Atrium appoints Jörg Banzhaf as new Chief Investment Officer

Atrium European Real Estate Limited announces the appointment of Jörg Banzhaf as Chief Investment Officer. In his role at Atrium, Banzhaf will be responsible for the management and co-ordination of Atrium’s planned investment programme as the Company continues to seek out opportunities for growth.

From 2000 to mid 2010, Jörg Banzhaf worked for ECE Projektmanagement G.m.b.H. & Co. KG, his latest position was managing director and board member. At ECE he was responsible for shopping mall developments in Germany, as well as managing ongoing activities in Central and Eastern Europe. From 1992 to 1999 Mr Banzhaf was with Arcadis Homola AG, one of the leading German project management companies and quantity surveyors, where he was responsible for its international subsidiaries, including those in the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Poland, becoming a managing director and partner in 1996. Previously, Mr Banzhaf worked for Philipp Holzmann AG, a leading German construction company.

Mr Banzhaf, aged 48, has a postgraduate degree in economic studies and a civil engineering degree from the Technical University of Cologne. He is also member of the ICSC, ULI and a professional advisor to Graduate School Birberach for International Real Estate Management MBA.