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DWS has welcomed Scott Arden as managing director and head of Americas real estate specialists. Arden will lead a team focused on delivering tailored real estate solutions to clients across the Americas, drawing from his experience at Sentinel and Hodes Weill.
Meanwhile, Dexus has appointed Michael Sheffield as executive general manager of funds management, overseeing its A$39.7bn (€24bn) real estate and infrastructure funds platform. Jason Howes joins as executive general manager, fund capital and product development, responsible for developing and distributing new funds products across the Dexus platform.
In a separate move, Pluto Finance has appointed Frank Pennal as non-executive adviser, leveraging his extensive experience in senior property finance and lending positions, including 19 years as CEO of Close Brothers Property Lending.
ASR Real Assets has named Almar Rietberg head of client solutions, providing services to pension funds, insurers, and charitable institutions in real assets such as real estate, infrastructure, forestry, and agriculture. Rietberg joins from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where he was executive director responsible for existing relationships and expanding the institutional client base in Benelux.
OIC has bolstered its team with several appointments, including Jay McKenna as managing director on the Infrastructure credit team, Carl Geagea as senior associate on the infrastructure credit team, Felipe Oliveira as senior associate on the infrastructure credit team, Salome Saliashvili as senior associate on the infrastructure equity team, Chris Wang as associate, investment strategist, and Kelsey Haertling as senior analyst on the finance team.
Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Tom McDonnell as executive regional director to lead its Northwest Region, which includes Northern California, Oregon, and Washington. McDonnell will also serve as head of Americas office agency leasing, drawing from his experience at Shorenstein and Cushman & Wakefield.
McGuireWoods has welcomed Phillip Coover to lead the firm's real estate initiatives in Chicago and the Midwest, enhancing its capabilities across the US. Coover handles real estate transactions and financings, providing strategic guidance for developers, investors, syndicators, and other industry clients.
TA Digital has made several key appointments, including Ryan Day as SVP of strategy and finance, Chris Trotman as SVP of development and engineering, Steve Holland as SVP of operations, Adam Black as SVP of design and construction, and others.
Pexapark has appointed Martin Fraenkel as its first independent chair, bringing over three decades of leadership experience in global energy markets, commodities, and investment banking.
