Swedish listed property firm Citycon has appointed Johan Elfstadius as head of Swedish operations and a member of the corporate management committee.

Elfstadius, a Swedish citizen, is expected to take up his position on December 1, 2011.

The announcement follows the decision by Citycon's vice president of the Swedish Operations, Ulf Attebrant, to leave the company in December.

Johan Elfstadius will join Citycon from the position of managing director at CB Richard Ellis. Prior to that he held the position of managing director at Colliers International and associate director at JLL.