing Management, Procurator, and most recently as Senior Investment Manager focusing on business investment management and administration. Florian Howe reports directly to the Executive Board.

Daniel Haase, Senior Investment Manager ,

born in 1979, has been working in the real estate business for more than 14 years, and has been at Hamburg Trust since 2008. Before this Mr Haase worked at HGA Capital Grundbesitz und Anlage GmbH and at HSH Real Estate AG, where he was responsible for real estate acquisitions. The qualified industrial engineer (Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing.) was in charge of asset management amongst other things at Hamburg Trust. Since 2012, Mr Haase has concentrated exclusively on handling transactions and reports directly to the management board.

Christian Claßen, Director Institutional Sales ,

born in 1971, has been at Hamburg Trust since October 2018 and is responsible for institutional sales. After almost two decades at the company, Mr Claßen has gained a wealth of experience and knowledge in acquiring and providing guidance and counsel for both institutions and private investors in the real estate industry. Previous posts he has occupied include his roles as Sales Manager at a fund subsidiary of IVG Immobilien AG and as Head of Sales for Practice Group Real Estate at Willis Towers Watson.