The real estate division of Austrian Post is “excellently positioned for the future”
Alina Dekas will take over as Head of Group Real Estate at Österreichische Post AG in January 2026. She succeeds Michael Ullrich, who will retire in April 2026. Michael Ullrich has been with the company since 2000 and has been responsible for the management of Group Real Estate since 2012. His departure marks the departure of a highly esteemed expert who has played a key role in shaping the company’s real estate strategy for many years.
In her new role, Alina Dekas will be responsible for the overall strategic and operational management of the Group’s real estate, which includes all real estate-related tasks of Österreichische Post AG with a current portfolio of around 1.2 millionm2 of net usable space and a team of around 150 employees.
Barbara Potisk-Eibensteiner, Chief Financial Officer of Österreichische Post AG: “With Alina Dekas, we are gaining a proven expert in real estate management. In addition to comprehensive international expertise, she also brings an in-depth understanding of the logistics industry. The real estate division of Austrian Post is thus also excellently positioned for the future.”
Alina Dekas studied International Business Administration at the Bucharest University of Economics and Business Administration and received a DAAD scholarship for Business Communication at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. This was followed by doctoral studies at the Vienna University of Economics and Business with a focus on the valuation of commercial real estate. She also successfully completed a training course in real estate management at Harvard Business School in Boston.
Her professional career began in 2006 in Real Estate Development at Delta Group / Trio Development. This was followed by senior management positions in asset management at Immofinanz AG, as well as senior management positions at Vienna Insurance Group AG, DB Schenker & Co AG for Austria, Central and Eastern Europe and Ernst & Young Austria. In 2022, she took over as Head of Asset Management at Raiffeisen Immobilien KAG before moving to ARE Austrian Real Estate GmbH, a 100 percent subsidiary of the Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft BIG, where she was responsible for the division management.
