JER Taps Kozloski to Lead Emerging Markets

MCLEAN, VA- JER Partners, the global real estate investment arm of the JE Robert Cos., is in the process of deepening its global business bench, having named two executives to oversee investments in emerging markets. IFC veteran Maria Kozloski has been selected to head its Emerging Markets Opportunities Business. Marcelo Horcel, a former executive with GE Capital and native Brazilian, is the new managing director of Latin America Investments. He was managing director of GE Real Estate Southern Europe, originating more than $2 billion of commercial real estate investments and overseeing a team of 35 employees.

Kozloski, who is joining JER as president of Emerging Markets Opportunities Business, oversaw new fund commitments for a $1.7 billion private equity portfolio at the World Bank agency. At the IFC Moscow office, she was senior investment officer in charge of direct investments in Russia and Eastern Europe. She was also an advisor to Poland’s Ministry of Privatization.

At JER Kozloski will help develop a management team and business plan for the company to expand its emerging market investment platform. A broadening of the product line to include non-real estate investments is among this platform’s goals as well as the greater goal of exposure to a globally diversified portfolio of high performing equity funds targeting emerging economies.