The appointment of a new chief executive at one of Australia’s largest industry superannuation funds leads this week’s look at personnel moves across Asia Pacific’s real estate industry, alongside a generational leadership transition at India’s Godrej Industries Group, a string of new hires at a South Korean real estate asset manager and fresh data centre appointments in Singapore and India.
Australian industry superannuation fund HESTA has appointed Robbie Campo as chief executive officer, effective August 2026, succeeding Debby Blakey. Campo joins from ESSSuper, where she has served as CEO, and brings 26 years of experience in the superannuation sector, including prior roles as group executive at CBUS and deputy chief executive of Industry Super Australia. The A$100 billion ($71.7 billion) profit-to-members fund, whose membership is predominantly drawn from health and community services workers, said in a statement that Campo’s appointment followed a competitive search process.
Shinyoung Group has given its group chief executive Son Jong-gu the additional role of CEO of its Shin Young Asset commercial real estate unit as the South Korean conglomerate reorganises its property business, according to local news reports. The restructuring aims to more closely integrate Shinyoung’s real estate development activities with its asset management businesses, with Shinyoung Asset having also brought in specialist hires including Lee Yoon-young as head of investment advisory and Jeong Eun-guk, a 20-year veteran of JLL, Savills and Colliers, as head of leasing advisory, according to a report by Chosun Biz.
Ashwin Bhat has joined Zerra DC as deputy country head for India, relocating from Jakarta to take on the role. Zerra DC is a hyperscale data centre platform backed by Singapore-based AGP Sustainable Real Assets, with operations across Australia, Japan and India. Bhat, who had been named president director of Jakarta-listedPT Mega Manunggal Property in October last year, said in a a LinkedIn update that the appointment marked a return to India and that he was focused on delivering multi-hundred-megawatt, AI-ready data centre campuses in Tier 1 markets across Asia Pacific.
CBRE Investment Management has promoted Serene Lim to senior director for portfolio management, effective from this month. Based in Singapore, Lim specialises in fixed asset investments with a focus on real estate in China, and brings experience in deal underwriting, capital and debt raising, asset management and investor relations. She has been with CBRE Investment Management for nearly nine years, having joined as a vice president in 2017 and progressed through senior vice president and director roles, according to a LinkedIn update.
Pirojsha Godrej has been named chairperson designate of Godrej Industries Group and its listed holding company Godrej Industries, succeeding his uncle Nadir Godrej, who will retire upon turning 75 in August 2026. The transition, effective 14 August 2026, is part of a planned generational succession at the 125-year-old Indian conglomerate. Pirojsha, who is the son of group patriarch Adi Godrej, will continue in his existing roles as chairperson of Godrej Properties, Godrej Capital and Godrej Ventures, according to a filing with the BSE.
Australian private real estate investment manager Quintessential has appointed Ric Maydom as head of transactions, effective April 2026. Maydom joins from industrial developer and fund manager Gibb Group, where he spent two and a half years as director of capital transactions after previously serving as head of direct transactions at logistics specialist Logos Group. Quintessential focuses on core-plus and value-add office and industrial investing and development, according to a LinkedIn announcement.
CBRE has appointed Sam Harrison to lead its Capital Markets Office business in Victoria, Australia, effective 29 April 2026. Harrison relocates from Sydney to Melbourne and joins from investment bank Barrenjoey, where he was founding corporate finance principal covering real estate. He also previously worked at Abacus Property Group in corporate development and transactions. Harrison is the son of Charter Hall group chief executive David Harrison, according to industry reports. CBRE’s Pacific head of capital markets Flint Davidson said in a press release that the appointment reflected confidence in Melbourne’s office market recovery.
Singapore-based data centre operator Empyrion Digital has appointed Serene F K Ow as chief design and construction officer, effective April 2026. Ow joins from Digital Realty, where she spent nearly nine years, most recently as head of design for Asia Pacific. Before Digital Realty she held design leadership roles at DSCO Group, WSP and AECOM. In her new role, which spans the Asia Pacific region, Ow will oversee design and construction across Empyrion’s growing data centre portfolio, according to a LinkedIn update.
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