Real estate investment and development company AFI has expanded its management team with the appointment of Jan Baxa as Head of Office Asset Management and Lucie Mašínová as Head of AFI Home Leasing and Tenant Relations.
In his new role, Jan Baxa will be responsible for the strategic management and development of AFI’s office portfolio in the Czech Republic. The company currently owns and operates five office buildings in Prague with occupancy levels close to full capacity and is in the process of completing the acquisition of the Port7 office complex in Prague’s Holešovice district.
Baxa brings more than 20 years of experience in the real estate sector. Prior to joining AFI, he spent 15 years at CA Immo Real Estate Management, where he held the positions of Head of Property Management and later Head of Asset Management. He began his professional career at Knight Frank while completing his studies.
He holds a doctoral degree in Regional Geography from Charles University in Prague.
Lucie Mašínová joins AFI as Head of AFI Home Leasing and Tenant Relations. She will oversee leasing activities and tenant relations across the AFI Home residential platform, which currently comprises four residential schemes with nearly 900 apartments and serviced units. A further 810 apartments are currently under development.
Her responsibilities will include enhancing customer service standards, improving leasing processes, implementing new technologies and strengthening tenant satisfaction and retention.
Mašínová joins AFI from Kaufland Czech Republic, where she served as Head of CRM for the past five years. Previously, she worked as Marketing Manager for the Czech and Slovak markets at OBI and spent nearly 11 years at OMV in a range of management and marketing positions.
She holds a master’s degree in Economic Policy and Administration from the Silesian University in Opava.
The appointments come as AFI continues to expand both its office and residential operations in the Czech market, with growth planned across its AFI Home rental housing platform and Prague office portfolio.