F&C REIT Asset Management, the direct property fund management business of the F&C Group, has appointed Chris O’Connell as an asset manager in the London office.

O'Connell joins F&C REIT from Invista Real Estate Investment Management Ltd, where he worked as an associate director within the Industrial Property Team. The team managed a property portfolio with an asset value of circa £1 bn (EUR 1.14 bn) throughout the UK.

F&C REIT manages a global portfolio worth £7.6 bn on behalf of a wide range of individuals, professional investors, property trusts and institutional clients.