André Wolters

Executive Vice President

ANDRÉ WOLTERS serves as general manager for Hillwood in Germany.

With over 20 years of experience in the real estate sector, he brings extensive, interdisciplinary knowledge about all phases in the real estate life cycle. Based in Düsseldorf, André is responsible for growing and managing the company`s business in Germany, as well as exploring new opportunities across Western Europe.

Before joining Hillwood, André served as head of development for logistic buildings at Segro. Prior to this, he works as head of portfolio management for Metro Properties and as head of acquisition for Deka.

André holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Applied Sciences and a degree as Appraiser in valuation from the German Real Estate Academy. He is Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and speaks German, business Dutch and business English.

Armin Senoner

Director, Debt Markets

ARMIN SENONER , Director Debt Markets, is based in London and is responsible for the origination of Debt for Hillwood’s European platforms. He joined the Hillwood Team in March 2019 originally as an Investment Manager providing financial analysis for Hillwood.

Armin previously worked as a Development and Investment Analyst at Round Hill Capital focusing on projects in Iberian countries. He holds a Master's in Real Estate Finance from Bayes Business School and a Masters in Architecture from the Institute of Architecture Vienna.

Arndt Rellecke

Director Transaction Management

ARNDT RELLECKE has more than 20 years' experience in real estate working with a focused on development and investment, since more than 10 years dedicated to the logistic sector.

Arndt comes from CBRE where he acted as tenant representative, helping to secure more than 50 locations for the world biggest web based retailer. In previous roles drove investments for DEKA, Goodman and AEW all over Europe for more than 5 billion Euro and added experience in development during his time at P3.

Arndt holds a degree in city planning from the university Dortmund. Beside his mother language German he speaks English fluently and has a working knowledge in Dutch.

Daria Sheikh-Ghasemi

Project Engineer

DARIA SHEIKH-GHASEMI joined Hillwood Germany in November 2018 as a Project Architect and Assistant. Daria is responsible for the Project Design and assists on diverse Project Management belongings for the team.

Prior to joining Hillwood Daria was a Project Architect for the planning company Wörner Traxler Richter, one of the leading German architecture offices for buildings in public health. During this time she participated in competitions and award processes, cooperated in preliminary, final, permit and executive design and collaborated in the field of tender and licensing procedures.

Daria holds a master degree in architecture from the University of Applied Sciences in Frankfurt am Main and is a registered member in the Chambers of Architects in Hesse since 2018. She is fluent in English and is German native speaker.

David Parzentny

Development Manager

DAVID PARZENTNY joined the Hillwood Team in September 2023 as a Development Manager. He is responsible for the acquisition and support of new projects.

David is dedicated to the industrial real estate sector ever since his professional career began in 2013. As a Broker in JLL’s Industrial Agency he was involved in leasing and sales projects totaling more than 350k sqm. of warehouse space and 800k sqm. plot space in North-Rhine-Westphalia.

Prior to joining Hillwood David worked as a Business Development Manager at Goodman with focus on land acquisition and leasing activities in North-Rhine-Westphalia and the greater Frankfurt region.

David is a certified Real Estate Economist (ADI) (Dipl. Immobilienökonom (ADI)). He is fluent in German and English and has good knowledge of the Polish language.

Gazmend Misimi

Project Manager

GAZMEND MISIMI joined our team at Hillwood Germany in January 2025 as a Project Manager, with several years of industry experience. As a central point of contact, he is responsible for the coordination and implementation of our projects – from the initial preparations to turnkey completion.

After completing his studies in architecture, Gazmend began his career at an architecture company, where he gained valuable experience in planning and design.

This was followed by several years working with a general contractor and later as a senior project manager on consultant side. These roles provided him with a comprehensive understanding of the various facets of construction projects, which he successfully applied and further refined while working several years as a Project Manager on Development Side at Scannell Properties.

His diverse expertise lies in the industrial sector, with numerous high-profile projects successfully completed for renowned clients.

Gazmend holds a degree in architecture (Dipl.-Ing. Arch.) from the University of Applied Sciences in Frankfurt am Main. He is fluent in English and is German native speaker.

Gregor Czaplinski

Development Manager

GREGOR CZAPLINSKI joined the Hillwood Team in September 2019 as a Development Manager. He is responsible for the acquisition and support of new projects.

Gregor started his career in the food industry as a Sales Manager for the Lidl company. After a few years he moved to the Aldi company as an Expansion Manager, where he supported the market entry abroad. He was responsible for the expansion of the branch network and successfully implemented many projects.

Prior to joining Hillwood Gregor was an independent project developer for commercial real estate in Germany and abroad. During this time, he mainly acquired commercial properties. In addition, he realized many rental properties for various businesses.

Gregor holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Applied Sciences in Bochum. He is fluent in German, Polish and English.

Ivan Leko

Project Manager

IVAN LEKO joined the Hillwood Team in February 2021 as a Project Manager. He is responsible for the turnkey implementation of the projects.

Ivan started his career as a site manager at Germany's largest general contractor for industrial construction. He was mainly responsible for the execution of logistics properties and office buildings. After a few years he moved to the industry to work for a material manufacturer for facades and coating systems where he was primarily responsible for large-scale projects as a consultant for technical system solutions and product sales.

After this experience Ivan joined a project developer in Düsseldorf as a project manager and was responsible for the turnkey implementation of the logistics projects in Berlin.

Before joining Hillwood Ivan returned to Germany's largest general contractor as a project manager.

Ivan holds a degree in civil engineering from Cologne University of Applied Sciences. He is fluent in German, Croatian and English.

Joachim Lacher

Project Coordination Director

JOACHIM LACHER joined Hillwood in January 2025 as Director Project Coordination in the German office.  He is responsible for the implementation of projects in the company's data structure and the exchange of knowledge between Hillwood and its project partners.

With almost 25 years of experience as an architect, Joachim understands the interests of all project partners and manages the co-operation between Hillwood and third parties.

For the last 8.5 years he worked as Business Development Director for GSE Germany, the leading construction company in France and a subsidiary of Goldbeck. In this position, he became an expert in tailor-made corporate solutions and big multi-level logistics platforms.

Before that, Joachim made his steps as a key account and consultant with various general contractors such as Köster and Vollack and worked for leading German architectural firms in the design and construction management of hospitals.

Joachim holds a degree in architecture (Diplom-Ingenieur Architektur) from Bochum University of Applied Sciences and is a member of the Chamber of Architects of North Rhine-Westphalia.

He is fluent in English and a native German speaker.

Markus Müller

Head of Project Management

MARKUS MÜLLER joined Hillwood Germany in September 2015 as Head of project management in Germany. Markus is responsible for HILLWOOD project design, construction, management and cost controlling.

Markus has 25 years of industry experience and has been playing a significant role in industrial development in Germany with key account costumers and new clients. In different functions such as development director or technical consultant he covers the sales process in the commercial point of view as well as the technical aspects. He has also been successful in accompanying customers with their expansion into other European countries.

Prior to joining Hillwood Markus worked six years as international development director for GSE Group, the leading French construction company. Prior to that Markus was key account manager at the Goldbeck Group, Germany's leading logistics construction contractor. In this function he was responsible for the complete building process, starting with the design, project management and after care. The balance points of his projects were industrial buildings, logistic platforms, multi storey car parks and conference centers.

Markus holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University in Giessen, a European welding engineer certificate and a master of business administration (Diplom-Ingenieur Maschinenbau und Diplom-Beriebswirt VWA). He is fluent in English and is German native speaker.

Oleksandr Szafranski

Financial Controller

OLEKSANDR SZAFRANSKI is a Financial Controller at Hillwood and joined the Team in August 2021. He is based in Luxembourg and his primary responsibilities include oversight of the accounting and financial reporting for Hillwood's developments within Germany.

Prior to joining Hillwood, Oleksandr was a Client Service Supervisor at BBH focusing on reporting & consolidation of Real Estate Funds for 4 years and an auditor at EY for 4 years.

Oleksandr holds a Master's in Accounting and Financial Management from Jagiellonian University in Krakow. He is fluent in English, German, Polish and Ukrainian.

Thomas Drath

Project Manager

THOMAS DRATH joined Hillwood Germany in January 2024 as a Project Manager. Thomas is responsible for the turnkey implementation of the projects.

Thomas started his career as a site manager at Germany's leading logistics construction contractor Goldbeck. He was mainly responsible for the turnkey implementation of international logistics and office buildings in the southwest of Germany.

Before joining Hillwood, Thomas worked as a project manager at Goldbeck and had overall economic responsibility.

Thomas holds a master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hildesheim. He is fluent in German, Polish and English.