Hatfield Philips managing director Mattias Schlueter is to leave the business.
Schlueter was also chief operating officer of LNR Partners Europe after replacing Mark Miller in July 2011.
In this role he was responsible for overseeing the businesses’ pan-European operations and helping to grow LNR’s loan servicing and asset services platform across Europe.
In January, RBS’s former European head of restructuring Blair Lewis joined the loan servicer as chief executive to lead and develop a strategy for the group.
A statement from Hatfield Philips confirmed that, after nine years at HPI and LNR Property, Schlueter would be leaving the firm as part of a “planned realignment of organisational responsibilities”.
It said that Schlueter would remain part of HPI “over the next few weeks to ensure a seamless transition of responsibilities, which will be assumed by members of the firm’s senior management team”.
It added that the realignment had been carefully planned to ensure there are no disruptions to HPI’s business operations.
Schlueter will also resign from his role as chief operating officer of LNR’s European group companies.
Lewis said: “We thank Matthias for his dedication and service over the years and wish him all the best in his future endeavours.”
As part of the realignment to “further strengthen its market leading capabilities and enhance customer service” Wilhelm Hammel, director of strategic & business development Germany, will join HPI’s senior management team.
Hammel joined HPI in January 2012 and has more than 15 years’ experience in real estate investment and finance, previously holding senior positions at Elystan Capital and Lehman Brothers’ Real Estate Fund.
Matt Carson, who joined in 2012 after 15 years at Morgan Stanley, has been appointed director of operations & infrastructure for HPI.
“We regularly assess our organisational and operational structure to ensure we consistently provide superior results for our clients and partners and maintain our role as trusted advisor to Europe’s leading debt issuers and investors,” said Lewis.
“We are in a great position today with an incredible team of talented professionals, and we will continue to invest in resources to bolster our market leading capabilities and enhance customer service.”
Schlueter‘s departure come almost a year after former managing director Clarence Dixon left Hatfield Philips for a role at CBRE.
Last year, Starwood Capital Group took over LNR Property, the largest loan servicer in the US.
It owns LNR Partners Europe, which in turn owns Hatfield Philips International and Hatfield Philips Deutschland.
Hatfield Philips has loans of £18bn under management.
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