AEW Europe Expands Leadership Team

AEW Europe appointed Vanessa Roux-Collet as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Europe and Head of France, based in Paris. Christina Ofschonka has been promoted to Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Europe, in addition to her existing role as AEW Europe’s Head of Germany & CEE, based in Frankfurt.

Both Vanessa and Christina are already members of AEW Europe’s Executive, Investment and Risk Committees, where they have been active contributors to the definition and implementation of AEW Europe’s strategy in recent years. They replace Rob Wilkinson and Raphaël Brault, who are leaving independently to pursue new professional opportunities after 16 years and 12 years with AEW Europe, respectively.

Vanessa Roux-Collet has been with AEW Europe for 15 years, having joined the legal department in 2010. She was subsequently promoted to Head of Legal in Paris in 2015 and General Secretary Europe in 2018, notably overseeing compliance, legal, risk, insurance, and IT & Data Management teams. Since 2022, she has co-managed the French entity. Before joining AEW Europe, Vanessa was a senior lawyer at Clifford Chance within the real estate department, having started her career at Jones Day. She has over 22 years of experience, was admitted to the Paris bar and holds a master’s degree in Banking and Financial Law from Paris I University, as well as a master’s degree in Common Law from Paris II University.

With almost 20 years of industry experience, Christina joined AEW Europe in 2016. Before her promotion to Head of Germany & CEE, she served as Head of Fund Management for the German platform and as Fund Manager of AEW Europe’s flagship open-ended pan-European core strategy. Before joining AEW Europe, Christina worked as a Portfolio Manager at ALTE LEIPZIGER AG for seven years and began her career at IVG. She is a graduate of TH Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences, where she’s also been a lecturer in real estate portfolio management since 2019.