VastNed Retail NV has appointed Alica van der Duin as commercial director. She will join the company on 1 April 2016. In her new role, she will be responsible for Vastned's Dutch property portfolio, including the commercial aspects of the portfolio, acquisitions and divestments.

She will be working closely with the Dutch property team. In addition, as Commercial Director she will play an important role in the acquisition process of premium city high street shops in the Netherlands and at a later stage also in the other markets in which Vastned operates. Alica will become part of the international account management team, and will report directly to CEO Taco de Groot.

Alica has extensive experience in the property sector; retail has been a key aspect of her career, first on the financing side and later in development and investment. Over the past four years Alica was Retail Director with NSI in Hoofddorp. Before that, she was Senior Retail Property Developer with Provast and Real Estate Developer with ING Real Estate Development in The Hague.

With ING Real Estate she held several positions.