Hamburg, October 5, 2016 - The Hamburg-based family business Becken, a specialist in the financing, development, realization and long-term management of commercial and residential real estate, has rejuvenated its management team and appointed three new managing directors. Stefan Spilker, previously Managing Director of Becken Development, has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Becken Holding. Joachim Schmidt-Mertens and Dominik Tenhumberg, previously authorized signatories of Becken Development, have been promoted to the management board of Becken Development. In addition, the corporate and brand identity was completely revised and a new logo was introduced.

Dr. Michael Becken, one of the three managing directors of Becken Holding alongside founder Dieter Becken, says: "We warmly welcome Stefan Spilker to the management of Becken Holding and Joachim Schmidt-Mertens and Dominik Tenhumberg to the management of Becken Development. All three are very familiar with the company and will use their expertise and experience to further develop the business activities of the Becken Group." Dieter Becken explains: "With the appointment of the three new managing directors, we have rejuvenated our entire management team and thus set the course for the future. As a medium-sized family business with a management level, innovative strength, flexibility and sustainability are key corporate values for us, alongside reliability and trust, and form the basis for sustainable success."

Dr. Michael Becken, comments on the new brand and corporate identity: "With the relaunch of our entire corporate identity, we are strengthening the Becken brand in an increasingly complex market environment. The aim of the revised external presentation with a new website, new corporate design and new company logo was to make the Becken Group more recognizable and give it a modern look."

Becken has been developing, financing and managing commercial and residential real estate in Hamburg and other major German cities for almost 40 years. The total investment volume to date amounts to more than 1.4 billion euros. Current projects include the "Esplace" and "Finnlandhaus" office properties in Hamburg city center, the "Bertha Berlin" office property at Berlin's main railway station and the "Boa Vista" mixed-use building ensemble in Hamburg. Becken Holding bundles the activities of the subsidiaries Becken Development and Becken Asset Management.