Aviva Investors today announced the appointment of Matthew Woodman as Senior Fund Manager within the Global Real Estate team and will be based in Sydney. Matthew’s appointment represents the first steps towards building up our Direct Real Estate presence in Australia where we currently manage a number of properties owned by Aviva Investors funds.
Matthew will be the Fund Manager for the proposed Australian Logistics Fund due to be launched mid 2011 and will be responsible for growing the real estate team in Australia.
Starting on 28th March, Matthew will be based in Aviva Investors Sydney office and will report to Daniel McDonald, Head of Fund Management, Real Estate – Asia Pacific.
Matt will be joining Aviva Investors from the Goodman Group where he spent the past nine years. Matt was most recently Fund Manager in Sydney and previously Director of the Goodman Hong Kong Logistics Fund based in Hong Kong. He has direct property management experience in Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong and London.
Ian Hally, CEO Asia Pacific Real Estate said, “Hiring individuals of Matthew’s calibre is a reflection of our desire to expand our market share and build out our client offering in real estate. Alongside our established presence in UK and European markets, Asia Pacific has been identified as a key growth region in the development of Aviva Investors global real estate business. Within the region, Australia is an important investment destination for our mandates. In addition we look forward to building long term relationships with Australian clients as they look to invest in real estate markets beyond Australia.”