Harry Pickering has joined Pioneer Group as portfolio director and UK head of investment from Schroders, where he was fund manager of a £1.5bn UK balanced real estate fund.
Pickering has 15 years of commercial real estate experience and spent the last nine years working for Schroders before taking the newly created role at Pioneer Group, where he will lead on the businesses’ continued expansion across the UK.
Richard O’Boyle, CEO of Pioneer Group, said: “Harry brings with him an enviable track record and wealth of experience that will prove critical as we look to cement our position as one of the UK’s leading developer and operator of life sciences and innovation real estate.”
Pickering added: “Life sciences is arguably the most interesting property sector to be in right now, and Pioneer Group’s leading position makes this position all the more exciting. I look forward to working with my colleagues and helping drive the group’s expansion forward.”
