BMO Real Estate Partners (BMO REP), part of Canada’s BMO Financial Group’s £227 billion Global Asset Management business, announces the appointment of Joanna Tano as Head of Research.

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Joanna will be based in London, reporting directly to Angus Henderson, Head of Business and Product Development. She will work across BMO REP’s European footprint with the teams in the UK, Germany and France to enhance existing and develop new products, as well as the overall positioning of the Company with clients.

Joanna brings with her over 20 years’ of experience as an international real estate research and strategy specialist and joins BMO REP from Cromwell Property Group, where she was the Head of Research and was responsible for setting and delivering the research strategy for the international platform. In addition, Joanna was also in charge of developing new thematic based funds from concept through to fund launch and was part of the capital raising team for launching new funds. Prior to this, Joanna was at Cushman & Wakefield for 17 years and held several positions, including Partner, Head of Operations, EMEA Research.

Joanna’s appointment follows the departure of Sue Bjorkegren who is retiring after 22 years at the company.

Angus Henderson, Head of Business and Product Development at BMO REP, commented: “We are delighted that Joanna is joining the team. She brings with her a deep real estate research and strategy expertise with a proven track record of successfully influencing existing client and stakeholder relationships. We look forward to leveraging her extensive experience as we seek to provide solutions to the challenges that real estate investors face both today and in the future. I would also like to personally thank Sue for her 22 years of service and we wish her the very best in her retirement.”

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