Branded business park provider Sirius Real Estate has promoted Rüdiger Swoboda to the newly created executive role of chief operating officer (COO).
Said Swoboda: 'Sirius Real Estate is a well-established, high-growth company with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and, as someone with a passion for both people and the real estate industry, I am looking forward to furthering my contribution towards shaping our vision as COO.'
As part of his extended remit, Swoboda will continue to oversee customer sales and lettings activities, while also taking responsibility for business operations at an executive level, aligning two integral customer facing functions within the senior management team.
This will include standardising operational processes across the business; managing Sirius’ relationships with its tenants and customers; and ensuring that occupier demands are met from a facilities, service and asset management perspective.
He will retain his position as managing director in parallel with the COO role and will continue to report to CEO Andrew Coombs while providing regular updates to the board.
Coombs said: 'Over the last ten years at Sirius, Rüdiger has made a significant impact in shaping and standardising our customer sales platform, contributing substantially to our growth as a business.
'His deep expertise in the day to day operation of the business, alongside his intrinsic understanding of our tenant base and their evolving requirements, especially in a post-pandemic environment, make him an outstanding fit for the COO position.
'I look forward to continuing to work closely with him in this expanded role, supporting Sirius in our efforts to deliver long-term growth.'
Swoboda joined Sirius in 2010 as a sales director before being promoted to the position of joint managing director of Sirius Facilities, the on the ground service provider responsible for the day to day operations, lettings and asset management initiatives across the group’s portfolio.
Prior to joining Sirius, Swoboda worked as a director of sales for Mice, the full-service provider for sourcing and marketing Mice (meeting, incentive, congress and event solutions). He began his career in asset management in 1994 and holds both a Diploma and a dual (UK/ Germany) master’s (MBA) degree in business administration.
This promotion follows the appointment of Kremena Wissel to chief marketing and impact officer earlier this year.
