Christine Hager will become Director Property Management at Sierra in Germany on October 1, 2022 and will be appointed to the management team at the same time. She will be responsible for the areas of management, leasing, legal and marketing of the assets managed by Sierra in Germany. In the newly created position and in her capacity as Director, she will report directly to the relevant Sonae Sierra board of directors.
Christine Hager comes from the Redos Group in Hamburg. She joined the company in 2015 as Managing Director, Head of Shopping Center Asset Management and held other senior management positions there. Previously, she held a senior position at Jones Lang LaSalle, responsible for shopping center management in Germany and Austria and for retail asset management.
“We consider ourselves lucky that we have won Christine Hager for our team. She is one of the most distinguished top managers in the real estate industry in Germany. She has a lot of experience and a first-class network. We want to be the partner of choice for investors and owners who shape the cities of the future and create extraordinary values. The new appointment brings us much closer to this goal. Christine Hager will ensure that our reliable and value-added services match the strategies of our clients and partners. This has a positive impact on the asset and meets the needs of visitors,” says Cristina Santos, Sonae Sierra Executive Director, Property Management.
“I am delighted to be joining one of the most respected companies in the real estate industry. At Sierra I find the values that enable us to achieve our goals. That is enthusiasm, perseverance and courage in a constantly changing environment, paired with absolute business excellence. My team and I look forward to expanding our portfolio of management engagements and providing our clients with excellent property management services that differentiate Sierra from other market players,” says Christine Hager, Sonae Sierra Director, responsible for property management in Germany.
Hager, who studied architecture, is well connected in the real estate industry. Among other things, she has chaired the German Council of Shopping Places (GCSP) since 2018 and has been a board member of the European Council of Shopping Places since 2021. Also in 2021 she became a board member of the Institute for Corporate Governance of the German Real Estate Industry (ICG). Immobilien Manager magazine named her Manager of the Year 2021.
Jens Horeis, who previously held the position of General Manager for Sierra’s property management in Germany, is leaving the company.