Therme Group announced today the appointment of Adrian Ion as Executive Vice President for Corporate Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Mr Ion will be based at Therme Group’s London offices and will assume responsibility for financial oversight and direction of finance related matters across Therme Group, and serve on the Group’s Executive Board.

Mr. Ion joins Therme Group with broad experience in corporate and operational finance. His most recent appointment was at Ares Management, where he served as the Finance Director of a $4bn diversified European real estate investment platform. In his role, Mr. Ion was responsible for financial oversight of a diverse portfolio of investments, fund finance and investor reporting. Prior to this, Mr Ion was Chief Financial Officer of the Alternatives Group of Deutsche Asset Management, now DWS. Mr. Ion’s career started in the real estate division of Barings, where he was responsible for fund and investment finance initiatives across Europe.