International real estate advisor Savills has appointed Kristian Barthels to join its office agency team in Hamburg as associate director in the department’s corporate real estate services (CRES) unit.

‘The Hamburg office market is currently on an upward trend with take-up almost 16% up in Q1 2011 compared with Q1 2010. Kristian’s broad experience of the German office market, both in lettings and property management, will make him a valuable addition to our CRES/office agency team as we advise clients in this improving market,’ said Bernd-Uwe Willer, head of Savills Germany.

Barthels has 11 years experience in commercial real estate. He previously spent five years at Hamburgische Immobilien Handlung (HIH) most recently as leasing manager. Prior to this he worked at BNP Real Estate in Düsseldorf in the property management department