Advisory Board

Dipl.-Ing. Richard Ott

Divisional Director Valuation of Berlin Hannoversche Hypothekenbank AG

Richard Ott, born in Bamberg in 1954, studied architecture at Technische Universität in München. In 1986 the architect changed to Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechselbank where he worked as an expert for property valuation e.g. as head of the assessment divisions of Dresden and Leipzig from 1993 to 1996. In addition he was project manager with the Terreno company, a daughter of Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechselbank AG from 1996 to 1997.

After working as managing director for Bavaria Immobilienconsult GmbH and head of the property valuation department of NORD/LB Richard Ott has worked as divisional director for international assessment of the Berlin Hyp/Landesbank Berlin since 2003.

In the years 2000 to 2003 the first Internet-based geoportal for the financial sector was founded on his initiative together with the InGeoForum and the geoport company. In cooperation with the on-geo company the valuation software LORA was developed supporting the automated assessment process with value-relevant geodata.

Besides he is working e.g. as a lecturer at the European Institue for Post-gradual Training in Dresden and as a speaker with different educational institutions. He is member of the examination board of HypZert GmbH, the certification society for property appraisers of the German banking industry.

Richard Ott is member of the InGeoForum advisory board since 2003.