Florian Obermaier joins institutional business of Commerz Real

Florian Obermaier (36) has assumed responsibility for Product Management Institutional Clients at Commerz Real. This was announced by the real assets subsidiary of Commerzbank. Obermaier is joining the company from the real estate asset manager BMO Real Estate Partners (now Columbia Threadneedle Investment), where for the past six years he has been responsible for the fund and asset management for special assets with the investment focus on residential properties, and where he ultimately held the position of Director Fund Management.

Prior to this he worked as an asset manager at Wertgrund Asset Management. At Commerz Real he will take care of the further development of the product portfolio for institutional investors and the expansion of the mandate business, reporting directly to Siegfried Eschen, a member of the board of managing directors of Commerz Real. He is also joining the management of Commerz Real Capital Management Company (Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft), which within the Commerz Real Group is responsible for the alternative investment funds for professional and semi-professional investors.