Meet our team

Phillip Burns

CEO and Trustee, ERES REIT

Principal, Maple Knoll Capital

In addition to his role at ERES REIT, Phillip is the Founder and Principal of Maple Knoll Capital. He has been involved in transactions with an aggregate value of over €20.0 billion, more than 70% of which are based in real estate. He also has played a role in raising in excess of €11.0 billion of equity for principal investment.

Previously, he was a Managing Director at Terra Firma Capital Partners, then the CEO of Corestate Capital, an investment manager focused on real estate transactions in Europe. Phillip also worked for Goldman Sachs in mortgage finance, real estate and general corporate finance and was a corporate attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

Phillip is a member of the Board of Directors of Irish Residential Properties REIT Plc, a growth-oriented Irish REIT focused on multi-unit residential real estate.

Phillip holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from Syracuse University.

Jenny Chou

CFO, ERES REIT

Ms. Chou has been with Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“CAPREIT”) since 2019 and prior to her appointment as Chief Financial Officer of European Residential REIT, held the position of Vice President, Finance.

She started her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she spent 11 years in the audit and assurance practice focusing on public and large private real estate clients. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from McMaster University.