Sirius Real Estate taps Rüdiger Swoboda for COO role

Branded business parks operator Sirius Real Estate has promoted Rüdiger Swoboda to the newly created position of chief operating officer.

Sirius said on Tuesday that Rüdiger, who joined the company in 2010, will continue to oversee customer sales and lettings activities, while also taking responsibility for business operations at an executive level, aligning two integral customer-facing functions within the senior management team.

Rüdiger will retain his position as managing director in parallel with the COO role, continue to report to chief executive Andrew Coombs and also provide regular updates to the group's board.

Coombs said: "Over the last ten years at Sirius, Rüdiger has made a significant impact in shaping and standardising our customer sales platform, contributing substantially to our growth as a business.

His deep expertise in the day to day operation of the business, alongside his intrinsic understanding of our tenant base and their evolving requirements, especially in a post-pandemic environment, make him an outstanding fit for the COO position."

As of 0855 GMT, Sirius shares were down 0.11% at 90.90p.