Gerard Philippson

Biography: SKILLS Over 35 years’ expertise in structuring and funding real estate finance (lease financing, lease-back, securitization, structured finance, ..), extended since 2000 to real estate development. CAREER 1982- 1990 Co founder & co-manager of Vastned/Immocorp, (www.vastned.nl) 1990 - Founder/CEO Sopedi Real Estate Financial Products SRL Securitization & Structuring long-term real estate financing for end-users as: Atlas Copco, Baxter, Carpenter,Compagnie du Bois Sauvage, CFE, Cora, European Economic and Social Committee,Delvaux, European Commission,European Councel of Ministers, Fenwal, BPost, Smets Concepts Store, Sony, Thales,Vivalto Home Belgium. 1999 - 2011 Independent Director of Vastned Retail, a Belgian SIR of the Vastned group. (www.vastned.be) 2004 - 2019 Executive Director Axisparc: business park of 85 000 m2(www.axisparc.com) 2014 - Cofounder & Executive Director Nivaxis: business park of 25 000 m2 2019 - Cofounder & Board Member Axis Parc Fund, SA FIIS SICAFI OTHER FUNCTIONS 2005-2019 Executive Board Member Urban Land Institute(Belgium) 2005- Member ULI Europe Urban Regeneration Product Council (www.uli.org). 2012 – Independent Director of WP Carey Belgian companies (6) (www.wpcarey.com) 2019 – Chair Urban Land Institute(B) Product Council Infrastructure & Transit Oriented Development. 2019- -Independent Director of Green Oak Belgian companies (3) 2019- -Independent Director of Advent Belgian companies(3) 2019- -Independent Director of Proprium Belgian company (1) 2021- Independent Director Aberdeen Standard Investments Belgian Companies (4)