Claudio Rudolf is the new Head of Transaction Real Estate at EY
Claudio Rudolf has been a new partner at EY in Switzerland since March 1. The 53-year-old heads the Transaction Real Estate practice there and is tasked with further expanding it and establishing it in the market. Rudolf's responsibilities at EY include transactions, valuations and consulting services in the real estate sector.
Claudio Rudolf has served as Managing Director at Credit Suisse for the past ten years in the position of Head Acquisition & Sales, Real Estate Investment Management. In this function, he was responsible for all real estate transactions of Credit Suisse's real estate investment vehicles in Switzerland.
From 2004 to 2006, Rudolf was Head Acquisition & Disposition at UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG, managing real estate acquisitions and sales for its Swiss real estate investment products. Prior to that, he worked for EY's predecessor organization Arthur Andersen as a manager in Real Estate Corporate Finance and mainly in Real Estate Valuations and Due Diligence.
Rudolf studied architecture at the ETH Zurich and completed a postgraduate degree in Business Administration (BWI). He also completed postgraduate studies in Corporate Real Estate Management at the EBS University of Economics and Law in Frankfurt. In addition to various advisory and board mandates during his career, Rudolf is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
"I am very much looking forward to my return and the great challenge at EY as well as the expansion of the division in cooperation with a great team," says Rudolf. "I expect exciting synergies with EY's broad service lines, especially M&A, Tax and Legal."
"Claudio Rudolf's comprehensive know-how and many years of management experience distinguish him and make him the ideal candidate for this challenging position. His background and network are the right tools to successfully drive the expansion of our Transaction Real Estate business and to offer our clients an even more comprehensive service in the future," says Stefan Rösch-Rütsche, Head of Transaction Advisory Services at EY Switzerland. (ah)
