Joseph Vullo promoted to Head of Real Estate Europe at Columbia Threadneedle

Joseph Vullo promoted to Head of Real Estate Europe at Columbia Threadneedle

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Joseph Vullo has been promoted to Head of Real Estate Europe at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. In this role he will provide leadership for Columbia Threadneedle’s Pan European real estate platform, including the UK and Continental Europe.

Vullo currently leads the UK Real Estate business and will now take on additional oversight for the Continental Europe business, with Iris Schöberl and Ian Kelley continuing to head up operations in Munich and Paris respectively now reporting into him.

Columbia Threadneedle is a leading real estate investment manager, with $17bn assets under management in European real estate on behalf of retail, high net worth, institutional and insurance clients. These assets are predominantly invested in commercial real estate across logistics, retail, industrial and offices, as well as investment strategies in residential.

Stewart Bennett, Global Head of Alternatives at Columbia Threadneedle Investments said:

'Bringing our UK and Continental European real estate capabilities together under Joe’s leadership will increase collaboration and innovation across our European real estate platform. Joe’s appointment to this new role will better enable us to drive product development opportunities and solutions on a Pan European basis.'

Joseph Vullo added: 'The real estate market across the UK and Continental Europe offers a variety of investment opportunities for clients looking for both capital growth and income. I’m looking forward to leading the next chapter of growth in our real estate capabilities, working with Iris Schöberl and Ian Kelley to build out further our Pan European investment offering for clients.'

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