The ECE
Shopping center market leader in Europe
Mail order pioneer Werner Otto founded ECE in 1965, bringing the idea of shopping centers to Germany. Today, as the European market leader, we operate around 200 centers in ten countries. Together with the owners, we develop the properties in a location-specific, innovative and future-oriented manner - always with an eye on market changes, new customer needs and growing ESG requirements.
"Shopping centers are more than just places to shop: they are shop windows, meeting places, places of experience and service providers for the residents around them - in other words, urban marketplaces. Designing these multifaceted microcosms today for tomorrow has always been our motto. "
Joanna Fisher, CEO ECE Marketplaces
ECE in figures
1965
founded
2.800
Retail Real Estate Experts
10
Countries in which we are active
200
Shopping center management
18.000
Stores in our centers
86
DGNB, LEED and BREEAM certificates for our properties
800
Million Current construction and planning volume
How we are positioned
Management and structure
Our management & international branches
As the European market leader in the operation of shopping centers, ECE can draw on more than six decades of experience under the leadership of CEO Joanna Fisher.
Robert Heinemann is Managing Director of Corporate Operations & Solutions and Jan Lorenz is Chief Financial Officer (CFO), responsible for the Corporate Governance & Finance departments.
Our foundation
The Otto family as investors
As a family business and reliable partner to our clients, we always think and act like an investor. As an international retail real estate expert, we see ourselves as a full-service providerfor retail real estate. The Otto family is personally involved in many of our projects. Their international network and strong financial power give us a high degree of flexibility and enable us to take advantage of considerable growth opportunities.
Hanseatic values
Since our foundation, we have built on the Hanseatic values of the honorable merchant and think entrepreneurially. We combine over 60 years of experience and expertise in the retail real estate business to create added value for our clients.
Giving something back
We know: We are not solely responsible for our success. But we are responsible for our work and its impact. That's why we use our expertise and resources to constantly review and improve our work - and to get involved in society.
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Our DNA
As a company, we take responsibility for our actions, for the environment and society, and for our employees. The demands and needs of our customers have always been at the center of our thoughts and actions. We see ourselves as a partner of integrity, reliability and fairness who is committed to clear core values and a strict code of conduct.
History
Hardly any other company has had such a lasting influence on the history of shopping centers and other asset classes as we have. Read what has driven us since 1965.
Find out more: History
Sustainability
Sustainable action is of central importance to us and is an integral part of our corporate strategy.
Compliance
The ECE Group's reputation as a reliable, honest and fair partner is the basis for our success. Compliance is therefore an issue that we take very seriously.
Data protection
Data protection has a very high priority within the ECE Group.
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