BNP Paribas Real Estate has made three senior appointments in Asia as part of an effort to attract Asian money into European property markets.
Mark Kumarasinhe, 39, joins as managing director of north Asia, based in Hong Kong. He joins from CBRE Capital Advisors, where he was head of Asia.
Mathieu Brummer, 35, will become deputy head in Hong Kong. He was previously an international investment director with BNP Paribas Real Estate’s Frankfurt office after spending several years with Morgan Stanley Real Estate.
Yo-Hann Tan, 41, joins as managing director of South Asia, based in Singapore. He was previously deputy CEO of Aareal Bank Asia, where he established and managed the bank’s real estate lending business in Asia. He joins from Singapore-based investment firm Richard Chandler, where he was the senior vice-president. A second senior person is being recruited in Singapore.
Philippe Zivkovic, executive chairman of BNP Paribas Real Estate, said that the new appointments were intended to help Asian investors “source and manage real estate assets through a trusted contact based in their local office”.
He added that BNP Paribas intended to do the same for investors in the Middle East by “opening a platform in Dubai in the coming months”.
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