CBRE announces the appointment of Yelena Kolesnikova as Associate Director in the Global Corporate services team

Ekaterina Prokopova

Head of PR in Russia

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ekaterina.prokopova@cbre.com

 

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Yelena Kolesnikova joins CBRE as Associate Director in the Global Corporate Services Department

Moscow, 22 August, 2012 - CBRE announces the appointment of Yelena Kolesnikova as Associate Director in the Global Corporate services team. Yelena will be responsible for further development and strengthening of relationship with local and international clients in order to source new sales opportunities for the business in Russia and CIS.

Yelena Kolesnikova has 11 years of experience working in the real estate market. Prior to CBRE Yelena spent 7 years as the Head of Global Corporate Services of DTZ. In 2001-2005 she was part of the Tenant Representation group of Cushman & Wakefield Stiles & Riabokobylko. Yelena has extensive professional experience working with such international occupiers as Apple, Arup, Autodesk, Barclays Bank, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Chevron, Dow Jones, Equant (Global One), 20th Century Fox, Harley Davidson, HSBC, ING, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, Pepsico/Frito Lay, TNK/BP among others.

Yelena Kolesnikova graduated from University of Steubenville (Ohio, USA) with a BA degree in Communications. Upon her return to Russia, Yelena studied at the American Institute of Business and Economics and completed her CCIM studies. She is a member of RICS since 2009. 

Alexander Polenok, Managing Director, CBRE, Russia, comments: “I am very happy that our team is expanding with such experienced professionals as Yelena. There’s no doubt that Yelena’s experience will help us continue to reinforce CBRE positions in the Russian market and will help our business achieve new heights.”

 

 

About CBRE Group, Inc.

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm (in terms of 2011 revenue). The Company has approximately 34,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than 300 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; and research and consulting. Please visit our website at www.cbre.ru / www.cbre.com.