Aquila Capital is expanding its advisory board with the appointment of Daniel Just, chairman of the executive board at Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), Germany’s largest public pension fund.

Mr. Just has chaired the executive board at BVK since 2013 and previously headed BVK’s asset management division. Under his tenure the pension fund established real asset investments as an integral part of its portfolio allocation and was one of the first signatories to the UN principles for responsible investment (UN PRI).

Bayerische Versorgungskammer is the competence and service centre for occupational and communal pension schemes. As a public authority of the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior, it is the joint executive body of twelve occupational and communal pension schemes with around EUR 66 billion assets under management and 2.1 million members. BVK has received a number of accolades for its outstanding performance.

Roman Rosslenbroich, CEO and Co-Founder of Aquila Capital, said: “Aquila Capital has focused on alternative investments since its launch. Given Mr. Just’s responsibility for some of Germany’s largest and highly sophisticated institutional investors, we greatly value his insight regarding the ever evolving needs of investors as well as the wider industry trends.”

Daniel Just added: “Since founding Aquila Capital 15 years ago, Mr. Rentsch and Mr. Rosslenbroich have developed the company into a leading independent alternative asset manager. I look forward to advising Aquila Capital on the development of investment solutions suitable for institutional investors.”

Aquila Capital’s independent advisory board provides strategic advice on the company’s strategic orientation while helping to identify and evaluate new business areas. Further information about the company’s advisory board can be found on the website: www.aquila-capital.com.