LONDON—Heitman LLC, the global real estate investment management firm, has appointed Erik Rijnoud senior vice president – portfolio management in the firm's London office. In tandem with this new hire, Heitman also announced that veteran portfolio manager, David Brodersen has been promoted and will relocate to the firm's Warsaw office as a senior vice president, taking a more active role in portfolio management throughout the region.

Rijnoudt joins Heitman from Apollo Global Real Estate where he served as a European portfolio manager responsible for €1 billion of Western European core plus and value added assets across the office, logistics, retail and residential real estate classes. Prior to joining Apollo, Rijnoudt worked as a fund asset manager at AXA Real Estate and as an associate director, at AEW Europe, formerly known as Curzon Global Partners.

“Erik's professional knowledge is extremely well rounded and with nearly 20 years of experience in real estate investment management covering multiple European markets, he is well-regarded industry-wide,” commented Rob Reiskin, Co-Head of Heitman's European private real estate equity operations. “Erik's arrival enhances the firm's ability to deliver best in class asset management for our existing clients and to continue to support our growth throughout Europe. It is also a personal pleasure for me to welcome Erik as we have known each other for many years and worked together earlier in our careers.”