Draženko Grahovac MRICS
CEO Germany | Head of Valuation Europe
Draženko Draženko is a member of the European executive committee and heads up the Savills European valuation team.
Management
Our German management team ensures our services, standards and actions comply with the Savills company values at all times.
Awards
Karsten Nemecek CFA
Deputy CEO Germany | Capital Markets
Karsten has been a managing director since 2008, and deputy CEO of Savills in Germany since March 2025.
Jan-Niklas Rotberg
Managing Director | Head of Agency Germany
Jan-Niklas is Managing Director and head of the German office agency. He is your key contact on all matters concerning the leasing markets in Germany.
Christian Valenthon
Managing Director & COO Savills Germany
Christian has been COO of Savills Germany since 2016.He is responsible for support and central services such as finance, HR, IT and legal & compliance.
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Andreas Flechtner
Managing Director Property Management
In April 2025, Andreas joined our property management team in Cologne as a managing director.
Daniel Gerdelmann
Managing Director Facility Management / Building & Project Consultancy
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Thorsten Neehuis
Managing Director Facility Management
Thorsten is a managing director at our Cologne office and heads up our facility management team across Germany.
Group Executive Board
Awards
Simon Shaw
Group Chief Executive
Simon joined Savills in March 2009 and was appointed as Group Chief Executive from 1 January 2026.
Simon is a Chartered Accountant. He was formerly Chief Financial Officer of Gyrus Group PLC, a position he held for five years until its sale to the Olympus Corporation. Simon was Chief Operating Officer of Profile Therapeutics plc for five years and also worked as a corporate financier, latterly at Hambros Bank Limited.
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Nick Sanderson
Group Chief Financial Officer
Nick joined Savills as Group Chief Financial Officer in February 2026.
Chris Lee
Group Legal Director & Company Secretary
Chris joined Savills in June 2008 and was appointed to the Group Executive Board in August 2008.
Chris has ultimate responsibility for legal, regulatory and compliance issues globally. He held equivalent roles with Alfred McAlpine plc, Courts plc and Scholl plc between 1997 and 2008, prior to which he was Deputy Group Secretary of Delta plc from 1990 to 1997.
Martin Fidden
Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific
Martin was appointed Chief Executive of Savills Asia Pacific (excluding Greater China) on 1 January 2025.
Raymond Lee
Chief Executive Officer, Greater China
Raymond was appointed to the Group Executive Board in 2011.
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David Lipson
Chief Executive Officer, North America
David was appointed to the Group Executive Board on 1 January 2024.
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James Sparrow
Chief Executive Officer, Savills UK & EMEA
James was appointed to the Group Executive Board on 1 May 2018.
He became Chief Executive of Savills UK in May 2018, having previously been Head of Professional Services, Savills UK and a member of the Savills UK executive board since 2013 when it was established.
Rasheed Hassan
Managing Director - Global Capital Markets
Rasheed was appointed to the Group Executive Board on 3 August 2026.
Nick Herward
Head of Global Property & Facilities Management
Nick was appointed to the Group Executive Board on 3 August 2026.
D.Michael ("Mike") Van Konynenburg
Chief Executive Officer, Eastdil Secured Savills
Mike was appointed to the Group Executive Board on 3 August 2026.
James ("Jim") McCaffrey
President and Head of UK-Europe, Eastdil Secured Savills
James was appointed to the Group Executive Board on 3 August 2026.
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