Management

Jörn Stobbe has been Chairman of the Management Board of Union Investment Real Estate GmbH since January 2020. His responsibilities include asset management of the company’s global real estate Portfolio with the regional units for Germany, Europe and Overseas and dedicated units covering Retail and Hospitality, with duties that comprise all the value-relevant activities in the real estate lifecycle. Stobbe is also responsible for the implementation and quality assurance of new build projects and for remodelling/extension work on existing real estate assets, all of which are handled by the Real Estate Project Management unit.

Jörn Stobbe has been a member of the Management Board of Union Investment Real Estate GmbH and of Union Investment Institutional Property GmbH since spring 2017.

Jörn Stobbe has 20 years’ experience in international real estate transactions and asset management, He worked as managing director at RREEF Management GmbH and spent ten years as a partner at Clifford Chance.

Dr. Christoph Holzmann has been a member of the Management Board of Union Investment Real Estate GmbH since July 2020. As COO, he is responsible in particular for process optimisation, digital transformation and business management of the Real Estate segment.

He was previously Chief Financial Officer at Beos AG from 2016 to 2020, where his responsibilities included digitisation of processes and reporting on databases and business intelligence solutions. Prior to that, Christoph Holzmann held positions in finance, fund management, product development and real estate investment banking at a real estate asset manager, an investment management company and two banks.

Christoph Holzmann holds a business studies degree, an MSc in Real Estate and a doctorate. He is also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Martin Brühl has been a member of the Management Board of Union Investment Real Estate GmbH in Hamburg since 2016. As Chief Investment Officer, he oversees all transactions in Union Investment’s 23 national markets worldwide. The business area Brühl is responsible for is structured into two geographical units, Europe and Overseas, covering office investments in both markets, as well as two additional teams, Retail and Hospitality, each with global reach.

As a certified and publicly appointed sworn expert valuer, Brühl’s background is in valuation and real estate capital markets advisory. For most of his career, he has worked for major international real estate consultancies.

From 2007 to 2012, he held the position of managing partner at Cushman & Wakefield’s German operations and was a member of the firm’s European board of directors. Between 2015 and 2016, Martin Brühl served as president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and alongside his day job he continues to be an ambassador for advancing professional and ethical standards in land, property and construction around the globe. Martin J. Brühl holds a German banking diploma and a degree in property valuation and finance from City University Business School in London.

Volker Noack has been a member of the Management Board of Union Investment Real Estate GmbH since 2010. Since July 2020, he is responsible for the management of the open-ended real estate funds UniImmo: Deutschland, UniImmo: Europa and UniImmo: Global such as the Fund Support. 
Volker Noack has a degree in business administration and joined Union Investment Real Estate in 1996, working initially in the research section. In 2002, he joined the real estate financial control and expert appraisals team, subsequently serving as head of this department. Volker Noack was then head of the fund management department for three years, where his remit included managing the company's largest retail fund.

In February 2012, he took over responsibility for Investment and Asset Management International (Europe, France, America and Asia / Pacific) as Managing Director. Since January 2013, he has been responsible for the asset management and real estate project management Division.

Jörn Stobbe has been a member of the Management Board of Union Investment Institutional Property GmbH since spring 2017. He is responsible for risk management and risk controlling for the open-ended and closed-ended real estate funds as well as compliance.
Jörn Stobbe has 20 years experience in international real estate transactions and asset management, most recently as managing director at RREEF Management GmbH. Prior to that, he spent ten years as a partner at Clifford Chance.

Wolfgang Kessler has been a member of the Management Board of Union Investment Institutional Property GmbH since 2002 and is responsible for fund management for institutional real estate Investors.

Prior to joining the senior management team, Kessler, who has a degree in business administration, was head of real estate controlling, portfolio management and research at the company. Wolfgang Kessler studied property economics at EBS and is a chartered surveyor (RICS – Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors). He previously held various positions in the real estate industry, focusing on property development, management and investment in the residential and commercial sectors.

Klaus Bollmann has been a member of the management team at Union Investment Institutional Property GmbH since February 2018, with responsibility for product management and sales. He is also a member of the management board of Union Investment Institutional GmbH, Frankfurt. Klaus Bollmann has over 20 years of experience in asset management and investment banking. He has a degree in economics and also holds an MBA from Berkeley, USA.

Dr. Christoph Holzmann has been a member of the Management Board of Union Investment Institutional Property GmbH since July 2020. As COO, he is responsible in particular for process optimisation, digital transformation and business management of the Real Estate segment.

He was previously Chief Financial Officer at Beos AG from 2016 to 2020, where his responsibilities included digitisation of processes and reporting on databases and business intelligence solutions. Prior to that, Christoph Holzmann held positions in finance, fund management, product development and real estate investment banking at a real estate asset manager, an investment management company and two banks.

Christoph Holzmann holds a business studies degree, an MSc in Real Estate and a doctorate. He is also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Dr. Kurt Rossmüller has been a member of the Management Board of Union Investment Real Estate Austria AG (and its predecessor Immo Kapitalanlage AG) since 2005, with primary responsibility for investment management. He previously played a key role in establishing and developing the company.

Prior to becoming involved in real estate funds, he held various roles at Immoconsult Leasing Gesellschaft mbH, the development and finance arm of Österreichische Volksbanken-AG. This included setting up and implementing real estate financing projects, as well as developing and managing commercial real estate in Germany and various CEE countries.

Dr. Kurt Rossmüller is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a court-sworn and certified expert valuer for real estate.

Manfred Stagl has been a member of the Management Board of Union Investment Real Estate Austria AG (formerly Immo Kapitalanlage AG) since 1 July 2017 and is responsible for risk management and the middle office, as well as the legal, compliance and money laundering functions.

In addition, Stagl has been a member of the management team of Union Investment Austria GmbH (formerly VB Invest KAG) since 2006.

Alongside his long experience as managing director of an investment management company, Manfred Stagl has proven expertise in securities and asset management. He has in-depth knowledge of the international financial and capital markets, gained over many years, with roles including managing the treasury division of one of Austria’s largest banks, as well as several years serving on the board of a bank in the CEE region.