Management / Board
Management
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Barak Bar-Hen
Co-Chief Executive Officer / Chief Operating Officer
VitaEducation:
- LLB
- Certified Attorney
Key past working places:
- TLG IMMOBILIEN AG, CEO
- Elad Europe, CEO
- Deloitte
No membership in other boards of listed corporations / No membership in other official bodies
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Eyal Ben David
Chief Financial Officer - will step down from his position following a transition period until the end of the year.
VitaEducation:
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Accounting and Risk Management (BA)
- Finance and Banking (MBA)
Key past working places:
- Caspi, Ben David & Co. - Certified Public Accountants Partner
No membership in other boards of listed corporations / No membership in other official bodies
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Jonas Tintelnot
Designated CFO - to be appointed to the management of Aroundtown following a transition period until the end of the year.
VitaEducation:
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
- MSc Trade and Finance
- BSc Business Economics
Key past working places:
- Aroundtown SA, Deputy CFO
No membership in other boards of listed corporations / No membership in other official bodies
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Limor Bermann
Chief Sustainability Officer
VitaEducation:
- MA in Educational Administration (cum laude), TA university.
- Maoz - executive cross-sectoral leadership program, in collaboration with Harvard Business School.
Key past working places:
- Aroundtown SA, Head of Sustainability
- Grand City Properties S.A., Change Management
- Education Ministry IS, Director of national program Turnaround, General Supervisor
No membership in other boards of listed corporations / No membership in other official bodies
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Timothy Wright
Chief Capital Markets Officer
VitaEducation:
- Masters/Diploma, Business Administration, Accounting and Finance
Key past working places:
- Aroundtown SA, Head of Investor Relations
- Grand City Properties S.A., Senior Analyst & Investor Relations
No membership in other boards of listed corporations / No membership in other official bodies
Board of directors
The Group is administered by a Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors and its Committees evaluate the effective fulfilment of their remit and compliance with corporate governance procedures implemented by the Group.
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Frank Roseen
Director, appointed on 13 September 2017
VitaEducation:
- Stockholm University - MBA
Key past working places:
- CEO of Germany & Central Eastern Europe of GE Capital Real Estate
- CFO & Chief Investment Officer for WCM AG
- Head of Asset Management GE Capital Real Estate Asia Pacific
- CFO GE Capital Real Estate Asia Pacific
- CFO GE Capital Real Estate Nordic
- CFO Xerox Sweden
- Supervisory Board member for Ronson Development Poland
Independent Board Member of Bonava AB
Supervisory Board Chairman of TLG Immobilien AG
Supervisory Board Chairman of WCM Beteiligungs- und Grundbesitz AG -
Jelena Afxentiou
Director, appointed on 1 May 2014
VitaEducation:
- The London Chamber of Commerce and lndustry - PR & Commerce
- Cyprus International Institute of Management - MBA
Key past working places:
- Aroundtown Holdings PLC, Germany (Head of Accounting)
No membership in other boards of listed corporations / No membership in other official bodies
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Ran Laufer
Non-Executive Director, appointed 16 December 2019
VitaEducation:
- Solvay Business School – MBA
Key past working places:
- ADO Properties – CEO
- Grand City Properties S.A. – deputy CEO
- Airport City Ltd. – Chief officer of marketing and sales
Supervisory Board Deputy Chairman of TLG Immobilien AG
Supervisory Board Member of WCM Beteiligungs- und Grundbesitz AG -
Markus Leininger
Independent Director, appointed on 22 February 2017
VitaEducation:
- German Chamber of lndustry and Commerce - professional banking diploma
- Justus-Liebig-Universität. Giessen, Germany - Business Administration (Dipl.)
Key past working places:
- RHEINHYP Rheinische Hypothekenbank AG, Frankfurt (subsidiary of Commerzbank AG)
(Loan manager "commercial real estate" and head of operations) - EUROHYPO AG (Head Central and Eastern Europe)
- Revetas Capital Advisors (Member of the advisory board and investment committee)
Independent Director of Grand City Properties S.A.
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Simone Runge-Brandner
Independent Director, appointed on 16 December 2019
VitaEducation:
- Frankfurt am Main Chamber of Commerce – certified degree in banking issues
- Hochschule Darmstadt – International Business Administration (Dipl.)
Key past working places:
- UBS Deutschland AG – Deal manager (Director)
- DekaBank – Relationship Manager Europe (VP), General manager (Prokurist)
- Helaba Frankfurt – Credit Manager Real Estate Finance
- Advisor in real estate private equity
Non-Executive Director of Grand City Properties S.A.
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Markus Kreuter
Independent Director, appointed on 13 September 2017
VitaEducation:
- Degree in Real Estate Economics
Key past working places:
- National Director Debt Advisory at JLL
- Head of German commercial real estate lending at Deutsche Bank
- Group Head of Debt Funding at CA Immo
No membership in other boards of listed corporations / No membership in other official bodies
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Daniel Malkin
Independent Director, appointed on 28 June 2023
VitaEducation:
- BA in Business Management - College of Management, Israel
Key past working places:
- SIMRES Real Estate Sarl - Co-Founder, Managing director (Current)
- Grand City Properties SA - Independent Non-Executive Director
- Excellence Investment Bank - Fund Manager of fixed income investment funds
Independent Director, Chair of the Nomination Committee of Globalworth Real Estate Investments Limited
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board provides expert advice and assistance to the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors decides on the composition, tasks and term of the Advisory Board as well as the appointment and dismissal of its members.
The Advisory Board has no statutory powers but is an important source of guidance for the Board of Directors when making strategic decisions.
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Dr. Gerhard Cromme
Chairman of the Advisory Board
Dr. Cromme has a long and impressive track record with top positions in Germany’s blue chip companies, including Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens, Chairman of the Executive Board and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp, as well as membership on the supervisory boards of other leading companies such as Volkswagen, Lufthansa, Allianz, BNP Paribas, E.ON and Axel Springer and currently Co-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ODDO BHF Group. In addition, Dr. Cromme holds the German distinction Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit and the French distinction Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor.
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Yakir Gabay
Advisory Board Deputy Chairman
Advisory Board Deputy Chairman. Mr. Yakir Gabay was previously the chairman & managing partner of an investment company which managed over $30 billion of assets, and before that the CEO of the investment banking of Bank Leumi. Mr. Gabay holds an MBA , BA in Accounting/Economics, and CPA.
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Claudio Jarczyk
Advisory Board Member
Advisory Board Member. Mr. Jarczyk served as an Executive Director at BerlinHyp Bank specializing in real estate financing with a focus on international clients, as a Chief International Executive at Landesbank Berlin and as an International Division-Department Manager at Bayerische Vereinsbank Munich. Mr. Jarczyk holds a Dipl.Kfm. / MBA at Munich University.
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David Maimon
Advisory Board Member
Advisory Board Member. Mr. David Maimon was the President and CEO of EL AL Airlines. Prior to that, Mr. Maimon was EVP of Customer Service, Commerce & Industry Affairs Sales & Marketing in EL AL Airlines and also served as a Director in various commercial companies such as Leumi Gemel Ltd, Hever and Sun D'Or International Airlines. Mr. Maimon holds an MBA.
Senior Management
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Kamaldeep Manaktala
Deputy CEO
20+ years of experience in real estate investment management with a focus on the living sector (hotels & residential) in both the private and public markets globally. Previously held managerial roles in duet private equity, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan. MBA in international hospitality management from imhi – Cornell University-Essec Business School and BA in economics (honours) from University of Delhi.
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Nikolai Walter
Head of Asset & Property Management
20+ years experience in the real estate industry. Before joining the group, was a managing director of Fortress Investment Group, responsible for the asset management of the german commercial with a market value of € 5.6 bn. Also held positions at Deutsche Bank Group including head of asset management Germany at Deutsche Asset and wealth management. MBA and degree in real estate economics
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Alon Levy
Head of Dutch Operations
15+ years experience in the european real estate industry, primarily in the Netherlands and Germany. Mr. Levy joined the group in 2017 and has been managing the dutch operations since 2020. Before joining the group Mr. Levy was a manager and a board member of an international real estate group. MBA and CPA
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Christian Hupfer
Chief Compliance Officer
Since 2008 in the management of Aroundtown and its subsidiaries. Is specialized in tax structuring, financial statement and cash flow analysis. Mr. Hupfer worked for Röverbrönner KG Steuerberatungs und Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft in the audit and tax department. Diploma of economics with a focus on tax and financial auditing
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Idan Kaplan
Head of Transaction Management
Before joining Aroundtown, Mr. Kaplan served as an auditor in an accounting firm. BA in Accounting and Business Administration.
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Friderike Pabst
Group Head of HR / Chief Diversity Officer
More than 25 years of experience in HR and more than 15 years of HR experience in real estate. in the group since 2014. Diploma in Business Administration (FH) with a focus on Human Resource Management & company organization
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Kay Engbring
Head of Legal
More than 20 years of experience in the real estate sector. He is advising the Board of Directors and the Senior Management in the fields of corporate law and capital markets. Prior to joining Aroundtown, among other positions, he served as general counsel at ADO Properties S.A. and GSW Immobilien AG. Law degree from the Freie University of Berlin (Germany) and is admitted to the Berlin Bar Association.
