As CEO Retail, he will take over the management of the German Eurofund organization. The focus will be on establishing and further developing the structures and managing the Rhein-Ruhr-Zentrum (RRZ) project. In addition to the asset management of the RRZ, Ley will also drive forward the project development and restructuring of the site. In his role, he will also be responsible for the strategic acquisition of new property and business opportunities in Germany. This also includes the expansion of partnerships with investors and the expansion of Eurofund’s range of services.
With the appointment of Olaf Ley, the Eurofund Group is underlining its ambition to establish itself as a leading player in the field of real estate development and management. The renowned real estate expert Olaf Ley has more than two decades of experience in leading positions with major players in the real estate industry. He began his professional career in 2001 as a graduate trainee at JLL. From 2003 to 2006, he managed the project development of the Limbecker Platz shopping center in Essen for Karstadt Immobilien. From 2007 to 2015, Ley contributed to the successful development and expansion of ECE Projektmanagement in various functions. Under his leadership as Director M&A, investments totaling around EUR 5 billion were successfully implemented in Germany, Austria and Poland. After further positions as Managing Director at iMallinvest (2015 – 2018), he held the position of Managing Director for Investment, Business Development and temporarily also Asset Management at Unibail Rodamco Westfield Germany (2018 – 2024) before joining Eurofund Group.
Ian Sandford, President of the Eurofund Group, says: “With Olaf Ley, we will successfully continue on our chosen path in Germany and further expand our activities. We are very pleased about this reinforcement.”
“I am very much looking forward to actively shaping the future of real estate development together with the Eurofund team. Our focus will be on realizing innovative projects, building sustainable partnerships and fully exploiting the potential of the German market,” says Olaf Ley.
