Finnish real estate company Citycon has announced that Hilik Attias will take over as their new CFO and join the Corporate Management Committee, effective November 1, 2025.

Liljeholmen project, Citycon
He will be based at the company's headquarters in Espoo.
Attias brings over 15 years of finance experience, including a strong background in securing funding for public real estate companies, most recently as VP, Finance at G City Ltd.
Current acting CFO, Eero Sihvonen, will step down from his executive role on October 31, 2025. He will rejoin the Board and continue to advise the company's management until March 2026.
Eshel Pesti, CEO, Citycon, said: “I warmly welcome Hilik to Citycon. His background contains the two key elements of great value for us: experience in the listed real estate industry and financing. Hilik enters the big shoes of Eero, however I am confident that Hilik will succeed in his role as Citycon’s CFO. I also want to thank Eero for his total of 17 years in Citycon, his fingerprint is everywhere in the company. During the past year, he has especially worked on securing our financing and strengthening Citycon’s balance sheet. His experience as the CFO of Citycon was valuable support for the company during this transition period.”
Hilik Attias, incoming CFO, Citycon, added: “I am excited to start in my new role at Citycon, the leading owner and developer of urban hubs in the Nordics. I look forward to contributing to the company’s future. Together with the professional team at Citycon, we will continue the work to strengthen the company’s balance sheet.”
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