Hines, M&G Real Estate and Credit Suisse have announced senior appointments.

Hines appoints Global Head of ESG

Real estate firm Hines has appointed senior managing director Peter Epping as Global Head of ESG, according to an announcement.

This appointment is a part of its ESG strategy to elevate its commitments to environmental, social and governance issues, with a particular focus on the climate emergency, by accelerating its efforts to lead the industry in the decarbonization of the built environment.

For the past eight years, Epping served as a fund manager for Hines’ European Core Fund (HECF).

The firm has also established a dedicated new global ESG team to lead its focus on furthering ESG commitments across Hines’ investments, properties, communities and stakeholders.

M&G Real Estate announces new key hires

M&G Real Estate has announced the appointment of Jan Low as head of acquisitions for the Asia region and Jody Neale as associate director of acquisitions in Japan. Low will be based in Singapore and will report to Jing Dong Lai, Asia CIO and interim CEO, while Neale will report to Ikeda Seiko, director of acquisitions, Japan.

In this role, Low will be responsible for leading the firm’s real estate acquisition activities, including sourcing and execution of core and value-add transactions across the Asia-Pacific region.

Low has 16 years of real estate investment management experience in Asia. He was most recently the head of principal finance, Asia, at Macquarie Bank, where he headed the principal investment business in the region. Previously, he held senior positions at Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing.

Meanwhile, Neale will focus primarily on investment opportunities and activities in Japan, including leading the sourcing and execution of both on- and off-market transactions.

Credit Suisse hires senior Indonesia private banker

Global investment bank Credit Suisse has appointed Malcolm Tay as a deputy market group head and market leader for Indonesia, effective September 1, according to finews.asia.

Tay, who joins Credit Suisse from Deutsche Bank Wealth Management, will bolster the bank’s Indonesia private banking unit.

Previously, he worked with Merrill Lynch as a client relationship manager and Citi Private Bank as co-head of Indonesia onshore for ten years.

Credit Suisse recently announced the appointment of Tammy Tan as its new private banking team leader for Thailand and Vietnam.