Monday, 13 April 2026
HIH Real Estate has expanded its asset management leadership team with the appointment of Markus Diers, who rejoined the company on 1 April 2026. He takes on the role of Managing Director of Asset Management, working alongside Carolin Dose and Frank Kindermann within a three-person leadership structure.
The division oversees a team of around 130 employees and manages approximately €15 billion in assets, covering roughly 400 properties across 12 European countries. The company indicated that the updated leadership structure is intended to support the ongoing development of its asset management platform and portfolio performance.
Diers brings more than two decades of experience in asset management, with a particular focus on retail and international retail property. He joins from Union Investment Real Estate, where he led retail asset management. Prior to that, he held a senior role at Redos Real Estate, overseeing a substantial portfolio. He previously worked at HIH between 2016 and 2021, including as Head of Retail Asset Management.
In his new position, Diers will oversee residential, logistics and retail asset classes, as well as areas including governance, service provider management and human resources.
Dose, who has been with HIH for nearly two decades and has served as Managing Director since 2023, continues to lead the office segment and is responsible for internal processes and coordination with fund management. Kindermann, who has held a managing director role since 2007, remains responsible for international activities, technical asset management, construction-related functions and leasing.
Commenting on the appointment, Dose said: “With Markus Diers, we are welcoming back a highly experienced colleague who knows our company and our structures inside out. Successful asset management depends on identifying at an early stage which developments will affect a property and deriving viable strategies from this. It is also crucial to take users’ needs into account and design processes efficiently. Markus Diers brings precisely this expertise to the table and will provide important impetus.”
Kindermann added: “Markus Diers is the ideal addition to our management team. This will enable us to further optimise and specialise our asset management and consistently drive forward the strategic development of our portfolios.”
Diers said: “I am delighted to be returning to HIH and to actively develop asset management together with the team. My focus will be on implementing sustainable usage concepts and on close, collaborative partnerships with our investors and tenants.”
Photo: The new trio leading HIH Real Estate’s asset management division (from left to right): Frank Kindermann, Carolin Dose and Markus Diers
