Chief Executive Officer

Christian Delaire is Chief Executive Officer at AEW Europe and oversees the management of over €17 billion in real estate.

Christian, a French national, brings a wealth of real estate investment management experience. He joins AEW Europe after 15 years with AXA Real Estate Investment Managers, headquartered in Paris, where he most recently served as the Global Head of Fund Management. He was responsible for the oversight and management of €42 billion in assets, and led a pan-European team of 80 professionals. As a member of the firm's executive committee and investment committee, Christian was involved in the overall strategic direction and growth of the company. He joined AXA REIM France in 1994, and rapidly progressed through the organisation from an analyst to positions of increased responsibility, including head of corporate finance, head of arbitrage and head of fund management. He began his career as an auditor with KPMG and holds a graduate degree from ESSEC Business School in Paris.

Chairman

Jeffrey Furber is Chairman of AEW Europe and Chief Executive Officer of AEW Capital Management. Jeff has oversight responsibility for all of AEW's operating business units in the United States, Europe and Asia. He also chairs the firm's various Management Committees which are responsible for AEW's strategic direction and for managing the Group's resources. He is a member of the firm's Investment Committees and Investment Policy Group. Jeff joined AEW in 1997 from Winthrop Financial Associates, a wholly owned subsidiary of Apollo Advisors, where he served as Managing Director of Winthrop and as President of Winthrop Management. In these capacities, he was responsible for acquisitions, asset management and capital markets activity, including the sourcing of equity and mezzanine debt investments. Jeff is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Business School.