Anglo Irish Bank has appointed Katherine Rowley, CCIM, to vice president, Inward Investment. In this position, Rowley will source commercial property acquisitions in the United States on behalf of the Bank's private banking clients in Ireland and the United Kingdom. She will be based in the Boston representative office and will report to Niall Gunne who heads inward investment for the bank in North America.

"We are very excited to have Katherine join our growing team," said Tony Campbell, president and chief executive officer of Anglo Irish Bank Group - North America. "Katherine is an accomplished real estate finance professional with extensive experience in underwriting and private equity acquisitions. She will be a valuable addition to the team to better serve our clients and grow this line of business."

Prior to joining Anglo Irish Bank, Rowley spent the last 10 years at GE Capital within GE Real Estate and GE Commercial Finance serving in various leadership roles including loan origination and asset valuation, strategic market intelligence and analysis, and mergers and acquisitions.  She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA in Finance from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Rowley received her Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute designation in 2006 and is actively involved in numerous associations including the Urban Land Institute, CCIM Institute, Mortgage Bankers Association and REFA.