Raphael Rehbronn will join the Management Board of Apleona Real Estate Management in Germany as COO on October 1, 2023. He will also be responsible for the business unit’s central region.

As COO, the 49-year-old will support the CEO of Apleona Real Estate Management, Julia Steinmetz, in the further expansion of business with institutional investors in Germany. Key issues here include continuing to digitalize and automate services and internal processes, helping customers implement their ESG strategies, and optimizing the real estate portfolio, especially in terms of decarbonizing buildings and their technical facilities.

He has 25 years of experience in the sector as a property and asset manager in all real estate asset classes, as well as technical expertise in project development and implementation. In the past he has worked at prestigious companies such as Cushman & Wakefield, Aurelis and HIH. His most recent position was Head of Asset & Property Management for Sienna Real Estate Deutschland and he played a key role in the acquisition of L’Etoile Properties by Sienna Investment Managers as the investment arm of GBL.