Claus Graggaber is Head of International Commercial Real Estate Clients at Erste Group. Claus has worked in various positions in the real estate industry including origination, restructuring and project development, accumulating more than 15 years of experience in the field. Before taking over his current position at Erste’s Headquarter in Vienna in 2016, he has been based in Romania, Croatia and Serbia, heading the local teams of Erste Group Immorent. Holding a PhD in law from Vienna University and a MBA from London Business School, he is fluent in German, English, French and Romanian. Erste Group Commercial Real Estate is the specialist of Erste Group for real estate financing, investment, asset management, real estate development and technical advisory in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. In total, Erste Group manages a commercial real estate portfolio of more than €13 billion across the region.