CenterSquare IM appoints Werner Sohier to Advisory Board

CenterSquare Investment Management has appointed Werner Sohier, a highly experienced global real estate executive, to its Advisory Board. 

Werner Sohier

Sohier, a Dutch citizen with over 40 years in the industry, will offer strategic advice on CenterSquare's investment strategies and insights into global capital market trends.
His distinguished career includes development, consulting, and investment management, most notably as a Senior Director at PGGM, where he managed global listed and private real estate for the large Dutch pension fund asset management firm.
Sohier joins a diverse Advisory Board that includes: Steve Gruber, Former Co-Head of Real Assets and Senior Advisor at Hamilton Lane; Joe Gyourko, Professor of Real Estate, Finance, and Business Economics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business; Craig Macnab: Former CEO of National Retail Properties and current independent director at American Tower Corporation and VICI Properties, and Laurann Stepp: Former Senior Portfolio Manager at PA Public School Employees’ Retirement System and former Co-Director of Alternative Investments of PA State Employees’ Retirement System.
E. Todd Briddell, CEO and CIO of CenterSquare, stated: “As we continue to expand our business in European markets, Werner will provide a valuable on-the-ground point of view. Werner’s addition to the Board will help us develop a deeper understanding of the needs of our European investors as we develop new products and reach new markets.”
CenterSquare Investment Management is an independent firm, owned by its employees, that specializes in managing real assets. Their focus areas include listed real estate, private equity real estate, and private real estate debt. As of June 2025, the firm manages $14 bn (€16 bn) in assets for a diverse range of institutional and private investors globally.