George Agethen

George Agethen is responsible for the investment and asset management strategies set out in Ivanhoé Cambridge's annual strategic and business plans. He works closely with the Asset Management, Growth Markets team and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to establish and consolidate strategic partnerships for major projects developed in the Asia-Pacific region.

Mr. Agethen has extensive experience in our industry and more specifically in the real estate market in Asia. Prior to joining Ivanhoé Cambridge in 2015, he was Senior Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investments at Ping An Trust, a subsidiary of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd., a publicly traded company. In his previous role, he was responsible for building a multi-asset real estate portfolio that invests globally. He was also Managing Director of HREI (a partnership between Harvest Funds Management and Grosvenor Group) and Head of Business Development and Capital Raising for Harvest Capital Partners, China's largest real estate fund managers. He previously served as Vice President, Private Capital Markets, Macquarie Capital real estate in Asia. He also worked for several years in the real estate sector in Australia.

Mr. Agethen holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Law, and a Masters of Commerce, majoring in Finance, from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and a member of the MIPIM Asia Awards jury. Throughout his career, George has lived in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and China. He is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.