Monday, 30 March 2026
NEPI Rockcastle has nominated Zelda Roscherr for election as an Independent Non-Executive Director at its Annual General Meeting scheduled for May 2026. The company also confirmed that André van der Veer, currently an Independent Non-Executive Director, will retire at the conclusion of the meeting and will not seek re-election.
George Aase, Chairman of NEPI Rockcastle, said: “Zelda brings extensive hands-on banking and markets experience, as well as serving in advisory and high-level governance roles in the financial sector, combined with significant understanding of NEPI Rockcastle’s operations. Real estate is a capital intensive and long-term business which requires this type of deep expertise, and we look forward to welcoming Zelda to the Board following the shareholder election process. The Board and I would also like to express our sincere appreciation to André for his years of distinguished service and for the significant contribution he has made to NEPI Rockcastle’s strategic development, governance, and long-term success.”
Roscherr has more than 30 years of experience in financial services across executive, advisory and board roles. She currently serves as an independent non-executive director at FirstRand, where she chairs the Risk and Capital Management Committee and is a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee. Her background includes senior roles in global markets and treasury, as well as experience in governance, strategy and risk management. She holds an MSc in Global Finance from Bayes Business School and academic degrees in mathematics, econometrics and statistics from the University of Johannesburg.
Van der Veer joined the Board of NEPI Rockcastle in May 2017 and has chaired its Investment Committee since 2020. He also previously served on the board of Rockcastle Global Real Estate Company Limited prior to its merger with New Europe Property Investments plc in 2017.
During his tenure, the company carried out a programme of portfolio adjustments and transactions, including more than €1.5 billion in acquisitions and disposals. This included the sale of its Romanian office portfolio, an exit from the Serbian market, and investments in retail assets such as Forum Gdańsk, Copernicus Shopping Centre, Magnolia Park and Silesia City Center, as well as the completion of Promenada Craiova in Romania.
