PGIM Real Estate strengthens commitment to the Netherlands with senior hire
May 12, 2022
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PGIM Real Estate has appointed Hanneke Veringa as the lead for Business Development in the Netherlands. Veringa reports to Faris Mansour, Head of EMEA Business Development, effective April 2022. Veringa will be based in the Amsterdam office, once the necessary branch authorization has been obtained. PGIM Real Estate is the US$209.3 billion real estate business of PGIM.
Veringa will focus on building relationships with institutional investors, including existing and prospective clients, across the Netherlands and more broadly in Europe. She will lead on efforts to raise capital for global strategies across real estate, private equity secondaries and private credit in the region. Previously, Veringa was the Country Head Netherlands for AXA Investment Managers for 15 years, where she led the growth in the business in listed and alternative investment asset classes. Prior to this, Veringa held similar positions at ABN Amro Asset Management and ING Group.
Faris Mansour, Head of EMEA Business Development for PGIM Real Estate said: “The European institutional appetite for private alternative investments, such as real estate and private debt, continues to grow, particularly against the background of rising global inflation expectations, where bricks and mortar can offer a hedge through rental index-linking to consumer prices and capital appreciation. Investor demand also continues for strategies incorporating ESG – being asset owners and operators of real estate, ESG integration is vital across our strategies. PGIM Real Estate’s investment strategies and commitment to ESG integration in our strategies, combined with Hanneke’s strong track record and extensive network, will be invaluable as we continue to build investment solutions to meet the needs of investors across the Netherlands.”
Hanneke Veringa, lead for Business Development in the Netherlands at PGIM Real Estate, said: “PGIM Real Estate is a top global player in real estate and private investment markets and I see a wide range of opportunities to develop the business across the Netherlands. The innovation in the investment strategies and the commitment to ESG integration and diversity in the firm’s culture were key factors attracting me to this new role.”
PGIM Real Estate offers strategies across real estate equity and private equity secondaries, and debt solutions across the risk-return spectrum. ESG practices are embedded throughout its investment management, asset management, risk management and talent management processes. PGIM Real Estate is committed to the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Greenprint Center for Building Performance Net Zero Carbon goal, to reduce operational carbon emissions of its global portfolio of managed properties by 2050. Since signing the UN Principles for Responsible Investment in 2009 and joining the Global ESG Benchmark for Real Assets (GRESB) in 2013, PGIM Real Estate has recently further strengthened its commitment to ESG but appointing Julie Townsend as lead for ESG in Europe and APAC.
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