Puma Property Finance has appointed Dee Korab as the firm’s new head of impact.
Korab has more than 12 years of experience in global banking and real estate finance in Australia and the UK and spent more than a decade at HSBC, National Australia Bank and ANZ Bank in both origination and credit risk roles.
Prior to joining Puma, Korab founded and ran Sparkd, a specialist consultancy supporting major UK lenders and leaders to advance sustainable finance measures.
Paul Frost, managing director of Puma Property Finance, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Dee Korab as our new head of impact. Dee brings a wealth of experience in sustainable real estate finance and her appointment reflects our continued commitment to being both a market leader and a thought leader in impact lending. Her leadership will be instrumental as we invest further in our impact lending framework [ILF] and broader ESG initiatives across the Puma Capital Group.
“I’d also like to extend my sincere thanks to our previous head of impact, Sarah Milne, whose vision and dedication were central to the creation and launch of the ILF. Sarah’s work has laid a strong foundation for our impact strategy, and we’re incredibly proud of what she’s helped us achieve.”
Korab added: “I’m delighted to join Puma at such an exciting time for the business. Puma already has a market leading approach to sustainable and social impact lending in its impact lending framework. I’m looking forward to further developing our impact strategy – and yes, I’ll be using that word often – to solidify Puma’s position as an industry leader in the space.
“My focus will be on ensuring we deliver meaningful, measurable outcomes for our clients, our investors and in the buildings and communities to which we deploy capital. There’s a huge opportunity to lead the market in demonstrating that ambitious social and sustainability standards and strong financial performance are fully aligned.”
