After three formative decades, Urs Fäs is taking early retirement and Christian Sturm will assume responsibility for the listed real estate funds.
As of 1 September 2026, Christian Sturm will take over responsibility for the listed Swiss real estate funds within Real Estate DACH. In this role, he will be responsible for real estate assets of around CHF 38 billion. Christian Sturm has been with Real Estate Switzerland since 2005 and worked in Accounting & Controlling before moving into Portfolio Management. He is an expert in accounting and controlling and holds a MAS UZH in Real Estate. For the past ten years, he has successfully managed the UBS (CH) Property Fund – Direct Residential as fund manager, a role he will continue to perform as part of his expanded responsibilities.
Christian Sturm succeeds Urs Fäs, who is taking early retirement after thirty years at UBS. Urs Fäs began his career in 1996 in the corporate clients business of the former Swiss Bank Corporation. Since 2002, he has been a member of UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG and, with his proven expertise and appreciative leadership style, has made a significant contribution to the further development of Swiss real estate investment products.
In addition to various roles as fund manager and head of Portfolio Management, Investment Products and listed Swiss real estate funds, Urs Fäs has also been actively involved in associations, specialist and working groups, and has contributed to the industry and the promotion of young talent as a lecturer, speaker and author. The trade magazine ImmobilienBusiness has repeatedly named him one of the 100 most important figures in the Swiss real estate industry.
The entire Real Estate Switzerland team sincerely thanks Urs Fäs for his many years of exceptional commitment and wishes Christian Sturm every success in his expanded role.
Urs Fäs
Christian Sturm