/24-7PressRelease/ - DUBAI, UAE, April 09, 2008 - Engel & Voelkers, the world's foremost real estate brand, announces the appointment of Debbie Baertschi as the managing director of its Middle East head office.
Debbie Baertschi, a Swiss Citizen and a senior management professional, has gained a wealth of experience in working over 16 years experience for multi-national blue-chip companies. She has a wealth of international experience that she has worked in more than 10 countries on 4 continents, including Switzerland, Germany, Italy, UK, Russia, USA, China and Africa. One of her objectives, is to expand the Engel & Voelkers franchise network in the region.
"Renowned for her excellent leadership skills and her target oriented personality, Baertschi is widely acknowledged for her achievements in strategic business development." says Sebastian Wels, a Engel & Voelkers board member. "Her appointment will add great value to the group and we are confident that her vision and determination will enable Engel & Voelkers to continue on its dynamic growth path in the Middle East."
With respect to her appointment, Debbie Baertschi proudly states," Engel & Voelkers, this well-known international real estate brand, is a fantastic platform for excellent entrepreneurs as it has been proven its successful business model in over 300 shops worldwide in 24 countries. With Middle East as one of the most exciting real estate markets, I'm glad to have this opportunity to lead the middle east group in expanding to other parts of the region, on top of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jordan and Qatar."
Prior to her joining Engel & Voelkers, Ms Baertschi worked as Head of Retail Operations with Barclays group, leading 50 branch offices and 435 employees in one of the Africa's upcoming markets. Educated in Switzerland, Baertschi holds a master degree in Economics & Management from the University of Zurich and a diploma as marketing expert.
About Engel & Voelkers:
Founded in 1977 and set foot into the Middle East in 2004, Engel & Voelkers Group is one of the world's leading real estate brands in marketing of high-class residential property in top locations. The global network of Engel & Voelkers has now developed to 24 countries on the 4 continents and more than 300 property shops. Consultancy, leasing, sales and valuations form the core competences of Engel & Voelkers for its private and institutional clients. The group is expanding on the basis of its productive licensing partner system and has now over 300 license partners. Its success is due to specialization in submarkets and the excellent training of all highly qualified partners and employees, ensuring optimum service quality.
For further enquiries, please contact:
Ms Wing Roberts, Marketing Director
Head Office Middle East, Engel & Voelkers
+971-4-3046 376
uae@engelvoelkers.com
http://www.engelvoelkers.com/middleeast
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