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Nowadays prime quality property market in Russia remains attractive for both international and Russian investors. With Mr. Davids's appointment Director of Capital Markets Russia and CIS, the management of the company seeks to enhance investment consultancy activity and believes that Mr Davids's seasoned expertise and business qualities will be one of the strongest competitive advantages at the investment consultancy market.
Heiko Davids's career started in Kauffman Bank in 1985. In 1996 he received an MBA degree at the University of Hamburg. From 1999 to 2004 M Davids worked in the sphere of investment consulting in Hamburg and Moscow with one of the leading international companies. Mr. Davids was heavily involved in the construction of Warner Brothers' office. With his direct assistance a scheme for providing consultancy services to Siemens was successfully developed.
Mr. Davids commented on his appointment:
- The present investment climate in Russia encourages the activity of the leading western investment companies. This has contributed to the development of the key industries of the Russian economy and the global market. Both favorable macro-economic indices and stable political situation in Russia are positively affecting the investment rating of Russia, allowing for a further attraction of transnational companies to the Russian prime quality property market.
Kyrill Starodoubtsev, Managing Director of Knight Frank LLC, stated:
- We believe that with Mr. Davids' appointment, Knight Frank LLC has acquired the best investment consultancy specialist at the Russian property market. We believe Mr. Davids will be able to improve the overall investment consultancy activity at Knight Frank LLC and assure the proper coordination of investment processes between Russia and CEU countries in regards to the prime quality property market.
Additional information:
Andrey Patrushev PR Director Knight Frank LLC Tel.: 981 00 00 e-mail:andrey.patrushev@ru.knightfrank.com
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