NEW YORK, July 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- QIC, an
Australia-based asset manager
specializing in diversified global alternatives, today announced
the expansion of its Global Clients & Marketing team with the
appointment of two real estate Investment Specialists. Leonie Wilkinson has been appointed to the role
of Director, Investment Specialist to service QIC's Global Real
Estate clients, based in Sydney,
and Reza Basharzad will assume the
same role based in Los Angeles.
These appointments, effective immediately, reflect the increasingly
global focus of QIC Global Real Estate as it enhances its ability
to deliver sustainable investment outcomes for clients.
Ms. Wilkinson and Mr. Basharzad will work alongside the
organization's Business Development Directors and Investment
Specialists, initially with a focus on leading product development
and fund-raising initiatives for QIC's U.S. real estate platform.
Ms. Wilkinson will report to David
Asplin, Managing Director, Global Business Development, and
Mr. Basharzad will report to Vittorio
Lacagnina, Head of Global, Clients & Marketing –
North America & Europe.
The expansion of the team, working with Grant Brady, Director, Investment Specialist
– Global Real Estate, who continues to serve QIC clients in
his current role, reflects the value that QIC places on both the
Global Real Estate division and its deepening relationships with
investors and consultants across geographies.
Ms. Wilkinson brings 19 years of market expertise and product
knowledge in investment management and property funds. Most
recently, she was Head of Client Capital Group, Australia & New
Zealand for LaSalle Investment Management. She previously
served in senior positions at Macquarie Capital, Barclays Capital
and Stockland Property Group.
Mr. Basharzad joins QIC with 18 years of experience in senior
real asset-focused roles, with particular expertise in fundraising
and investor relations, at U.S. asset management, investment
banking and private equity firms. Most recently, he served as
Senior Vice President at Paladin Realty Partners for seven years.
Earlier in his career, he held positions at Triton Pacific Capital,
Countrywide Securities (a division of BofA), and SunAmerica
AIG.
Commenting on the appointments, Mr. Asplin said, "As a leading
investment provider for superannuation funds, pension funds,
sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors, QIC seeks
out quality real estate assets where we can add value over the
long-term by managing every aspect of the investment lifecycle.
This hands-on approach requires an in-depth understanding of what
makes an asset a high-quality investment opportunity for our
clients. Leonie and Reza's extensive experience in real estate
funds management and investor relations will be of significant
value to our clients as we continue to build our U.S. real estate
platform."
About QIC:
QIC is a global diversified alternative
investment firm offering infrastructure, real estate, private
equity, liquid strategies and multi-asset investments. It is one of
the largest institutional investment managers in Australia, with USD62.9
billion (AUD82.0 billion)[1] in funds under
management, offering infrastructure, real estate, private equity,
liquid strategies and multi-asset investment services. QIC has over
700 employees and serves more than 105 clients including
governments, pension plans, sovereign wealth funds and insurers,
spanning Australia, Europe, Asia,
Middle East and the US.
Headquartered in Brisbane,
Australia, QIC also has offices in New York, San
Francisco, Los Angeles,
London, Sydney, and Melbourne. For more information, please visit:
www.qic.com.
About QIC Global Real Estate:
QIC's Global Real
Estate team has over the past 20-plus years acquired and developed
a retail portfolio of 49 real estate assets globally.
QIC's domestic real estate portfolio comprises assets in
Queensland, Victoria, New South
Wales, ACT and Western
Australia. Its international property holdings include
regional retail malls in the U.S. located on the West Coast in
California and Nevada and on the East Coast in Florida, New
York, Virginia,
West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
QIC's global real estate portfolio was valued at USD14.5 billion (AUD18.9 billion) on a gross
asset value basis as of 30 June
2017.
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Commission ("SEC") and the Korean Financial Services
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[1] As of June 30, 2017
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