Adam Ruggiero, head of client solutions & product specialist group, MetLife Investment Management

WHIPPANY, NJ—MetLife Investment Management has appointed Adam Ruggiero and Will Pattison to top real estate executive positions with the company.

The firm reports that Ruggiero will lead a newly created client solutions and product specialist team within its real estate operations. Pattison has been appointed global head of real estate research and strategy at MetLife Investment Management.

Robert Merck, senior managing director and global head of real estate and agriculture for MetLife Investment Management, says, “Our real estate clients, partners and consultants continue to see attractive investment opportunities in the commercial real estate markets, both in real estate equity and commercial mortgages. Adam's appointment as lead of our new client solutions and product specialist team, and Will's new role as global head of real estate research and strategy, will ensure we remain well placed to deliver the insights and the investment opportunities that our clients are seeking.”

In his new role as head of client solutions & product specialist group, real estate, Ruggiero will serve as the real estate product expert partnering with MIM's Institutional Client Group. He will work closely with MIM's consultants, clients and prospects to develop new investment product offerings and further extend the firm's existing real estate capabilities.

Ruggiero joined MIM's real estate research and strategy group in 2015. During his tenure at the company, Ruggiero was responsible for research and strategy across MIM's real estate debt and equity platforms. He was previously global head of real estate research and strategy. He assumes the new role effective immediately.

Will Pattison, global head of real estate research and strategy at MetLife Investment Management

Pattison, who also joined MIM's real estate research and strategy group in 2015, has played a key role in extending MIM's research, risk management and portfolio strategy efforts, company officials state. Pattison will be responsible for research and strategy development in support of MIM's real estate equity and debt platforms. He has almost 15 years' experience in institutional real estate valuation, research and portfolio management.

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MetLife Investment Management Appoint Ruggiero, Pattison to Key Real Estate Posts

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