Elisabeth Troni, the former head of EMEA research and insight for Cushman & Wakefield, has joined Global Investors to lead the real assets manager鈥檚 global portfolio strategy.

CBRE GI said Troni will work across CBRE GI鈥檚 $107bn (鈧94.5bn) real assets investment platform globally 鈥 including with its Direct real estate teams, CBRE Global Investment Partners, CBRE Caledon infrastructure and CBRE listed real assets 鈥 to provide holistic real assets solutions tailored to investors鈥 specific needs and objectives.

Jeremy Plummer, global CIO, CBRE Global Investors, said: 鈥淚nvestors globally continue to expand their portfolios with a broad range of real estate and infrastructure investment opportunities and formats, including equity and debt, listed and unlisted, and direct and indirect strategies delivered through separate accounts and commingled funds.

鈥淭roni will coordinate closely with our research, investment strategy and execution, and client engagement teams to help investors determine the right mix and implementation of strategies to meet their objectives.鈥

Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield in June 2016, Troni spent 2 years at Aberdeen Asset Management as a global portfolio strategist and before that was at Global Asset Management, advising investors on the role of real estate and alternatives in a multi-asset context.