Trinity Investments, a US-based, hospitality-focused real estate investor, has added to its leadership team in London with a quartet of hires as it looks to grow in Europe.
Mai Kawashima has joined as a vice-president of acquisitions, moving across from Savills where she led cross border hotel transactions and served as the sole pan-European hotel broker for the business.
Prior to her time there, she worked at JLL in its hotels and hospitality group. Kawashima has a decade of experience in the hospitality real estate capital markets, transacting single assets, portfolios and platforms across Europe and Asia, with a total volume over €2 billion. She is a graduate of Waseda University, Tokyo.
George Austin also joins as a director of strategic operations, arriving from KSL Capital Partners where he worked in strategic operations. Austin has held various strategic planning, concept development and consulting roles for GlobalData and The Birley Clubs.
He is a graduate of the Nolan School of hotel administration at Cornell University and holds degrees from the University of Exeter and École hôtelière de Lausanne, with coursework in operations and revenue management, strategy innovation, economic risk assessment and blue ocean marketing.
Elia Antonioudaki, formerly of L&R Hotel and Hilton Worldwide, becomes vice-president of development, while Andrea Hendrick is appointed to the role of vice-president of finance. She joins from Oaktree Capital Management, where she worked as vice-president of fund accounting and operations.
Ryan Donn, managing partner of Trinity Investments, and head of the London office, said in a statement: "We added a dedicated presence in Europe less than one year ago, and already we’ve been able to make substantial traction in this market, both in asset acquisitions and team building. I’m thrilled to bring in these seasoned team members to advance our efforts."
Trinity established its London office in July 2023 to initiate a global expansion and in April earlier this year announced its first acquisition in the region with the Park Hyatt Zurich.