AEW Appoints European Head of Investor Relations

AEW announced the appointment of Bianca Kraus as Head of Investor Relations Europe. Bianca is based in Munich and will report to Vanessa Roux-Collet, AEW’s CEO Europe.

Bianca joined AEW in 2019 as Head of Investor Relations, Germany, and since 2023 she has been leading the company’s investor relations for the wider DACH region, responsible for building and maintaining relationships with institutional investors and consultants in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland. Bianca has raised capital for AEW’s global platform, securing separate account mandates on behalf of institutional investors and raising capital for flagship funds.

In her new role, Bianca will lead AEW’s European investor relations team, overseeing the firm’s capital raising and client servicing across Europe. Bianca will work closely with Vanessa Roux-Collet to execute AEW’s European growth strategy while ensuring continuity of service for existing clients.

Bianca joined AEW from BNP Paribas REIM Germany, where she was Head of Customer and Fund Relations, and has almost 30 years’ experience in real estate investment management, the last fifteen of which have been in senior investor relations roles.

Vanessa Roux-Collet, CEO Europe at AEW, commented: “Investor relations is an integral part of our business strategy and Bianca has played an important role in building and growing strong relationships with our institutional investor clients over the last seven years. Her promotion to Head of Investor Relations Europe is therefore a natural step, and I look forward to working with her as we seek to ensure continued exemplar client service and focus on growing our business.”