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Prof. Dr. jur. Christian Simanek
Professor of Real Estate Economics – lawyer and certified real estate economist with more than 20 years of leadership experience in asset management, including at JLL, UBS and Wealthcap.
Business StudiesReal Estate Economics
Profile
RoleProgram Director B.A. Real Estate (BA IM)
Teaching and subject areaReal Estate Economics
DepartmentBusiness Studies
At the university sinceProfessor since 1 January 2025 (lecturer since October 2024)
Prof. Dr. jur. Christian Simanek has been with bbw University since October 2024 and was appointed professor on 1 January 2025. He earned his doctorate at the University of Münster with a thesis in real estate law and previously led, as managing director, the real estate management of Wealthcap (UniCredit Group).
Academic Background
- Law studies (state examination) with a doctorate in real estate law at the University of Münster
- Real estate economics studies (Diplom-Immobilienwirt) at the German Real Estate Academy (DIA) of the University of Freiburg
- Studies in out-of-court conflict management (Master in Mediation) at the FernUniversität in Hagen
Professional Career
- 2020–2023: Managing director of Wealthcap Real Estate Management GmbH and head of asset management at the Wealthcap investment management company (UniCredit Group / HypoVereinsbank)
- 2006–2020: Executive Director Asset Management and Head of Leasing Europe at UBS Real Estate & Private Markets
- 2004–2006: Head of the real estate/letting department at Ampega (Talanx/HDI Insurance Investment Group, formerly Gerling Group)
- 2000–2004: Senior Director/authorised officer at JLL
Memberships & Functions in Committees and Associations
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- ICG Institute for Corporate Governance in the Real Estate Industry
- JLL alumni network (co-founder)
Awards, Scholarships, Honours & Patents
- Winner of the “Real Estate Research Award of the Society for Real Estate Research (gif)”, 1st place for dissertations (2005)
Exhibitions, Conference Contributions & Lectures
- Expo Real (Munich)
- Real Estate Arena (Hanover)
- Tag der Immobilienwirtschaft (Berlin)
Publications
- "Gemeinwohl-Bilanz 5.0 – Branchenschwerpunkt Immobilienwirtschaft", Gemeinwohl-Ökonomie (www.ecogood.org), Gerd Hofielen, Kerstin Meyer, Christian Simanek, Philipp Wodara, April 2019 (Co-Autor)
- "Mieterbindungsmanagement" in: Customer Relationship Management für Immobilienunternehmen; Pfnür/Niesslein/Herzog (Hrsg.); Immobilienmanager-Verlag, Juni 2011 (Autor)
- "Mediation bei Verhandlungen zur Fortsetzung von Mietverhältnissen über gewerblich genutzte Immobilien", Masterarbeit an der juristischen Fakultät der FernUniversität in Hagen, November 2006 (Autor)
- "Pflichtenkollisionen bei Doppelmaklertätigkeit zum Abschluss von Grundstückskaufverträgen", Dissertation an der juristischen Fakultät der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Juni 2005 (Autor)
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