Growth that outpaces its own financial infrastructure is one of the quiet risks facing any fast-scaling developer, and it is precisely this gap that Nexum Group AG is moving to close. The Munich-headquartered residential real estate developer has appointed Mark Wachter as Finance Director, tasking him with building and leading the company's finance department from the ground up to match the pace of its growth ambitions. Wachter will work closely with Sebastian Holl, CFO of Nexum Group AG, and the wider management team.
Wachter brings around 25 years of finance experience across multiple leadership roles, and at Nexum he takes direct responsibility for establishing and managing the company's Accounting, Controlling, Tax and Financial Reporting functions from scratch. His mandate extends to building scalable financial processes, systems and governance structures, developing management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and performance controlling, and coordinating both statutory and capital markets-oriented financial reporting alongside audit processes, the kind of institutional-grade financial backbone that becomes essential once a developer's pipeline crosses into billion-euro territory.
"With Mark Wachter, we are gaining a Finance Director who will consistently drive the development of an efficient and scalable finance organisation. His expertise will give us a further boost, particularly in accounting and controlling, taxes, financial reporting, performance management, and project-related cash flow planning. This will further strengthen our team in preparation for Nexum Group's planned growth," said Holl.
What sets this appointment apart from a routine finance hire is the business model it is being built to support. Nexum positions itself as a new category of project developer, acquiring residential projects in Germany's top seven cities that already hold building permits or are close to approval, then delivering them through established general contractors while managing sales through its own and partner networks. That structure is designed to strip out the development risk, capital intensity and timeline uncertainty that typically weigh on traditional developers, compressing project durations to between 15 and 30 months. For investors assessing platform risk in German residential development, a dedicated Finance Director building capital markets-grade reporting infrastructure signals that Nexum is preparing its finance function to support institutional capital and potential capital markets activity at a scale its current pipeline already demands.
That pipeline is not small. Nexum's current deal volume exceeds €1bn, a figure that puts real weight behind the urgency of professionalising its finance function now rather than reactively once growth accelerates further. Data-driven systems underpin the model throughout, from acquisition through sale delivery, reinforcing why scalable financial processes and governance are being treated as foundational rather than incidental to the company's next phase.
With building permits largely secured before acquisition and delivery run through established contractors, Nexum's risk-reduced approach to residential development has already carried it to a billion-euro pipeline. Wachter's appointment signals the company is now building the financial architecture to match, positioning Nexum for the kind of scale and capital markets access that separates emerging developers from established platforms.
People mentioned
- Mark Wachter, Finance Director, Nexum Group AG
- Sebastian Holl, Chief Financial Officer, Nexum Group AG
Companies mentioned
- Nexum Group AG, Munich-headquartered residential real estate developer appointing Wachter to build out its finance function
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