Promotion at Union Investment: Roman Müller takes over as Head of Investment Management Retail

Roman Müller has taken over as Head of Investment Management Retail at Union Investment Real Estate GmbH with effect from 1 August 2023. In this role, he succeeds Henrike Waldburg, who moved up to the management board of the Hamburg-based real estate investment manager on 1 July 2023.

Roman Müller has been with the company since 2015 and, following a two-year assignment at Union Investment Real Estate Austria AG in Vienna, has been responsible for retail and mixed-use acquisitions and sales in Europe since 2018. He reports to Andreas Löcher, who has taken on responsibility for the newly created Investment Management Operational department.

In addition, Madeleine Groß has been promoted to Head of Investment Management Hospitality on a global level. She has been working in Union Investment’s hotel investment division for nine years, including the past five years as Head of Investment Management Hospitality D-A-CH. She also reports to Andreas Löcher.

In the newly established Investment Management Operational department, Union Investment will combine its global transaction business in the field of operated real estate. This includes city and resort hotels as well as retail properties. In the retail sector, Union Investment focuses on dominant shopping centres as well as mixed-use properties in inner-city prime locations and food-anchored retail parks.