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Prologis appoints Björn Thiemann as Country Manager Germany
Prologis has appointed Björn Thiemann as Senior Vice President, Country Manager Germany. Björn Thiemann will take up his new position in Düsseldorf on July 6.
As Senior Vice President, Country Manager Germany, Björn Thiemann will be responsible for all operational and development activities of Prologis in Germany. In this role, he will work with the successful Prologis team to identify new opportunities and new development possibilities for the region. Prologis is gaining an expert with extensive expertise to implement the strategy for Germany.
"Björn Thiemann has more than 18 years of outstanding expertise in the real estate industry," says Bram Verhoeven, Senior Vice President, Regional Head Northern Europe, Prologis. "As Country Manager for one of our most important European core markets, he will focus on sustainably strengthening our market position. We are convinced that Björn Thiemann will play an important role in the further strategic development of Prologis in Germany."
For the past seven years, Björn Thiemann was Head of Fund Management Europe/Global at Union Investment Real Estate in Hamburg, where he was responsible for the management and control of the open-ended real estate funds UniImmo:Europa and UniImmo:Global with a total fund volume of around EUR 17.5 billion. Prior to this, he held the position of Head of Fund Management Europe at Deka Immobilien Investment in Frankfurt for five years. Björn Thiemann holds a degree in business administration (FH) and has also completed a degree in real estate economics.
"I am looking forward to this new professional challenge and to working with the Prologis Germany team," says Björn Thiemann. "It is an exciting task to work with the diverse customer base, to maintain the trusting partnerships and to understand the needs of the customers - especially in the phase of the "new normality" after the pandemic. My goal is to work with the Prologis team to take advantage of the market opportunities in the German real estate market to offer our customers and investors sustainable solutions that go far beyond four walls and a roof."
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