About

Rafael has served as Country Leader for Cushman & Wakefield in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay since July 2025. He brings more than 25 years of experience in corporate real estate, leading various service lines and developing business strategies across South America. In his current role, he oversees operations in all three countries, focusing on sustainable growth, innovation, and new business opportunities.

He joined Cushman & Wakefield Argentina in 2009 as Director of Asset Services, overseeing Property, Facility, and Project Management services for corporate offices, commercial buildings, and industrial properties. Between 2012 and 2016, he continued his career at other companies in the industry before rejoining the firm as Director of Brokerage in Argentina. In 2018, he took on the role of Regional Business Development Director for South America, expanding his responsibilities across multiple markets in the region.

Earlier in his career, Rafael gained valuable experience at companies such as Citibank and Arcos Dorados (McDonald's), holding positions related to asset management and real estate services. His professional background combines operational expertise, business development, and team leadership, providing him with a comprehensive perspective on the corporate real estate industry.

Education

• Civil Engineer, University of Buenos Aires (UBA)
• MBA, CEMA-UCLA
• Management Development Program, IAE Business School (Universidad Austral)
• Commissioning Authority for LEED Certification, University of Wisconsin

Assignments

• Since July 2025, Rafael has served as Country Leader for Cushman & Wakefield in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, overseeing operations and service lines across all three countries. His leadership focuses on driving sustainable growth through innovation and expansion in key markets.
• Since 2016, Rafael’s been working on building strong and mature teams who work seamlessly together as a team, among other teams and across borders. It’s vast knowledge in Real Estate service lines focusing on strategic planning and is key to the development of our service lines.
• In 2018, Rafael took a regional assignment as a Director of Development, that covers responsibilities in all south Latam Hispanic Countries.
• Between 2014 and 2016, he developed a savings plan for US$3.6M in Latam and Mexico. Its plan finally reached over U$S4M in opex savings.
• As Citibank’s Senior Asset Manager, he led due dilligence processes for:
  - “Banco de Mayo” Acquisition (1998): 109 bank branches and 6 office and storage buildings where purchased for the bank’s portfolio with a U$S25M anual expense.
  - “Provencred” acquisition (1999): the bank added 54 new branches, 25 outlets and 3 office locations in Cordoba, Argentina with a U$S 4M annual expense.
  - “Siembra” acquisition (2002): 56 new branches and 2 office buildings were added to the bank’s portfolio with a U$S 4M annual expense.

Areas of Specialization

• Project Management
• Strategic Planning
• Asset Management

• Business Development