Amsterdam Madrid 19 September 2023 – Rockfield Real Estate (‘Rockfield’) continues its growth strategy and announces the appointment of Juan Manuel Acosta as CIO and director of the newly created Rockfield Real Estate Spain division. Rockfield is a real estate company specialising in investing, developing and managing affordable and sustainable residential real estate, including student accommodation and apartments for young professionals. Rockfield is a Dutch real estate company that specialises in the investment, development, and management of affordable and sustainable residential real estate, including student housing and apartments for young professionals.
Juan Manuel Acosta took up his new position on 1 September 2023 and is responsible for fund and portfolio management in the Netherlands, as well as the management of Rockfield’s operations in Spain. His responsibilities include growing and managing Rockfield’s institutional investor base, and positioning Rockfield in Spain through acquisitions and the development of student housing and apartments for young professionals in key Spanish cities. He will also be part of Rockfield’s management team.
Juan Manuel joins Rockfield after six years at Greystar, one of the world’s leading residential real estate companies. At Greystar, he most recently held the position of Managing Director and was responsible for all operations in Southern Europe. Juan Manuel was also a member of the European Leadership and Value Add teams at Greystar. Before being part of Greystar, he spent ten years at CBRE IM and ING Real Estate and had started his career at PwC. He has developed, acquired and managed more than 5,000 apartments for young professionals and 10,000 student homes in Spain, as well as a wide range of residential properties in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and other major European cities.
Juan Manuel holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Buenos Aires and a master’s degree in International Finance from the University of Amsterdam.
Wouter van den Eijnden, CEO of Rockfield, said, ‘We are delighted to welcome Juan to Rockfield. With almost 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, strategic investor relations and operational property management, he will be of great value to Rockfield. His appointment also highlights our growth ambition in the Netherlands for 2024 in which we intend to strengthen our investor relations.’
Juan Manuel Acosta, CIO and managing director of Rockfield Spain, remarked: ‘I am excited to join the management team of Rockfield, a group I have known for many years and known for investing, developing and managing high-quality, yet affordable and sustainable residential real estate. I am also excited to use my real estate experience in acquisition, development and management, as well as my international relationships with investors, to further expand Rockfield in the Netherlands, Spain and Europe.’
