ESPG AG: Marco Lüder Takes Over Leadership of Asset & Portfolio Management

ESPG AG: Marco Lüder Takes Over Leadership of Asset & Portfolio Management
Cologne, 10 July 2026 – European Science Park Group (ESPG), a real estate company specialising in science parks, has appointed Marco Lüder as Managing Director & Head of Asset & Portfolio Management. With this appointment and additional planned steps, ESPG AG is reorganising its Asset & Portfolio Management division and continuing the development of its science park portfolio.
Marco Lüder brings many years of experience as an asset manager for large, nationwide commercial real estate portfolios. In this role, he has built up in-depth industry expertise, senior leadership experience and a strong sense for strategic direction. Most recently, as Managing Director at NAS Real Estate, he was responsible for managing a portfolio located across Germany and in Denmark with a volume of more than EUR 1 billion. At ESPG AG, he will contribute this expertise and further develop the company’s Asset & Portfolio Management function. He completes the new leadership team alongside Dr Ralf Nöcker (CEO) and Christian Fendel (Finance Director), who joined the company in June 2025.
Marco Lüder, Managing Director & Head of Asset & Portfolio Management, ESPG AG, says: “Science parks combine real estate management with the development of innovation-driven locations – and that is precisely what makes this segment so exciting. I am looking forward to familiarising myself with this field, supporting ESPG AG in its further development and, together with the team, unlocking the potential of the portfolios in a targeted way.”
In his new role, Marco Lüder will drive the strategic development of Asset & Portfolio Management. At the same time, by expanding its management team, the company underlines its ambition to further strengthen its position in the science park segment.
Dr Ralf Nöcker, CEO, ESPG AG, says: “With Marco Lüder, we are gaining an experienced asset manager with strong expertise in the strategic management of large and complex real estate portfolios. He will support us in further developing our science parks in a targeted manner and in continuing to offer our tenants tailored space in attractive, innovation-oriented environments.”
About ESPG
European Science Park Group (ESPG) is a real estate company specialising in science parks. The company focuses on developing science parks, primarily comprising tenants from future-oriented industries such as life sciences, green technologies, and digital transformation, which benefit from proximity to one another as well as to universities, clinics, and research institutions. ESPG’s portfolio currently comprises 16 science parks across Europe with a total area of 126,000 square metres. The locations are typically situated outside metropolitan areas in regions recognized as science clusters or with a high concentration of innovative companies.
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