Oxenwood Real Estate has strengthened its senior leadership with the appointment of James Ellis as head of Asset Management and Development.

In his new role, Ellis, who has 18 years of experience in the industry, will focus on leading Oxenwood’s asset management activities and development projects in its core markets of the UK and Germany.

The new hire previously spent 14 years at Nuveen, where he was most recently fund manager and director for real estate investment, Europe. He began his tenure at the US firm as an assistant portfolio manager and spent nine years in Frankfurt, specialising in the European logistics market with a focus on Germany.

Before joining Nuveen, he held positions at Cushman & Wakefield and Colliers.

Stewart Little, chief executive of Oxenwood, said: “James’s arrival at the firm further enhances our asset management and development capabilities across our core markets, while also complementing our investment processes in both countries. He joins at a time of high activity within the standing asset portfolio and with our development pipeline coming forward.”

Ellis’ appointment comes as Oxenwood accelerates its expansion strategy in the UK and European markets.