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Bettina Graef

Head of Hotel Properties
Aareal Bank AG

Ms. Bettina Graef is Head of Hotel Properties at Aareal Bank AG, one of the leading providers of debt financing to the hospitality industry worldwide. With her team, she is responsible for the structuring and origination of various forms of loans to the lodging industry. Aareal Bank AG provides property finance solutions in more than 25 countries across Europe, North America and Asia. Aareal Bank AG holds a portfolio of roundly EUR 4,5 billion of hospitality related financings. Including Ms. Graef, the Hotel Properties Team consists of seven

professionals with in-depth knowledge of the hospitality industry. The team focuses primarily on lending to first-class hotels in prime locations, as well as portfolio transactions. Prior to joining Aareal Bank in 2003, Ms.

Graef was a Senior Associate with HVS International in New York, where she provided valuation and consulting services to various types of investors in the hospitality industry. Ms. Graef holds a BSci degree in Hospitality Management from the Lausanne Business School of Hotel Management in Switzerland, where she graduated in 2000 with high honours.