DWS has promoted Jessica Hardman to head up the firm’s UK-based operations, appointing her CEO of DWS Investments UK, subject to regulatory approval.
Hardman will continue in her existing role as head of European portfolio management and head of UK real estate group, which she has held since 2017. LSEG replaces FTSE Russell CEO Previously, Hardman worked in Deutsche Bank's UK real estate transactions team from 2004, becoming head of the unit from 2013 to 2017. The new CEO will also join DWS' global leadership team and investment leadership team. Ex-DWS CEO caught in greenwashing scandal takes helm at real assets house Hardman said: "The UK is not only one of the most important capital markets in the world, for DWS ...
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