Sevdelina Petrova MRICS (Bulgaria) and Maja Ostanek MRICS (Slovenia) were awarded the Chris H. Bennett Memorial Prize. The awards were handed out at the Portfolio Property Investment Forum conference in Budapest, where the achievements of several big players of the Hungarian property market were also acknowledged.
To honour his substantial contribution to the industry over many years, in 2014 RICS has created an annual prize in the name of Chris H. Bennett FRICS, to reward significant display of professionalism by successful RICS Candidates in the CEE region.
The award is given to one or more successful RICS applicants deemed to have made the most outstanding impression on an interviewing panel throughout the RICS business year (1 August - 31 July). Nominations are accepted from all countries of the CEE region. The nomination process is controlled by RICS CEE Country Manager Anna Orcsik and the determination of the merit-based award is managed by family friend John Verpeleti FRICS.
Sevdelina Petrova MRICS (Bulgaria) and Maja Ostanek MRICS (Slovenia) received the award in Budapest at the 13th Property Investment Forum, organised by Portfolio. RICS has long been the number one professional partner of Portfolio and Property Forum at its property conferences in several European cities.
At this year’s largest professional event on the Hungarian real estate market Portfolio Property Awards were also handed out to recognise the activity of several big players of the Hungarian real estate scene.
LEGO Group has announced plans to open its eighth store in Poland in the summer of 2025. The new store will be located in Kraków’s Bonarka Shopping Centre. Its size has not been specified yet.
The Sinsay brand is relocating and expanding its showroom in the Centrum Serenada in Kraków. The new premises with area of over 805 sqm will open on 29 January 2025.
Losan Depot, a distributor of materials for the furniture and interior design industry, has leased 3,500 sqm in CTPark Bucharest North. The relocation process was advised by Simon, Iuga & Partners.
New appointments
Małgorzata Głowicka has joined Ceres as Chief Financial Officer responsible for Central and Eastern European markets. The company provides services in the areas of property management, project commercialisation, construction, redevelopment, modernisation and repositioning of properties.
Karol Klin joined the Cornerstone Investment Management team at the beginning of 2025, taking on the role of Commercial Director, Real Estate.
Sebastian Barandziak has been appointed as the new President of the Management Board of Euro Styl, a subsidiary of Dom Development Group. The existing board members, Magdalena Reńska and Jarosław Górski, have been appointed as vice presidents.
Camelia Ene has been appointed CEO of Roca Industry, the first Romanian holding company of construction materials manufacturers. She is replacing Ionuț Bindea, who hold the roles of Chairman of the Board and Senior Investment Manager of Roca Investments.
Gránit Asset Management has been added to the Constitution Protection Office's list of qualified market operators, thus enabling its participation in the investor visa program aimed at modernizing and improving the quality of Hungary's real estate stock.
Zacaria Group, specialized in the development of residential and industrial projects, has started the construction of its first retail project in Cisnădie.
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