Markus Meijer, founder and CEO of European real estate investment manager MARK, has said having the right people during this time of ‘market flux’ will help it take advantage of opportunities.
The CEO’s comment comes as the company revealed a former MD at Tishman Speyer has joined as new head of investor relations.
Michelle Doran, who spent 12 years with the US company, will oversee the management of relationships with Mark’s existing global investor base, while also driving fundraising for new and existing platforms.
The new hire fills a gap left when New York-based Lee Purcell departed for Harbert Management Corporarion in March this year. Prior to Purcell, Tami Chuang was head of investor relations until 2019 when she departed for JLL. She has since joined Heimstaden Bostad.
At Tishman Speyer, Doran was at first responsible for managing the company's European portfolio before becoming managing director for global equity capital markets. In this later role, Doran was responsible for developing and managing strategic relationships with some of the world’s most prominent pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and family offices across Europe, Israel and Asia.
As MD and head of European portfolio management at Tishman Speyer, she managed four discretionary pan-European funds with approximately €4 bn in gross aggregate AUM. She also managed the structuring and launch of Tishman Speyer's eighth pan-European value-add fund, securing anchor commitments of over €350 mln.
At Mark, she will work with Meijer as well as CIO, Josip Kardun to grow and maintain relationships with capital partners.
Meijer, said: ‘Michelle has an exceptional track-record in forming, managing and growing strategic relationships with global institutional investors. As our new head of investor relations, she will play a key role in expanding our multiplatform strategy, as well as fundraising for our existing ventures.’
Source: propertyeu.info on the 8th of June
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