News Article GTC Hungary appoints new Country Head Deputy in Hungary
by Property Forum | Career

GTC has promoted Ede Gulyás to the position of Country Head Deputy, as of August 1, the company announced. In his role, Ede will be responsible for all GTC’s operations in Hungary. His extensive experience in leasing and asset management, as well as in-depth knowledge of real estate, will help steer the company’s growth in the local market. GTC invested €264 million in Hungary, in the first six months of 2021.

GTC’s new local executive, Ede Gulyás has been active in the real estate sector for 20 years, serving 10 years as the head of multiple real-estate investment companies with Class A office and retail buildings.

Prior to joining GTC in 2021, Ede Gulyás was leading CA Immo Hungary Kft. as a Managing Director, where he oversaw the company’s successful merger with Europolis. Previously, he oversaw a more than €500 million commercial real estate portfolio of more than 10 Class A office buildings, as well as retail and industrial properties with approx. 200 tenants.

Throughout his career, Ede developed skills and knowledge that cover a wide field of real estate management, including asset-, property-, portfolio, and transaction- management, and high-volume transactions and acquisitions.

“Ede Gulyás’ promotion is a recognition of his outstanding management skills and in-depth sector knowledge: with a thorough insight into our properties and the portfolio development strategy, Ede will strengthen our operations in Hungary and help us grow as a Group,” said Yovav Carmi, CEO and President of the GTC Management Board.

Yovav Carmi

Yovav Carmi

President of the Management Board
GTC Group

President of the Management Board of  Globe Trade Centre S.A..  Yovav Carmi started his professional career in 1994 as an auditor at Ernst & Young, where he worked until 1996. In 1997, he worked for the Israel Securities Authority as an investigator. Between 1998 and 2001 he was a financial controller at the Kardan Group. Yovav Carmi has been a chief financial officer and member of the management boards of many of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries since 2001. Mr. Carmi was a member of the management board of the Company between 2011 and 2015. Starting 2015, he became Chief Operating Officer at GTC. Yovav Carmi graduated from Tel-Aviv University, where he obtained a B.A. degree in law and a B.A. degree in accounting. He also holds an MBA degree from Tel-Aviv University (1998). Moreover, Mr Carmi is a chartered public accountant in Israel. More »

Commenting on his appointment, Ede Gulyás said: “My expertise in real estate management will help adjust and implement GTC Hungary’s local strategy including managing standing investments with a focus on occupancy and rental income improvement as well as acquiring and developing future-proof sustainable properties”.

Ede holds of an MBA in Business and Managerial Economics from Budapest’s University of Technology and Economics and a master’s degree from the University of Debrecen.