Emanuel von Graffenried Appointed as Local Chair Romandie of ULI Switzerland
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Emanuel von Graffenried
Appointed as Local Chair Romandie of ULI Switzerland
Emanuel
von Graffenried will focus on the future growth of ULI Switzerland in the
French speaking part and establish ULI’s Young Leaders and NEXT programmes.
For more information,
contact media@uli.org
ZÜRICH (05 JANUARY 2022)
– The Urban Land Institute Switzerland (ULI) has announced the appointment of
Emanuel von Graffenried, associate director at CBRE Building Consultancy in
Lausanne, as Local Chair Romandie of ULI Switzerland who officially began his
voluntary two-year term on 1 January 2022.
ULI is the world’s oldest
and largest network of cross-disciplinary real estate experts, with more than
45,000 members globally and more than 4,000 members across Europe. ULI
Switzerland involves over 100 leading real estate stakeholders from the private
and public sectors representing all disciplines within the Swiss commercial and
residential property market.
With the
appointment of Emanuel von Graffenried the ULI Switzerland wants to strengthen
its activities in the western part of Switzerland. In particular in the
areas Lausanne, Geneve and Fribourg, a lot of urban development triggered by
environmental and social issues are expected to impact the whole region. Professor
Jürgen M. Volm, Chair of ULI Switzerland says: “Emanuel is highly passionate to
establish ULI in the Romandie. He has a very strong network and can motivate
young members to contribute in ULI’s Young Leader and NEXT programmes.”
Emanuel von
Graffenried is an accomplished real estate industry expert with experience in
real estate analysis, development strategy and project management. Before
moving to CBRE, von Graffenried was Business Development Manager B2B, deputy
head of partnermanagement at MoneyPark AG (real estate investment solutions for
institutional) and before Managing Partner at Ateliers GEC SA (a real estate
consulting start-up). With a Master of Science in Architecture from EPFL and a
federal degree from USPI Formation as Expert for Real Estate Valuation, he is
member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), member of REG A
for professional architects and professional member of the SIA.
“I am very
pleased to support the further growth of ULI Switzerland and to contribute with
my network and expertise to further knowledge exchange within Switzerland and
the whole DACH region. I am looking forward to having a positive impact and
exchanging views on the future of the built environment and the sustainability
of the Swiss building stock”, said von Graffenried.
Sabine Georgi,
ULI DACH CEO, said: “Emanuel is a very engaging and motivating real estate
expert. With his network in the western part of Switzerland he can accelerate
the expansion of ULI Switzerland. His open and kind attitude enables him to
connect real estate professionals of every age. ULI Switzerland has been
expanding rapidly within the DACH region and we look forward to seeing the next
stage of growth under Emanuel’s chairmanship.”
Since its
founding in 2014, ULI Switzerland has successfully held over 30 events with more
than 1,000 participants, including various formats such as roundtables,
breakfasts, summer dinners and site tours, in addition to webinars. It also has
an active Young Leaders group (for members aged under 35), which benefits from
a mentoring programme enabling professionals at the beginning of their career
to benefit from experience of renowned senior executives.
For more
information about ULI Switzerland and its programme of events, visit
switzerland.uli.org.
Notes to Editors
About the Urban Land Institute
· The
Urban Land Institute is a non-profit education and research institute supported
by its members. Its mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of
land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. Established
in 1936, the institute has more than 45,000 members worldwide representing all
aspects of land use and development disciplines.
·
ULI has over 4,000 members in Europe across 15 National
Council country networks. For more information, please visit europe.uli.org, or
follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram.
·
ULI Switzerland’s corporate partners include EBP, Indevise
Group, Steiner, and Swiss Prime Site Immobilien, pom+Consulting and Baloise.
·
The ULI Switzerland Executive Committee includes the
following members:
·
Prof. Dr. Pascal Gantenbein, Financial Management,
University of Basel
·
Robert Hauri, co-owner/CEO, SPG Intercity
Zurich AG
·
Brice Hoffer, head of real estate research
& strategy – DACH, UBS
·
Dr. Stephan Kloess, CEO, KRE (Kloess Real
Estate)
·
Simon König, CEO, Lakeward Management AG
·
Prof. Dr. Christian Kraft, head of the
Competence Center for Real Estate, Lucerne University
·
Rainer Marti, managing partner, Fahrländer
AG
·
Anja Meyer, CEO, Smeyers AG
·
Anna Schindler, director of city development,
Zürich
·
Dr. Christopher Schumacher, global head of
real assets, Manulife IM
·
Prof. Jürgen M. Volm, Managing Partner
pom+Consulting AG
·
Emanuel von Graffenried, MRICS, Associate Director Building
Consultancy CBRE
·
Birgit Werner, CEO, Indevise Group AG
·
Dr. Joris van Wezemael, CEO, IVO
Innenentwicklung AG
Sources : CBRE
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