18-19 March Dubai - Global Real Estate Institute

Ralf Schwiede
member executive board
drees & sommer gmbh
Thierry Simon
global head real estate
calyon
Project management, real estate
consulting, building technology 900
employees at 10 German and 14
international offices
Investment Bank
Advisory - structured finance - financial
solutions in 15 countries for real estate
and hotel group
After studying Civil Engineering, Ralf Schwiede joined Drees &
Sommer AG in Stuttgart as a project manager. From 1993 he was
manager of the Erfurt office and from 1997, as general manager, he
built up the newly founded subsidiary Drees & Sommer Leipzig with
offices in Erfurt and Dresden. Since 2001 he has been a member
of the Executive Board of Drees & Sommer AG, focusing on the
development of project management and international expansion.
Born on February 27, 1959, Thierry Simon graduated from Ecole
Centrale Lille and Executive MBA HEC-CPA in Paris. He held different
posts in Credit Lyonnais as Head of Corporate Relationships in Paris,
moved to Scotland, then to London as Head of the European Group;
in 1995, became General Manager in Denmark. After three years
as Head of the Corporate Central Branch in Paris, he was appointed
Head of the Financial Institutions Group. In November 2003, he was
promoted Real Estate division’s Head for CALYON. He is Counsellor
of Foreign Commerce for France, Director of different mutual funds
and property companies.
Nicholas (“Nick”) Smith
ceo
the wave muscat
Russell Sternlicht
managing director
starwood capital (europe)
Property Company
High quality residential. Mixed Use:
leisure, hotels, golf, marina. New
Communities
RE Investor
Residential and commercial land
development, hotel, office, retail,
industrial, health clubs, golf and
mezzanine debt assets.
Nick has spent the last 25 years in house building in the UK, running
both large organizations (Beazer Homes, the third in size) and smaller
niche companies, such as Charles Church and CDC2020. He has
been involved in developing sizeable mixed-use communities and
waterfront schemes. A qualified Urban Designer and Town Planner,
his interests are the generation of value through design, and creating
a sense of place. He believes the rich culture of Oman, coupled
with the chosen site and masterplanned uses, will make The Wave,
Muscat a unique world class place to live.
Founded in 1991,. SCG brings to investors a strong reputation for
quality performance and, to sellers of real property, the credibility
and knowledge that Starwood Capital delivers creative and timely
solutions tailored to their needs. SCG is headquartered in Greenwich,
Connecticut. Together with affiliates and/or branch/advisory offices
of such affiliates, Starwood Capital employs over 130 individuals
in offices located throughout the U.S. and internationally in London,
Luxembourg, Mumbai and Tokyo.
Rod Stewart
regional managing director
hyder consulting
Andre Tikhomirov
managing director
infort capital
Rod has extensive experience in international business development,
procurement and project management particularly for transportation,
building structures and wastewater infrastructure. As Regional
Managing Director for Hyder Consulting Middle East Limited, he has
ultimate responsibility for the technical and commercial operation of
the regional business, which currently employs approximately 1200
staff. Hyder Consulting has a long tradition of advising clients on
the privatization of utilities and public assets around the region,
as well as providing complimentary advice on asset management,
outsourcing, and restructuring.
As a Managing Director of Infort Capital, Andre Tikhomirov is
responsible for organization of investment process, investor contacts
and corporate governance. Andre has 12 years of PE experience in
CIS and CEE working in senior management positions for various
management groups and institutions: Russia Partners (US$650m
AUM), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
Agribusiness Management (US$100m AUM). Andre has an MBA
degree from Harvard Business School and BA Degree from the State
Academy of Finance.