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Leadership

Our experienced and well-connected leadership team has an excellent track record of delivering swift and knowledgeable solutions in the real estate industry.

Leadership Team

Dr. Ralf Nöcker

CEO

Ralf is board member of ESPG and managing director of the lagest shareholder in  ESPG. He has a strong background in both real estate and investment banking. Previously, Ralf was CIO of a real estate manager with more than €4.2bn assets under management. Before that, he spent over 20 years working as an investment banker, delivering more than €5.6 billion worth of deals. He has held senior executive roles at several investment companies, including serving as managing director at Corestate Capital and Tristan Capital Partners and CIO of Vivion Investments.

Marco Lüder

Managing Director & Head of Asset & Portfolio Management

Marco Lüder brings many years of experience as an asset manager for large, nationwide commercial real estate portfolios. In this role, he has built up in-depth industry expertise, senior leadership experience and a strong sense for strategic direction. Most recently, as Managing Director at NAS Real Estate, he was responsible for managing a portfolio located across Germany and in Denmark with a volume of more than EUR 1 billion.

Christian Fendel

Director of Finance

Christian Fendel is a business economist and lawyer with many years of experience in the management of innovation-driven mid-sized companies and in the investment industry. He is also an independent corporate finance advisor, specialising in M&A, strategic financial management, transformation, and sustainable growth structures.

Supervisory Board

Arndt Krienen

Chairman

Arndt has served as CEO at several real estate companies. He is currently a council member of the Düsseldorf Stock Exchange.

Jonathan Elkington

Deputy Chairman

Formerly CEO of real estate co-investments at Alvarium, Jonathan has more than 20 years of experience in principal and private investment.

Mark Abramson

Supervisory Board Member

Mark is a special situations advisor to listed property companies and has over 30 years of experience in the European and global equity markets.

Markus Drews

Supervisory Board Member

Markus Drews is co-founder, shareholder and supervisory board member of ESPG AG. Based on his experience as COO and most recently CEO of Demire, a listed property company where he was essentially responsible for the operational business.