Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Investments and a leading specialist real estate investor and lender, announced the appointment of Cristina Pérez Liz as head of Spain.
The appointment follows the launch of Octopus Investments Spain, announced earlier this year in September.
Pérez Liz joins following a 10-year career at Kennedy Wilson, where she was senior managing director and head of Spain for the European arm of the business, establishing and running their Madrid office and investing and divesting across a range of real estate sectors. She was previously managing director of Banco Santander’s restructuring unit and prior to that worked for PwC, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan — the latter two in London.
Pérez Liz will be based in the new Octopus Investments Spain office located in Madrid’s financial district. The office, which opened in September, is the first permanent location for Octopus in mainland Europe. Cristina will be responsible for leading
