Allianz hires key staff ahead of office opening in London

摘要

Allianz Real Estate has made two heavyweight appointments ahead of the opening of an office in London next month. The investment manager, which has €63.5bn (£56bn) in assets under management, has hired Kari Pitkin, Bank of America Merrill Lynch's (BAML) head of EMEA real estate and lodging, as head of business development across Europe. It has also hired JCRA's head of real estate Shripal Shah (pictured) as head of debt origination, London.