DWS has announced the appointment of Matthias Naumann as chief investment officer (CIO) Real Estate for Asia Pacific based in Sydney relocating from DWS' Frankfurt headquarters. Matthias will report to Christopher Kimm, Head of Real Estate, APAC (based in Singapore). It marks DWS' first 'on the ground' real estate CIO signaling the platform's growth aspirations.

Matthias joined DWS in 2013 as the Head of European Real Estate Strategy. Since 2019 he has served as the CIO of the European Real Estate platform which currently holds more than EUR 31 billion in real estate assets under management. Since January 2021, he has covered APAC as the real estate CIO in a caretaker capacity alongside his European responsibilities.

In this time, he has spent significant time in the region whilst also chairing the APAC Real Estate Investment Committee and holding positions on both the Europe & APAC Real Estate Leadership Teams. Prior, Matthias served as a senior analyst at AXA Investment Managers, London and for Invesco Real Estate GmbH in Munich. In his new role, Matthias will be responsible for identifying real estate investment opportunities across Asia Pacific where DWS already has an established presence in Australia, Korea, Japan and Singapore working with the respective country heads, as well as exploring new markets for strategic growth. He will continue to contribute to the House View processes for both regions and remains Chief Strategist for DWS Real Estate in EMEA, accountable to the Co-Head of DWS' global real estate platform Clemens Schaefer.