André van der Veer, currently an Independent Non-Executive Director, has informed the Board of his intention to retire at the conclusion of the upcoming Annual General Meeting and accordingly will not offer himself for re-election.
George Aase, Chairman, NEPI Rockcastle, stated: “Zelda brings extensive hands-on banking and markets experience, as well as serving in advisory and high-level governance roles in the financial sector, combined with significant understanding of NEPI Rockcastle’s operations. Real estate is a capital intensive and long-term business which requires this type of deep expertise, and we look forward to welcoming Zelda to the Board following the shareholder election process. The Board and I would also like to express our sincere appreciation to André for his years of distinguished service and for the significant contribution he has made to NEPI Rockcastle’s strategic development, governance, and long-term success.”
Zelda Roscherr has more than 30 years of financial services experience spanning executive, advisory and board roles. She currently serves as an independent non-executive director of FirstRand in South Africa, where she chairs the group’s Risk and Capital Management Committee and serves on the Audit and Compliance Committee and other governance structures.
Her background includes senior leadership in global markets and treasury, together with considerable experience in governance, strategic oversight and risk management in complex, regulated environments. She holds an MSc in Global Finance from Bayes Business School in the United Kingdom, degrees in mathematics, econometrics and statistics from the University of Johannesburg, the ESG Competent Director certificate and the Qualified Risk Director designation.
André van der Veer joined the NEPI Rockcastle Board in May 2017 and has chaired the Company’s Investment Committee since 2020, having also served on the board of Rockcastle Global Real Estate Company Limited prior to its merger with New Europe Property Investments plc in 2017. During his tenure, the Company executed a comprehensive program of portfolio recycling and delivered strong growth in financial performance through disciplined strategic focus.
This included more than €1.5 billion of sales and acquisitions, including the disposal of the Romanian office portfolio, the exit from the non-core Serbian market, investments in Forum Gdańsk Shopping Center, Copernicus Shopping Centre, Magnolia Park and Silesia City Center in Poland, and the completion of the Promenada Craiova development in southern Romania.
