Hines announced the appointment of Thomas Ummels as managing director and head of development and construction for the Netherlands. This follows the recent appointment of Jan Hein Tiedema as country head for the Netherlands.
Before joining Hines, Ummels worked as chief development officer for Dutch real estate developer EDGE (previously OVG), spending 20 years in various roles focused on development and construction.
“I am delighted to welcome Thomas to Hines,” said Lars Huber, CEO at Hines Europe. “We have long-term plans to grow our presence in the Netherlands and we are excited to add another experienced executive to our strong leadership team to help us deliver on that goal.”
Ummels said, “Hines’ has been at the cutting edge of real estate investing and development for many years and is responsible for numerous iconic buildings around the world. I am honored to be taking up this role at an investment firm with development right at the core of its
