C&W hires head of retail services in Russia

Maxim Karbasnikoff is joining Cushman & Wakefieldc as a partner, head of Retail Services and member of the Russian Board, with effect from September 24.

Charles Slater, who previously headed the Retail Services team in Russia, will continue in his role as partner responsible for International Cross-Border Retail Agency and will continue managing a number of the firm’s key landlord clients.

Karbasnikoff joins C&W after 10 years at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) where he most recently held the position of European Director and Head of the Retail Department. At C&W he will be specifically focused on growing the firm’s retail services business in Russia.

He has more than 12 years experience in the retail property market in Russia, starting his career with JLL in 2000 as head of the Retail Department, rejoining the company in 2005 as National Director, Europe, Russia and CIS, Head of Retail Department.

Prior to JLL, he worked as marketing director in Pascalis, Gardner & Partners Company (since 2004), and as a Project Manager in IKEA (since 2003).