Sergey Riabokobylko has been appointed as general director of Cushman & Wakefield's Moscow office with effect from 1 June. Riabokobylko was senior executive director, partner and co-founder of Stiles & Riabokobylko which was acquired by Cushman & Wakefield in 2005.

Sergey Riabokobylko has been appointed as general director of Cushman & Wakefield's Moscow office with effect from 1 June. Riabokobylko was senior executive director, partner and co-founder of Stiles & Riabokobylko which was acquired by Cushman & Wakefield in 2005.

He will succeed Tim Millard who has served as general manager of Cushman & Wakefield, Russia since 2010. Millard will relocate to London and work within the Cross-Border Capital Markets team headed by Michael Rhydderch.

Riabokobylko is a partner, board member and co-founder of Cushman & Wakefield in Russia. As General Director he will be responsible for the firm's overall management and strategic development in Russia. He began his commercial real estate career in Moscow in 1994, and has experience in all aspects of proeprty advisory, including investment, development brokerage and corporate property strategy.

He completed executive management studies at INSEAD in France in 2006 and is Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Cushman & Wakefield has more than 15 years of history in Russia with more than 150 employees working in the Moscow office. In 2011, Cushman & Wakefield advised on three of the top five largest office market deals in Russia, among them the largest office lease transaction between Hals Development and Mail.Ru Group of 29,900 m2 at the SkyLight Business Center in Moscow.