Clarion Partners has appointed Christian Schulte Eistrup as a managing director and co-head of EMEA distribution.
Eistrup, who will be based in London and work alongside co-head Jeroen Verheijden, joins the firm from KGAL where he was head of international institutional business and a member of the firm’s investment committee.
Prior to KGAL, he worked for Optimum Asset Management, BlackRock Alternative Specialists – Real Estate, MGPA, Corestate Capital, and Morgan Stanley Real Estate.
Hugh Macdonnell, managing director and Clarion’s global head of distribution, said: “We are pleased to have Christian join Clarion as we work to expand our European-based team and platform. His real asset expertise, broad relationships, and product structuring experience will be highly additive to our firm.”
Eistrup added: “Clarion is committed to bringing its 40 years of real estate investment expertise to scale in Europe in a strategic, measured way that benefits both its investors and the industry overall. I am pleased to be joining this storied firm at such an opportune time and look forward to working with the team to bring new solutions and opportunities to the market.”
