Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Senior real estate professional with over 20 years of leadership experience in portfolio, asset, property and corporate real estate management, as well as project and transaction management. Proven ability to develop and implement real estate strategies, governance frameworks and digital transformation initiatives within international organisations. Strong foundation in real estate, finance and strategic decision-making with Master's degrees in Civil Engineering and Business Administration. Recognised for analytical thinking, strategic planning and process improvement, with a high affinity for IT, data-driven decision-making and digital solutions. Extensive leadership experience in building, leading, and managing cross-functional teams — both in line and project structures — while effectively aligning objectives across all organisational levels. Expertise in managing complex real estate projects, restructuring initiatives and real estate management strategies. Thrives in dynamic, high-pressure environments with a results-oriented approach, excellent communication skills and a strong ability to drive innovation and efficiency across the real estate lifecycle.
Portfolio management and financial control: implemented international real estate portfolio management and real estate financial planning in the Group Finance & Controlling division Strategy development and governance: developed and implemented real estate management strategies and policies for the ALDI Nord Group Governance and compliance: assumed governance function for real estate related issues Key account management: assumed key account management (country responsibility) for France and Poland Interdisciplinary collaboration and stakeholder management: worked with cross-functional organisational units to integrate real estate aspects
Strategy development and business planning: developed a target operating model and business cases for a German property company Process management and governance: assumed responsibility as global process owner for the end-to-end processes in the area of real estate for the ALDI Nord Group Project management and real estate development: managed a project for the development of a shared service centre in Poland, including location search, lease negotiation and management of fit-out works Project management of digital transformation and IT implementation: led a programme for the digital transformation in real estate with the implementation of SAP, BI, ECM/DMS, FM and Location Tool as well as the successful implementation of SAP 4 RE (RE-FX, PS, MM) in Germany Transaction management: led sell-off programme (sales programme to remove non-operational properties from the portfolio)
Project management and process optimisation: managed internal business process and IT projects as head of the Project Management Office (PMO) with overall responsibility and ensured coordination between the departments involved in line with the board and senior management Process analysis and training development: analysed and optimised property management processes and developed tailormade training concepts to increase efficiency Digital transformation and process automation: implemented digital workflows in the Enterprise Content Management system ELO to automate property management business processes IT systems development and application management: managed the enhancement of applications in SAP RE-FX and the Business Intelligence Application Board for the analysis, management and performance monitoring of real estate key figures
Leadership: Led real estate management in the Central region, including the merged areas of asset and property management, letting, project management and corporate solutions Account management: took responsibility for several accounts (mandates) with a focus on institutional investors Acquisition and business development: acquired new clients and implemented new mandates Leadership and change management: took responsibility for employee management, development and recruiting as well as active change management in the course of merging previously separate units to become one Real Estate Management division in the Central region
Business development: Advised and supported existing and new corporate real estate management clients on infrastructural, technical, commercial and strategic real estate services by the Apleona Group Real estate advisory: Contributed to the development of an integrated real estate services offering for the German portfolio of a major bank Controlling and reporting: developed interactive management dashboards and reportings in the business intelligence application Board to analyse, control and monitor the performance of the portfolio management of owned and leased properties of an international industrial services provider