LaSalle restructures Australian leadership team

LaSalle Investment Management has appointed Simon Howard and Michael Stratton as co-heads of its Australian operations. Their appointments took effect earlier this month, with both reporting to Keith Fujii, head of Asia Pacific, based in Tokyo.

Howard and Stratton joined LaSalle in 2011 with the opening of the firm’s Sydney office. Prior to this appointment, Howard was head of asset management while Stratton had been head of acquisitions. They each have more than 25 years’ experience across a broad range of asset classes including office, retail, industrial, hotels, retirement villages and residential.

Despite the global pandemic, investment resilience across real estate sectors in the country remains strong, underpinning institutional investor’s appetite for investing in the market. This new structure is expected to enable LaSalle to deliver investment strategies and seek new opportunities more effectively and will further strengthen our position in the country.