Christophoros Papachristophorou

Christophoros Papachristophorou

Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Investment Committee

PRODEA Investments, Greece

Christophoros (Chris) Papachristophorou is the Founder and Managing Partner of Invel Real Estate Management, a real estate private equity company established in March 2013 with the vision to seize investment opportunities in Southern Europe. Invel’s largest and most notable investment has been the acquisition of PRODEA Investments from the National Bank of Greece (NBG) in 2013. Chris serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Investment Committee of PRODEA which has developed into the largest Real Estate Investment Company (REIC) in Southeastern Europe with assets of €3.4bn.

Prior to Invel and PRODEA, Chris was Managing Director and Global Head of Deutsche Bank RREEF Opportunistic Investments.

Chris boasts a long standing career and expertise in international real estate investments where he has completed or restructured transactions exceeding €20bn of gross asset value.

Chris received a BSc in Economics from London School of Economics, a master's degree from the Business School of Bocconi, Italy, and is fluent in English, Italian and Greek and proficient in French.