Otto Rompelman appointed as new Managing Director of Catella Investment Management Benelux

Otto Rompelman possesses extensive experience in the Benelux and northwest European real estate investment and financing markets. Over the past eleven years, he has successfully managed Immo Finance B.V., the company he co-founded in 2013. Through Immo Finance, Otto has collaborated with various European and American investors and financiers, providing exclusive strategic and transaction advisory services in Benelux real estate business development.
 
Throughout his 25-year career, Otto has worked in the real estate sector within banking, finance, fund, and investment management. He has been associated with and cooperated with leading internationally active real estate businesses, both as an acting manager and as trusted exclusive advisor. His areas of expertise include strategy formation, origination and structuring of investment and financing initiatives, and establishing asset management and control functions.

“I am very happy to take up the position as Managing Director in Catella Investment Management Benelux and continue the great work the team has made so far to grow the company at its existing scale. CIMB has a very skilled team with a solid track record demonstrating strong execution capabilities in all three Benelux countries. Despite the difficult transaction market the team has managed the existing asset base well and in addition has been able to complete developments and make new disposals and acquisitions. I strongly believe that we are well prepared to take the company to the next level by expanding our client base from Catella’s own funds to external international and local clients. At the same time we will also focus on expanding the service offering into more value add style investment strategies”, said Otto Rompelman.

CIMB is a well-established investment management platform in the Netherlands providing services across the Benelux countries. CIMB has a team of 21 professionals and Euro 2,0 Bn in assets under management, mainly servicing Catella’s internal core and core+ funds. In total, CIMB manages 78 residential, commercial and parking assets with circa 6 800 tenant clients in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg combined. On top of acquiring stable cashflow generating assets, the company has sizeable experience in property development and transformation, such as office to residential conversion. Otto Rompelman will form the Management Team together with Michiel Assendelft, Head of Asset Management and Julia Strijp-Mulder, Head of Operations & HR.

“I am delighted that Otto Rompelman will take up the position as Managing Director of CIMB. Otto, who also has entrepreneurial background, shares our values and he is well-positioned to lead the company to a next level together with the experienced and dynamic CIMB team. We have a strong ambition to expand our external client base and service offering in the Benelux market. With the experience Otto brings to our business we are confident to be able to execute our growth plan”, said Timo Nurminen, Head of Investment Management at Catella Group.

For more information, please contact:
Timo Nurminen
Head of Investment Management
+358 50 337 3320
timo.nurminen@catella.fi

Veronica Hjelte
Head of Group Communications
+46 8 463 33 17
veronica.hjelte@catella.se