People Moves: KGAL appoints new Head of Research

Press Release - KGAL Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Britta Roden MRICS as Head of Research as of 1 January 2023. With almost 20 years of experience, she was responsible for the investor as well as the consulting and financing perspective. Going forward, KGAL's research department will be further expanded to keep pace with the group's continued growth.

"We have always attached great importance to our in-house research capability to make sustainably sound investment decisions on behalf of our clients. In particular during volatile market phases, in-depth market knowledge is imperative - I am therefore pleased that we were able to attract a top expert in Britta Roden. Her many years of expertise will add great value to all our departments and teams," comments André Zücker, Managing Director of KGAL Investment Management.

"I am looking forward to contributing not only my experience in the real estate segment in the future, but also expand the team further in the areas of infrastructure markets and investments around the energy transition. In addition, KGAL's working philosophy is an ideal match for my own - sustainable, based on specialist expertise and fiduciary for the investor," says Britta Roden MRICS, Head of Research at KGAL.

Roden has almost 20 years of professional experience and was most recently employed at Münchner Hypothekenbank as Head of Real Estate Research. Having joined Münchner Hypothekenbank in 2018, she built up the research department and advised the Management Board on developments in the European real estate markets. Other professional positions she has held include several years as a bulwiengesa appraiser, Head of Research at Westdeutsche Immobilienbank A.G., and research analyst and consultant at JLL, Invesco and ERM. The economist holds a Master's Degree from Tufts University in Boston, USA.

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About KGAL

KGAL is a leading independent investment and asset manager with a managed investment volume of more than 16.5 billion euros. The focus of its investments is on long-term real capital investments for institutional and private investors in Real Estate, Sustainable Infrastructure and Aviation. The group, which operates throughout Europe, was founded more than 50 years ago and is headquartered in Grünwald near Munich. 338 employees contribute to achieving sustainably stable earnings, taking into account return and risk aspects (as of 31 December 2021).

Source: Official KGAL website