MONTREAL—Developer ROI Land Investments has appointed Andreas Brand as deputy vice president, European investor relations effective September 1.

Brand has over 25 years of experience in financial planning and pension management. Prior to joining ROI, he worked at Deutsche Bank in Germany, selecting investments and providing consulting services for pension funds. Before that, he served as a sales director at Hamburger Sparkasse, managing a team of financial advisors. Brand has also advised a number of CEOs and board directors on financial planning matters.

"The addition of Andreas to the ROI family will allow us to increase awareness of the Company among investors in Europe, particularly in Germany, where we believe there is a strong appetite for equity investments in ROI's common stock and debt investments secured by individual projects," said Sami Chaouch, chairman of ROI.
ROI Land Investments, Ltd. is a diversified real estate investment company specializing in land development. ROI's business model consists of acquiring attractive land developments free of zoning restrictions, obtaining the necessary development permits, outsourcing the development of the infrastructure and profiting from the sale of the subdivided land units to known large regional developers.
"I am excited to join ROI and help the firm expand its investor relations activities in Europe," said Brand. "With a number of projects in development in North America and the Middle East, the company has a compelling story to tell. I am eager to work with ROI's exceptionally talented management team to build a communications platform that will broaden awareness among current and potential investors."