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LEADERSHIP

DAVID L. 
VANDENBURG
PRESIDENT &
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

VIVIAN
SZE
HEAD, TREASURY & ACCOUNTING
MICHAL 
KRATOCHVIL
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 
CENTRAL EUROPE 
DONNA 
RIBERA
HEAD, BENEFITS & COMPLIANCE
EFRAIM
ZAZO
COUNTRY MANAGER
UNITED KINGDOM 
LUKAS
BRANDEJS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER CENTRAL EUROPE 
LUIGI A.
PEREIRA
TAX COUNSEL &
REPORTING
MILES 
PAKAKI
HEAD, TECHNOLOGY &
MIS INTEGRATION

SENIOR ADVISORS

Senior Advisors* Wayne Vandenburg is involved in the day-to-day operations and investment strategies of the platform’s VDB Asset Management as Chairman of the Supervisory Board while Mohammed Altawash is now in a senior management position within PIF, the Saudi government’s Public Investment Fund, and therefore provides an unparalleled global investment perspective.  Damien Isabella, formerly a platform principal, as well as two of VDB’s professional references, John P. Simon and E. Scott Urdang, helped shape VDB Groupe’s business strategy.  Both Simon and Urdang assist the platform’s leadership in such areas where they bring certain expertise when requested.

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

E. Scott Urdang
Founder & Chairman (Retired) CenterSquare Investment Management
Scottsdale, AZ
EM: esurdang@gmail.com

John P. Simon
Professor, DePaul University (Retired)
Crocker Real Estate Center
Chicago, IL
EM: jsimon@thesimongroup.biz

Jim Hutchinson
Chairman (Retired)
LaSalle Income & Growth Funds
Chicago, IL 
EM: jim.hutchinson@lasalle.com

Charles Spetka 
Managing Director

Fortress Investment Group
London, United Kingdom   
EM: cspetka@fortress.com 

Rob Reiskin
CEO 
Delin Property
London, United Kingdon
EM: rob.reiskin@delinproperty.com
 

Toby Cobb 
Co-Founder, Managing Partner 
3650 REIT
Miami, FL 
EM: tcobb@3650reit.com  

Glen Weisberg
Executive Vice President 
American Realty Advisors
Chicago, IL  
EM: glen.weisberg@aracapital.com 

Douglass M. Bibby 
President 
National Multifamily Housing Council 
Washington, DC  
EM: dbibby@nmhc.org  

Jeff Quicksilver
Principal 
Walton Street Capital 
Chicago, IL 
EM: quicksilver@waltonst.com  

Michael McRoberts 
Head, GSE Origination PGIM 

PGIM – Prudential Real Estate Finance
Arlington, VA 
EM: michael.mcroberts@prudential.com  

Henry M. Williamson, Jr. 
Founder & Principal
InterCapital Advisors 

Dubai, UAE
EM: henry@intercapitaladvisors.com   

Jonathan Kempner 
President Emeritus 
Tiger 21
New York, NY 
EM: jonathan.kempner@tiger21.com  

Philip Tager
Principal & Managing Director 

Global Gate Capital
New York, NY 

EM: philip.tager@globalgatecapital.com 

Bernhard Koehler
CEO
Swisslake AG
Pfaffikon, Switzerland   
EM: b.koehler@swisslake.com

Adam “Buddy” Petrillo
Principal 
Harbour Capital Partners
Aventura, FL
EM: apetrillo@hc.partners

Steve T. Lamberti
President/CEO
Highmark Residential
Dallas, TX
EM: slamberti@highmarkres.com

Stephen J. Alter 
Co-Founder
Real Capital Markets | RCM1
La Jolla, CA
EM: salter@stephenjalter.com

Chuck Garrett 
CEO 
Cherokee Nation
Tulsa, OK
EM: chuck.garrett@cn-bus.com  

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