Key Takeaways
- • Rik Eertink elevated to President and Chief Investment Officer of CBRE IM's EMEA direct real estate division, combining his existing presidential role with expanded CIO responsibilities after five years as president.
- • Paul Gibson, former CIO of EMEA direct real estate strategies at CBRE IM since 2004, departing to join Garbe as head of international capital markets in London with managing director status.
- • Four senior leaders—Hannah Marshall, Bas Tiemstra, Jan-Willem Bastijn, and Niels Kokkeel—assuming broadened responsibilities to support Eertink's expanded leadership model.
- • Restructuring follows broader organizational evolution at CBRE IM's EMEA direct real estate platform, consolidating investment strategy and execution under unified leadership.
Summary
CBRE Investment Management has elevated Rik Eertink to the dual role of President and Chief Investment Officer of EMEA direct real estate, expanding his responsibilities beyond his five-year tenure as divisional president. The appointment formalizes a leadership transition that consolidates both operational oversight and capital allocation authority within a single executive position, positioning Eertink to align portfolio strategy with execution across the region.
The restructuring includes a broadened support structure with four senior leaders—Hannah Marshall, Bas Tiemstra, Jan-Willem Bastijn, and Niels Kokkeel—taking on enhanced responsibilities across the division. This distributed leadership model complements Eertink's centralized strategy role and reflects CBRE IM's evolution of its EMEA direct real estate platform during a period of market repositioning.
The appointment follows the departure of Paul Gibson, who served as CIO of EMEA direct real estate strategies and had held various roles at CBRE IM since joining in 2004 as a senior portfolio manager in the UK separate accounts division. Gibson is moving to Garbe, a competing real estate platform, where he will serve as head of international capital markets in London operating as managing director alongside Andreas Höfner, who leads the unit's strategy. The transition underscores ongoing talent mobility within European institutional real estate management as firms compete for investment leadership expertise.
The restructuring includes a broadened support structure with four senior leaders—Hannah Marshall, Bas Tiemstra, Jan-Willem Bastijn, and Niels Kokkeel—taking on enhanced responsibilities across the division. This distributed leadership model complements Eertink's centralized strategy role and reflects CBRE IM's evolution of its EMEA direct real estate platform during a period of market repositioning.
The appointment follows the departure of Paul Gibson, who served as CIO of EMEA direct real estate strategies and had held various roles at CBRE IM since joining in 2004 as a senior portfolio manager in the UK separate accounts division. Gibson is moving to Garbe, a competing real estate platform, where he will serve as head of international capital markets in London operating as managing director alongside Andreas Höfner, who leads the unit's strategy. The transition underscores ongoing talent mobility within European institutional real estate management as firms compete for investment leadership expertise.
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