DWS has hired Scott Arden as managing director and head of Americas real estate specialists.
Arden will lead a team of real estate sales specialists dedicated to working with clients across the Americas to deliver real estate solutions. Arden brings more than 20 years of industry experience, most recently as head of North Americas distribution at Sentinel. Before that he spent several years at Hodes Weill. He will be based in New York.
In the second half of 2024, DWS also hired two senior real estate professionals to enhance the client-coverage team. Peter King joined from Principal, with previous experience at consultant Meketa, to work with clients on the West Coast. Jenny Wilkening, most recently from BGO and Nuveen, will partner with clients in the Midwest and Southeast.