Ivanhoé Cambridge appoints Adriano Mantesso Senior Vice President, Brazil, Growth Markets and Jorge Margain Vice President, Mexico, Growth Markets

MONTREAL, Oct. 12, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - Ivanhoé Cambridge announces today the appointments of Adriano Mantesso as Senior Vice President, Brazil, Growth Markets and Jorge Margain as Vice President,  Mexico, Growth Markets.

"I am very pleased to welcome Adriano and Jorge to our team at an important time for our growth in Latin America and Asia Pacific," said Rita-Rose Gagné, President, Growth Markets, Ivanhoé Cambridge. "We aim to develop new strategic partnerships in Brazil and in Mexico, where we already own and manage assets, and to grow our investments for the long term."

Both Messrs. Mantesso and Margain are mainly responsible for implementing investment and asset management strategies in their respective countries. Mr. Mantesso is based São Paolo and Mr. Margain in Mexico City. Both are supported by dedicated teams and report to Ms. Gagné.

Biographical notes attached.

About Ivanhoé Cambridge
Ivanhoé Cambridge, a global real estate industry leader, invests in high-quality properties and real estate companies in select cities around the world. It does so prudently, with a long-term view to generate optimal, risk-adjusted returns. Founded in Quebec in 1953, Ivanhoé Cambridge has built a vertically integrated business across Canada. Internationally, the Company invests alongside key partners and major real estate funds that are leaders in their respective markets. Through subsidiaries and partnerships, Ivanhoé Cambridge holds interests in nearly 800 buildings, primarily in the residential, office, retail and logistics real estate sectors. Ivanhoé Cambridge held approximately C$56 billion in assets as at December 31, 2016. The Company is a real estate subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (cdpq.com),one of Canada's leading institutional fund managers. 
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Biographical notes ? Adriano Mantesso

Adriano has a vast experience in the real estate industry and more specifically in the management of property funds in Brazil. In 2012, he joined investment bank BTG Pactual, where he became Partner and Head of Income-Producing Properties (Real Estate). There, as CEO, he led BTG Pactual Corporate Office Fund ("BC Fund"), the biggest REIT listed on the Brazilian stock exchange.

He was also a member of the real estate asset management investment committee of the Bank for South America, responsible for assessing retail, office and residential development projects.

From 2005 to 2012, he was with Brazilian Capital, investing and managing different real estate funds for private and public market investors, including BC Fund, where he became head of operations. Having started his career in 1998 at Arthur Andersen (now Andersen Global), he has worked for a variety of firms over the years.

Adriano holds an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh (Katz School of Business) and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Mauá Business School of Brazil. He speaks fluent English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Biographical notes ? Jorge Margain

Jorge has extensive experience in the real estate industry and more specifically in the management of real estate funds in Mexico. Prior to joining Ivanhoé Cambridge, he worked for  PGIM Real Estate (Prudential), a real estate private equity firm where he was Head of Transactions for Mexico.

Before that, Jorge was a Senior Director at Tishman Speyer and also worked for real estate development and investment firms Tresalia Capital, Apollo Real Estate and AMB Property Corporation (now Prologis).

Jorge holds an MBA from Wharton School of Business and a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM). He speaks fluent English and Spanish.

SOURCE Ivanhoé Cambridge