Board appointment - Christopher Millen

Unity Capital Partners AG ("UCP") announces the appointment of seasoned real restate professional Christopher Millen as a founding Board Member of both Unity Capital Partners AG ("UCP") and Unity Real Estate AG ("URE").

Mr. Millen has over 20 years international capital markets, private equity real estate experience across multiple geographies.

Commencing his real estate career with CB Richard Ellis (now CBRE) in Sydney, Australia and departing the EMEA team as an international director of capital markets in 2010, Christopher has since co-founded and managed two real estate private equity management platforms in the Benelux and Central Europe, with AuM in excess of EUR 500m and a transaction track record in excess of EUR 3 billion.

Mr. Millen was born in Sydney Australia, and holds various qualifications including an MBA from the Said Business School, (Oxford University) while having recently completed the prestigious Advanced Management Development Program in Real Estate (AMDP) at Harvard University (Class 23). 

Additionally he holds various other financial, corporate governance and regulatory compliance qualifications gained in both Australia and the UK including authorized person status with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

His current professional body memberships include being an Overseas Member of the Australian Property Institute (API), a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD), Senior Associate of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Sa Fin) and Chartered Member of the UK Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (Chartered MCSI).

Past memberships have included being a qualified member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) and a Member of the UK Institute of Directors (MIoD).