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The global real estate company Engel & Völkers is pleased to announce the appointment of Kirsten Best-Werbunat as Director Brand & Communications, effective from 1st June 2024. With over 25 years of solid professional experience, Kirsten Best-Werbunat brings a wealth of expertise to the newly established position. Previously a journalist at dpa and WELT, she most recently served as Managing Director at the communications consultancy FGS Global, where she handled complex mandates in media positioning, change, and crisis management. She also held the role of Media Relations Manager for Germany and Austria at McKinsey & Company, overseeing external communications and brand positioning. In the new position at Engel & Völkers, Kirsten Best-Werbunat will be responsible for Global Brand Management, Global Corporate Communications, managing the company’s own publishing house “Grund Genug,” and leading the Architecture & Design team, which ensures a consistent brand presence across nearly 1,100 E&V shops worldwide. She will report directly to Group CEO Jawed Barna.

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Brussels is one of the Engel & Völkers focus markets and demand for property in the Belgian capital and surrounding regions is consistently high.

Marick Schippers himself commented as follows: “I look forward to reinforcing the strong market position of Engel & Völkers even further, by delivering consistently excellent standards. Along with the team, our aim is to become the market leader and we intend to offer our partners not only the very best service, but a human perspective in each collaboration.” Marick Schippers has been working under the Engel & Völkers brand since 2016.

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The international real estate company Engel & Völkers has once again generated an annual turnover in excess of the billion euro mark, despite the challenging market conditions in 2023.

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