Trinity Investments announces expansion of Europe leadership team

Trinity Investments, a US-based hospitality-focused real estate investor, has announced it has expanded its leadership team in London to service opportunities in the European market. It has appointed Mai Kawashima as vice president of Acquisitions, George Austin as director of Strategic Operations, Elia Antonioudaki as vice president of Development and Andrea Hendrick has been appointed as vice president of Finance. Kawashima joined Trinity from Savills where she led complex cross border hotel transactions and served as the sole pan-European hotel broker for the business. She also worked at JLL in its Hotels and Hospitality Group. Over her decade of experience in the hospitality real estate capital markets, she has transacted single assets, portfolios and platforms across Europe and Asia with a total volume over €2bn (£1.69bn). Meanwhile, Austin joined Trinity from KSL Capital Partners where he worked in strategic operations. Prior to KSL, he served in various strategic planning, concept development and consulting roles for GlobalData Plc and The Birley Clubs. He is a graduate of the Nolan School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University and holds degrees from the University of Exeter and École hôtelière de Lausanne with coursework in operations and revenue management, strategy innovation, economic risk assessment and blue ocean marketing. Additionally, Antonioudaki previously worked at L&R Hotels as a project director, leading capital expenditure programs across the UK, Europe, and the Caribbean from inception to completion. Prior to L&R, she worked for Hilton Worldwide as a senior manager of Capital Projects in the EMEA region and served in various project management roles at Zoniro S.A. – Dolphin Capital Partners (DCP) and Galaxy G C Group LLC. Lastly, Hendrick joined Trinity from Oaktree Capital Management where she worked as vice president – Fund Accounting and Operations, responsible for the European financial and accounting operations of the real estate equity and debt funds. She also worked at H.I.G Capital and Citco Fund Services as a senior fund accountant. Hendrick is ACCA qualified and holds degrees from the National College of Ireland, IFSC. Trinity established its London office in July 2023 to initiate a global expansion. In April 2024, Trinity announced its first acquisition in the region with the Park Hyatt Zurich. Ryan Donn, managing partner of Trinity Investments and head of the London office, said: “We added a dedicated presence in Europe less than one year ago, and already we’ve been able to make substantial traction in this market, both in asset acquisitions and team building,” said. “I’m thrilled to bring on these seasoned team members to advance our efforts and look forward to working on the extensive opportunity set in front of us.”