Yael Geffen

Chief Executive Officer, Lew Geffen Sotheby's International Realty

Yael Geffen is Chief Executive Officer of Lew Geffen Sotheby's International Realty, in the role since 2017.

Lew Geffen Sotheby's International Realty is the South African franchisee of Sotheby's International Realty, founded as Lew Geffen Estates in 1982. Geffen is a shareholder as well as chief executive, and her father Lew Geffen is chairman.

In the job

  1. Geffen was appointed chief executive, the only woman then heading one of South Africa's top four real estate groups. Source

  2. The company announced the R59.8 million sale of Stillness Manor in Zwaanswyk, a price record for the Cape Town suburb. Source

Career before

  1. Strategic planner, Omelet Advertising Agency, Los Angeles
  2. 2009Joined Geffen International Realty Franchises as an apprentice
  3. 2010-2017Executive director and shareholder, Lew Geffen Sotheby's International Realty

Education

BA in Communications and Economics, University of South Africa (2000); postgraduate qualification in integrated marketing communications strategy, AAA School of Advertising (2001)

Sources

  1. sothebysrealty.co.za
  2. dailyinvestor.com
  3. bizcommunity.com
  4. pressportal.co.za
  5. businessday.co.za

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