Maximilian Brauers appointed new Member of the Board of Managing Directors of Union Investment Institutional Property GmbH

Dr Maximilian Brauers has been appointed to the Board of Managing Directors of Union Investment Institutional Property GmbH with effect from 1 July 2021, subject to approval by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). In his new role, Brauers will be in charge of real estate sales for German and international key accounts within Union Investment’s institutional business. His most recent position was that of Head of Client Relations Real Estate Germany at DWS Real Estate.

Brauers (41) has a doctorate in economics and began to build up his real estate expertise during the first stages of his professional career, at Jones Lang Lasalle and UBS Real Estate KAG. Before joining DWS in 2012, he was a lecturer and research assistant at the EBS Real Estate Management Institute from 2009 and received several academic awards during this period.

“Maximilian Brauers has a proven track record in real estate and the expertise to maintain and build on the profitable growth that the institutional real estate business has generated over the past few years,” says Alexander Schindler, Member of the Board of Managing Directors of Union Investment responsible for business with institutional clients.

Union Investment Institutional Property GmbH is a subsidiary of Union Asset Management Holding AG, part of the cooperative financial network, and is the focus for the management and sales of open-ended real estate funds for institutional clients within the Union Investment Group.