Neil Slater
Chief Executive Officer, Board MemberNeil Slater has joined the company in the role as CEO of Redevco from October 2023. He joins from abrdn where, as Global Head of Real Assets & Global Head of Real Estate, he leads one of Europe’s largest real assets businesses. Neil was previously the Chief Executive Officer & Representative Director of abrdn’s Japanese business, moving to Tokyo in summer 2015 to open and build out an investment management business.
Neil joined Standard Life Investments (SLI) in 2011, leading a multidisciplinary team responsible for product structuring, tax, legal and cross asset debt financing. Neil developed and fund managed SLI Real Estate’s investor loan platform and had responsibility for circa GBP 600m of capital across mandates.
Previously, Neil spent over 6 years in Switzerland with Man Group where he had responsibility for a multi-billion USD debt book in addition to leading the team structuring Man’s equity derivative products & OTC derivatives, fund financing and custodial structures. Neil was responsible for the commercial creation of various alternative assets funds, structuring solutions and delivered to market single and multi-strategy global and regional alternative asset products for the Asian, Middle Eastern and South American markets.
Neil is an English qualified solicitor. Neil received his MBA (Finance) with distinction from Manchester Business School in January 2007 and has a Master’s degree from St. Andrews University (1999). Neil completed MIT’s Advanced Management Programme in February 2019.
Manolito van Ardenne
Chief Financial Officer, Board MemberManolito van Ardenne started in the company as Business Controller after which he became Group Controller in 2011. From 2013 onwards Manolito played an important role in preparing Redevco to work with external mandates resulting in the first joint venture in 2015. In 2014, Manolito became Managing Director Fund Management and Fund Director. He joined the Board as CFO in 2019.
In his role as CFO Manolito is also responsible for for the functions Finance, IT & Information Management, Governance Risk & Compliance, Corporate Finance, Tax and Project Portfolio Management. Manolito is also a member of Redevco’s Investment Committees for Retail as well as Residential real estate.
Before he joined Redevco Manolito was working at KPMG Business Advisory Services as Financial & Restructuring Advisor. Manolito holds a Master of Economics from the University of Groningen and an Executive Master in Finance & Control from the Business University of Nyenrode.
Ton van de Grampel
Chief People Officer, Board MemberTon van de Grampel joined Redevco as HR Director in 2014. In 2015 he was appointed to the Redevco Board as CHRO, now Chief People Officer, responsible for all HR related business and making sure that the Redevco platform is set up with the right capabilities.
Prior to joining Redevco, Ton was responsible for Human Resources at C&A Brazil from 2008 to 2012 and Human Resources & Internal Communications at C&A Europe from 2012 until he joined Redevco.
Prior to these roles within COFRA group, Ton worked in various management and HR positions at ABN Amro Bank in The Netherlands and Hong Kong, Korn/Ferry International in The Netherlands and ING Group in The Netherlands and Canada.
Ton holds a Master’s degree in Dutch Civil Law from the University of Leiden in The Netherlands.
Marrit Laning
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Board MemberMarrit Laning joined the Redevco Board as per January 1, 2022, as Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer. In this role Marrit is responsible for the areas of Research & Strategy, Sustainability and Innovation. Marrit is also a member of Redevco’s Investment Committees for Retail as well as Residential real estate.
Before joining the Board, Marrit served in a combined role as Co-head Client & Fund Management and Fund Director for four years. Prior to that she headed Redevco’s Research & Strategy team. In this period Marrit and her team did proprietary research with respect to the attractiveness of European cities for retail real estate investments and the impact of technological innovation on consumer behaviour.
Before joining Redevco in 2011, Marrit worked for ING Real Estate Development as Manager Research, for DTZ as team leader for EMEA North and Head of Research for The Netherlands. In total Marrit has more than 20 years of experience in real estate.
Marrit holds a MSc in Human Geography from Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
Thierry Cahierre
COO Real Estate, LT memberThierry Cahierre joined Redevco in 2011 as Managing Director Redevco France based in Paris. He was appointed COO Real Estate in 2024 and is responsible for all asset & development management activities in the Redevco group, as well as for the company’s sustainability operations. In 2021 he was appointed Co-head Client & Fund Management and Fund Director for the portfolios of one of Redevco’s key clients, where he responsible for the execution of the transformation and diversification strategy of the proprietary portfolio and further developing the strategic scope for the Client & Fund Management team. Thierry is a member of Redevco’s Leadership Team.
Thierry began his career as a Works Engineer for Bouygues S.A. before moving into financial planning, working on social initiatives managed by the Caisse des Dépôts. He was later appointed Programme Director at APSYS France, then crossed over to the world of big-name brands as Technical Director and subsequently Real Estate Director of the FNAC Group.
Herman Jan Faber
Co-Head Client & Fund Management, MT MemberHerman Jan Faber joined Redevco as the Tax Director in 2007 based in Amsterdam. In 2011 he was appointed Finance Director for the United Kingdom & Nordics based in London. In 2014 he assisted in the set-up of Redevco’s Fund management department in London & it’s third party business first as a finance director, later as the head of corporate finance. In 2018 he was appointed Fund Director for 3 of the Redevco managed portfolio’s. In 2020 he became the co-head of Client & Fund management with a focus on business development & M&A. Herman Jan is also a member of Redevco’s Investment Committees for Retail as well as Residential real estate.
Prior to joining Redevco, Herman Jan working in various tax functions for Houthoff Buruma and PwC.
In total Herman Jan has more than 25 years of experience in real estate. Herman Jan holds a law degree from the University of Groningen as well as a master in finance from Tias Nimbas business school.
Adam Starr
Head of Global Transaction Management, MT MemberAdam Starr joined Redevco UK as Portfolio Manager in 2002 and became UK Investment Director in 2007. In 2011 Adam was appointed Managing Director for Redevco Central and Eastern Europe based in Vienna, before returning to the UK in 2013 as UK Managing Director. Adam was appointed Head of Global Transaction Management in February 2020. Adam is also a member of Redevco’s Investment Committees for Retail as well as Residential real estate.
Prior to joining Redevco Adam was a Partner in the West End Business Team of Strutt & Parker (1996 – 2002). In total Adam has more than 26 years of experience in real estate. Adam holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Land Management from the University of Portsmouth.
Sasha Silver
Head of Global Client Group, LT memberSasha Silver joined Redevco as Head of Global Client Group in January 2024. She is responsible for capital raising and client relations, working closely with the senior leadership to develop the company’s product offerings and external strategic partnerships. She is a member of the executive management team.
Sasha has over 20 years’ experience in capital formation and real estate advisory.
Previously Sasha was a Senior Partner and Head of Client Development at Tristan Capital Partners, a European real estate private equity firm, where she led global client relations for over eight years and oversaw both equity and debt product development and fundraises closing c.€9 bn in institutional investor commitments.
Prior to Tristan, she had a 14-year career with Credit Suisse in investment banking and asset management, where she was responsible for executing over €12 bn in advisory and capital raising transactions across Europe. Within the CS Private Fund Group, a global placement agent, she led European real estate mandates and marketing coordination for five years.
Earlier in her career she worked with the Smithsonian Institution. A native of Miami Beach, Florida, Silver completed graduate studies at the Yale School of Management (MBA) and Yale School of the Environment (MF) and received her BA in Economics from Princeton University.
Chris Fleetwood
Deputy COO Real EstateChris Fleetwood is responsible for creating and maintaining a consistent and best-in-class standard in asset and development management across the group to deliver investor objectives whilst generating social and environmental impact. He was previously Portfolio Director for the UK.
He joined Redevco in 2022 with over 30 years prior real estate experience across occupier, agency, investment, and developer environments.
Lars Heese
Head of County DACH, MT memberLars joined Redevco for the first time in 2000 in the role of Senior Portfolio Manager for Redevco in Germany. In 2007, Lars Heese switched to Hahn Group as Managing Director of Hahn Asset Management. In 2010, he became Managing Director of Hahn Fonds Invest being responsible for project development as well as for purchase and sale of mainly large-scale retail properties.
In 2017 Lars re-joined Redevco as Managing Director Redevco Germany, to focus on further optimising the portfolio in Germany. Later he also became responsible for Redevco’s real estate activities in Austria, Switzerland, and Central Europe.
Israel Casanova
Head of Transaction Management and Investment Director, IC MemberIsrael Casanova joined Redevco Spain & Portugal as Portfolio Manager in 2005 and became Portfolio Director for that region in 2009. In 2012, he was appointed Managing Director for Redevco Spain & Portugal. Israel was instrumental in signing Redevco first joint venture with an external mandate in 2015 of which he is currently Investment Director.
Since 2021, Israel participated in leading the Transaction teams at Redevco. In April 2024, he has been appointed Head of Transaction Management. Israel is also a member of Redevco’s Investment Committee.