Susan Swanezy has joined the alternative investments business of Credit Suisse as head of distribution for the Real Estate Products Group. This comprises Credit Suisse's real estate investment management businesses, including DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners, Real Estate Core Asset Management and CS Real Estate Securities. It has approximately $38 billion in real estate assets under management globally.

In this newly created role, Ms Swanezy will be responsible for coordinating distribution, marketing and product development for these real estate investment businesses and vehicles.

Prior to joining Credit Suisse, she worked at Stockbridge Financial from September 2007 through September 2008, focusing on client relations and new business development; before that she was a managing director at Deutsche Bank in the RREEF Alternative Investments' Client Relations Group.