Real I.S. appoints new CEO

Christine Bernhofer has been appointed CEO of Real I.S. AG effective Oct.1, 2024.

She succeeds long-standing Jochen Schenk, who is not extending his contract because of age.

Bernhofer will continue to be a management board member of Real I.S. Group, alongside Bernd Lönner, deputy CEO. A selection procedure for a third member of the management board is underway.

Before joining Real I.S., Bernhofer held several senior positions in the real estate industry. From 2016 to 2023 she was CEO of Swiss Life KVG, and from 2019 also COO of Swiss Life Asset Managers in Germany. Her previous positions include managing director (CFO/COO) at UBS Real Estate Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH and head of fund operations real estate Europe at UBS Global Real Estate. Until 2005, Christine Bernhofer held the role of managing director (CFO/COO) at TMW Pramerica Property Investment.