2027 Jury
Decision makers recognising quality and business excellence
The CEEQA awards benefit from the extensive market knowledge and experience of our jury panel, an influential group of experienced, high profile industry leaders and experts from across the CEE regional real estate market place.
- The calibre of the CEEQA Jury panel and rigorous, trusted judging process underly the market value and prestige of the awards
- The jury panel is responsible for reviewing all entries and selecting the eventual winners in 24 categories for the best real estate projects, companies and people across the sector in the past calendar year
Judging process
Nominations are made by the jury for the sector’s outstanding projects, deals, companies and people of the year. The jury nominations are processed by the CEEQA team and candidates are invited to submit an entry form to support the nomination. Additionally, any candidate can enter the awards whether or not they are nominated by the jury.
The jury nominations are processed by the CEEQA team and candidates are invited to submit an entry form to support the nomination. The resulting award entries are examined and voted on by the jury to decide the winners.
The CEEQA judging process is renowned for its rigorous transparency and objectivity.
The CEEQA Gala
The winners of this year’s awards will be announced on 12 May at the 2027 CEEQA Gala, the largest and most prestigious industry showcase and gathering of market leaders in CEE real estate.
2027 CEEQA JURY MEMBERS
Agata is Senior Director and Head of Central and Eastern Europe at Pradera Management Poland and a Member of the Management Board. She oversees Pradera’s strategy and operations across the CEE region, managing a retail portfolio of seven assets with a total GLA of nearly 200,000 sq m and a value of approximately €350 million. With more than 20 years of experience in commercial real estate, she has held senior leadership positions at Pradera, Neinver Polska and GTC. Agata holds a degree in Economics, the CCIM designation, an MBA from the French Institute of Management, and postgraduate qualifications in Luxury Brand Creation and Management from SWPS University. She has been a Board Member of the Polish Council of Shopping Centres (PRCH) since 2018. Álmos has been Chairman of the Board and CEO of Gránit Asset Management since February 2023, having joined the company’s Board of Directors in April 2021 and served as Deputy CEO in his first year. He brings more than fifteen years of experience in finance and business, starting his career at the Hungarian Development Bank in 2007 and later playing a key role in building Hiventures, where he rose from Head of Business Development to Investment Director and ultimately Deputy CEO, gaining hands-on expertise in venture capital, private equity and M&A. He is a graduate of Corvinus University of Budapest and holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from WU Vienna University of Economics and Business. Under his leadership, Gránit Asset Management has become the ’real estate specialist’ of the Hungarian fund management market, with over €5 billion in assets under management and more than 600,000 sqm of GLA in its real estate funds, serving retail investors, premium wealth management clients and institutional investors alike. The firm’s 5B Strategy sets out its ambition to build a premium CEE office portfolio across five capitals: Budapest, Belgrade and Bucharest, where Gránit is already present, and Bratislava and Vienna – Bécs in Hungarian, hence the fifth B – where it is actively screening opportunities. Under Angelina’s leadership, the company has been reshaping Serbian’s property market through sustainable, large-scale developments. A major milestone was the €125 million reconstruction of Sava Centar Belgrade, the region’s largest congress, business, and cultural venue, now a modern hub for innovation and events. Delta Real Estate’s portfolio, valued at over €1 billion, includes premium office spaces, shopping malls, hospitality, and logistics assets across Serbia and the region. The company is entering a new growth phase with its flagship project — Delta District, a landmark urban complex in New Belgrade. It will feature two residential towers, anInterContinental hotel, and a business tower, designed to meet top WELL and LEED sustainability standards. Alongside Delta District, the company is developing Delta Ironoffice park in Novi Sad and Delta Land, a mixed-use project in central Belgrade — together forming an €850 million investment cycle and one of the region’s most ambitious expansions. Beyond business, Angelina champions women’s leadership in real estate and mentors young professionals through Delta Holding’s talent programs. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, skiing, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. In 1991 Arvydas established AB Hanner, and from 1995 the company commenced investment in real estate. AB Hanner grew into leader of Baltic region and in 2004 received a CEEQA award for mixed use real estate development of the year for the Europa project in Vilnius. From 2005 AB Hanner started investment in foreign markets and currently develops projects not just in Lithuania, but as well in Poland, Spain, Italy and London, also has completed projects in Prague, Latvia, Ukraine, Romania, and Russia. Arvydas obtained a master degree of Civil Engineering from Vilnius Gediminas Technical University in 1978. Bartjan is a tax partner in the Investment Management and Real Estate teams and co-head of the London office of Loyens & Loeff since January 2023. He is an expert in (international) tax matters, focusing on cross border investments. He serves mainly international companies and private equity real estate investment funds, based in the UK, US, Asia and throughout Europe, although Dutch real estate enterprises are also among his clientele. Bartjan founded the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) team in 2002 and therefore has almost 25 years experience with investments in and from the region. He is also an active member of the APAC team with focus on Japan, since he worked at the Tokyo office from 1995 to 1998 and was responsible for Loyens & Loeff’s Japanese practice in 2012 and 2013. He is a member of the firm’s ESG team (tax governance and sustainability). Bartjan was chairman of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisers (Nederlandse Orde van Belastingadviseurs (NOB)) from June 2018 until June 2021. Between 2008 and 2016, Bartjan was already a board member of the NOB, where he held the role of chairman of the International Tax Affairs Committee. Until the end of 2017 he was also chairman of NOB’s Dutch Investment Climate Committee. He is a much sought-after guest speaker and writer on international tax, real estate investments, tax policy, tax governance, ESG and other topics that fall within his field of expertise. David heads the strategic growth, development and management of REassurance through CEE and Europe. Based in Poland , David has lived and worked across CEE and SEE for more than 20 years. The last 15 years of his career has meant direct involvement with some of the region’s largest real estate transactions and he has worked with many leading developers, banks, lawyers, investment funds and advisors providing solution driven transaction insurance. David has worked on numerous, office, retail, logistic, hotel and green-energy projects both as single assets or large portfolios across CEE. REassurance is an independent boutique insurance broker with specialist focus upon commercial real estate, M&A and renewable energy. They offer insurance solutions in respect of most real estate transactions. Whether it is a single asset acquisition, portfolio disposal or cross-border transaction they have experience with all requirements. Their combined legal and insurance knowledge especially relating to the legal ownership or use of real estate and transaction risks allows us to fully understand their client needs and deliver to them the ideal solution that is appropriate and cost effective. With more than 20 years of experience in real estate, operating in both Central and Eastern European real estate markets, Doron holds an MBA degree from the University of New York in Prague and he is fluent in Hebrew, English and Czech. He joined AFI Europe in 2008 and since 2011 served as CEO of AFI Europe’s operations in The Czech Republic and Germany. In 2018 Doron was appointed CEO of AFI Europe in Romania and in 2023 was appointed also Deputy CEO of AFI Europe. Guenther, CFA, has been working for Erste Group in various management functions in equity research since June 2000, responsible for more than 170 companies in Austria and the CEE region with a personal focus on the real estate sector. From March 2015 onwards, he was heading the Equity Capital Markets and from 2017 onwards also the Corporate DCM teams at Erste Group. In July 2022 Guenther was appointed as Head of Group Commercial Real Estate at Erste Group. In addition to the Master degree from the Vienna University of Business Administration and Economics, Guenther holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) degree. Before joining Erste Group in 2000, he worked for 5 years in the M&A/Corporate Finance department of CA IB Investmentbank AG. Hadley has been successfully operating in Poland for over 20 years where he is recognised for growing businesses and consistently outperforming the market place. Before establishing MDC² he used to hold the role of the founding CEO of EPP – the largest owner of shopping centres in Poland (EUR 2.6bn of GAV). Prior to EPP he was a Managing Partner for Eastern Europe for Colliers International where he built the best logistics and industrial space agency business in Central and Eastern Europe. In 2021 Hadley was the recipient of the prestigious CEEQA Lifetime Achievement in Real Estate award. Highly specialized in office agency and client representation services, Horatiu has a wide breadth of property experience, gained in his 20 years’ career by advising the main developers as well as the most prominent multinational companies operating in Romania. Named ‘Most Successful Broker’ on Romania’s market, several times, Horatiu is reputed for his cutting edge and professional consultancy services to tenants, developers and investors alike. Widely acknowledged for his pre-lease expertise, Horatiu has been involved in the largest real estate office projects, having leased over 1 mil. Sq M office space. Hubert has over 23 years of experience in banking with a focus on commercial property in CEE and corporate financing, including 4 years of management of the bank operations in Poland. In his career he has been involved in financing of various asset classes with reputable local and international investors and developers. Last years have been very successful for Hubert and his fantastic team in new business origination in CEE. Since 2022 Ivaylo has been heading the CEE expansion of BLD – the leading Bulgarian residential developer, part of the largest property holding in the country – AG Capital, with investments in a variety of asset classes including residential, PRS, office, logistics, retail parks. Ivaylo is originally from Varna, Bulgaria and holds BSc and MBA degrees from the UK Universities of Portsmouth and Sheffield respectively. Before joining BLD he managed the Bulgarian development business of one of the leading Baltic developers for nearly 14 years and spent 2 years in the defense and green energy sectors. He speaks Bulgarian and English and understands German and Polish. Jonathan is an Executive Partner at Cushman & Wakefield, overseeing the CEE & Nordics regions. He manages operations overseeing 2000 staff in 6 core CEE & Nordics markets, as well as 12 Alliance offices. Jonathan is part of the European Management Leadership Team of Cushman & Wakefield and the Managing Partner of Cushman & Wakefield in the Czech Republic. He is a member of the RICS and an IBF Board Member. Josef has two decades of experience in the industry. Under his leadership, Star Capital Finance, SCF Property Services, and SCF Investments have grown to become key players in the Central European real estate market, with a proven track record of identifying profitable investment opportunities. SCF currently manages a portfolio of 13 commercial properties with a value exceeding EUR 700 million. They focus mainly on retail and office properties. With unparalleled track record, expertise and pulse on the Polish market Krzysztof is one of the best-known professionals in the Polish commercial real estate sector and has worked for C&W for more than 18 years. He was appointed Head of Regional Cities in the Office Agency team in 2012 and successfully launched the C&W brand in Poland’s core regional markets. In 2018, he became Head of the Office Agency, and just two years later he took on the role of Head of C&W Poland. Despite market challenges during the pandemic, his strategic decisions helped to maintain and improve business profitability. With his energy and innovative management approach, Krzysztof inspires not only clients and partners, but also his employees whom he treats as equals irrespective of their position within the organization. Krzysztof ‘s priority is to develop services supporting RE participants in achieving ESG objectives. In 2022 he oversaw the creation of the company’s ESG Hub, and ESG services are now an integral part of the company’s offerings for each market segment. Lukáš is Chief Operating Officer and a Member of the Board of Accolade, a pan-European industrial and logistics real estate company active across ten European countries, a role he has held since 2019, responsible for the group’s expansion into new and foreign markets. He joined Accolade in 2016 to launch its Polish operations and previously held a management position at Emaar in the UAE, where he was involved in the operational management of Dubai Mall. He holds a degree in International Relations from the Prague University of Economics and Business. Magdalena has been with SEGRO since 2005. She started her career as Regional Director, then served as Country Manager before being appointed Managing Director for Poland and the Czech Republic in 2009. Today, she oversees SEGRO’s operations across both markets, drawing on more than 20 years of real estate experience, supported by her RICS qualification. In 2026, SEGRO celebrated 20 years of operations in both Poland and the Czech Republic, marking two decades of growth, long-term customer partnerships and sustainable development. The company continued to expand and strengthen its portfolio, building on the acquisition of SEGRO Logistics Park Prague, Sázava, which increased its Czech footprint by almost 30%. In Poland, SEGRO continued delivering modern, energy-efficient warehouse and industrial space while focusing on active asset management and customer experience. Sustainability remains at the heart of the business, with BREEAM Excellent certification targeted for all new developments and the ongoing certification of the existing portfolio. Małgorzata is the CEO of BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland, bringing over 20 years of expertise in corporate real estate, business strategy, and organisational transformation. Since joining the firm in 2013, she has held several senior leadership roles, including Head of Office Agency and Head of the Office Sector & Strategic Projects. In these capacities, she developed integrated service offerings and served as the primary advisor for BNP Paribas Group entities in Poland on portfolio efficiency and relocations. She also established the Business Intelligence Hub & Strategic Advisory team to provide advanced cross-sector insights. Prior to her current tenure, she held key roles at CBRE and DTZ (now Cushman & Wakefield) and began her career in the banking sector. A member and assessor of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Małgorzata combines strategic oversight with deep operational experience in complex transactions and business transformation. Marcel Sedlak has been the Group CEO of Asset Management at HB Reavis since 2023. He’s developed business excellence over a career that spans two decades. Starting as a Chief Investment Officer, Marcel has been here for all the company’s significant milestones, such as entering new markets. 2017 went down in HB Reavis history as the year when the brand entered the German market, with Marcel as the newly appointed CEO and a leader who made such an accomplishment happen. Between 2010 and 2017, Marcel was also an HB Reavis Executive Management member, utilising his experience as a general counsel and lawyer. Marcel’s cross-market experience and excellent leadership skills continue to help elevate the operations of our whole group. Sentient is one of the largest Project & Cost Management Consultants operating throughout Central & Eastern Europe and beyond. Following 22 years with Gardiner & Theobald, rising to Equity Partner, in 2013 Mark led the successful buyout of the G&T CEE operation together with the other regional partners. With the rebranding completed in October 2013, Sentient is now firmly established throughout the region with offices in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Montenegro and Croatia, together with extensive experience in many of the neighbouring countries – all based on the provision of high quality, client-focused services, including project and cost management, technical due diligence, lender’s supervision, ESG and expert witness services. Mark has been based in CEE for almost 30 years and has experience throughout the region. He is a Member of the Institute of Royal Chartered Surveyors. Martin Polák is Managing Director of GARBE Industrial Real Estate for Central and Eastern Europe, leading the company’s acquisitions, developments, asset management, and divestment activities across Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and — following the most recent expansion — Romania. Martin brings close to 20 years of experience in industrial and logistics real estate to GARBE. Before joining the company in 2020 to spearhead its entry into the CEE region, he spent twelve years at Prologis, one of the world’s leading logistics real estate firms, rising to Managing Director and Regional Head for Central and Eastern Europe, where he led a team of 80 professionals across the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. Under his leadership, GARBE’s CEE platform has grown steadily, expanding its regional footprint and building local teams with deep market expertise. Martin holds a civil engineering degree in economics and construction industry management from the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. Nicholas is a former investment banker who heads the family investment office of the Julius Meinl family, who have for many generations been active in real estate across Europe and, in particular in CEE. Linked to this role, Nicholas is Chairman of the Board of Julius Meinl Living PLC. This group acquires and develops prime properties in major European cities, then operates them under the brand “The Julius” as hotels whose rooms are mainly apartments. The first such property opened in Prague in 2022. The next is in Bucharest, was acquired in March 2024 and is scheduled to open in spring 2027. The group is currently on the look out for further prime properties both in CEE and in Europe more broadly. As the chairwoman of the board, Nina Kozáková is responsible for making decisions on key strategic and financial issues and managing the investment process, including the search for suitable real estate and the coordination of the acquisition process. Nina joined the company at the beginning of 2015 and has been active in the real estate market since 2005. Before joining Patria, she headed the Financing and Treasury Department and the Controlling and Group Reporting Department at the development company Crestyl and also worked as a real estate appraiser at the consulting company Colliers International. Nina graduated at the Faculty of International Relations at the University of Economics in Prague and received an MSc. in Real Estate from the University of Reading in the UK and a RICS Postgraduate Diploma in Real Estate. Today ZEITGEIST has over 60 projects under management with a total investment volume of ca. of €1.2 B Euro. ZEITGEIST with offices in Prague, Warsaw and Berlin, is a Real Estate Developer and Asset Manager for private and institutional investors in Germany and Central Eastern Europe. Prior to ZEITGEIST, Peter worked in institutional real estate in Germany, Central Eastern Europe and Turkey for HOCHTIEF Development and Rödl & Partner in Germany and Czech Republic. He is registered as licensed attorney at law in Germany and Czech Republic and holds a Law degree from Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. Piotr is a partner in Dentons’ Warsaw office heading the Real Estate practice in Poland and in Central and Eastern Europe. Piotr has specialized in real estate since 1995, his main focus being on investment, development and finance work. He has led and negotiated multiple single asset and portfolio transactions (notably in sale-and-leaseback, forward purchase and funding structures), primarily in the retail, logistics and office sectors. During his career, he has been involved in a number of institutional and landmark projects, like acquisitions of the largest retail assets in the CEE region, and advanced revitalization schemes regarding historic buildings and town planning. Piotr regularly advises on forming joint venture structures. He is ranked as a top tier real estate lawyer in Poland by independent legal directories. Chambers Europe has placed him for several years in Band 1. Piotr is also recommended as an expert in the area by Who’s Who Legal. Ramon is in charge of the real estate activities of Generali Group across eight Central and Eastern European and four Nordic markets. In his role, he is tasked with managing the relationships with the Generali Real Estate global functions, Generali global investors (PAN EU Funds) and Generali Group’s local Chief Officers, providing portfolio management advice on the real estate investments, ensuring the investment and divestment processes, scouting the markets and originating deals in line with the portfolio strategies. He is in charge of the third party asset management business expansion for the region. He is also responsible for the of the asset, letting, finance and property management activities in the region. Ramon joined Generali Group in 2002 after 2 years of experience in Pirelli Real Estate, also in Milan. He started to work in the real estate arm of Generali Group, Generali Immobiliare, helping to develop the investment, asset and fund management areas of the future Generali Real Estate. In 2008, Ramon embraced the new adventure of Generali Group in Prague (Generali PPF JV) focused on CEE Countries where he became Head of Real Estate. In 2013, Ramon came back to the new Generali Real Estate. In 2016 he became Head of CEE Region and in 2018 the Region was enlarged to the Nordic Countries too. Ramon holds a Degree in Business Administration from the University of Trieste and Real Estate Specialization from SDA Bocconi in Milan. Richard Curran is the Managing Director of Knight Frank Czech Republic, a position he has held since 2020. Knight Frank is the oldest established international real estate consultancy in the Czech Republic and is amongst the market leading agencies, particularly in the field of Capital Markets. Richard is also Member of Knight Franks` European Leadership Board. Prior to this Richard was at CBRE for 15 years, joining as Head of Agency before becoming Manging Director and leading the CBRE business in the Czech Republic for 12 years. In this time he oversaw the growth of the business from 25 people to over 350, becoming the leading agency on the Czech Real Estate market. He was also a member of the CEE Board of Directors and sat on the Polish board of CBRE. Richard began his career at Healy & Baker (Cushman & Wakefield) in Prague in 1997. Richard holds an Honors degree in Accounting and Human Resource Management from the National College of Ireland and is also a Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS). Tomasz leads EPP, Poland’s largest retail real estate manager by GLA, with a portfolio of 33 retail and office properties. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the Central and Eastern European real estate market, specialising in investment, leasing, and asset management. Before joining EPP, he spent more than 20 years at JLL, where his roles included Managing Director for Central and Eastern Europe. Under his leadership, EPP creates long-term value through active asset management, portfolio optimisation and strategic repositioning. The company is transforming its shopping centres into mixed-use destinations that respond to the needs of customers, tenants, and local communities. Investments in modernisation, digital solutions and energy efficiency enhance the appeal of its properties while supporting the delivery of EPP’s SBTi-validated emissions reduction targets. Tomasz sits on the Strategic Council of the Polish Council of Shopping Centres and represents EPP in the Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate. Victor is the Managing Partner of Kinstellar’s Bucharest office and the Co-Head of the firm-wide Real Estate practice. With almost 20 years’ experience in real estate focusing on Romania and the wider SEE region, Victor represents an array of international real estate funds and other real estate players across all sectors. Victor has built a reputation for efficiency and a “no-nonsense” commercial approach in organizing and closing transactions in the billions of EUR over his career and for building long-term relationships – skills that have earned him recognition as a top real estate practitioner for years in a row by major legal guides. A Canada-born, native English speaker, he began his career in the United States. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, a graduate degree in Russian and East European Studies at the University of Toronto, and law degrees from McGill University in Canada. He is admitted to the New York and Bucharest Bars. Before joining Kinstellar, Victor had worked for law firms in Romania and the US. While he has been tasked with various managerial roles in the firm, Victor is a transaction lawyer at heart, and enjoys what he does. Leading international legal directories such as Chambers, Legal 500 or other benchmark publications recommend him for being “very approachable and easy to engage in any project”. He is further recognised for “his deep knowledge of the industry”, as well as “leading understanding and application of law coupled with transactional experience.” Other interviewees praise him: “Victor Constantinescu is very hands-on, provides very good advice, has a lot of experience and knows how to handle any problems.”Quality Awards
Agata Brzezinska, Head of CEE, Pradera
Almos Mikesy, Chairman of the Board & CEO, Gránit Asset Management
Angelina Nekić, CEO, Delta Real Estate
Anna Bartoszewicz-Wnuk, CEO Poland, SINGU
Arvydas Avulis, Chairman & Owner, Hanner
Bartjan Zoetmulder, Head of CEE Real Estate, Loyens & Loeff
Bartłomiej Kordeczka, Pinsent Mason
David Yearn, Managing Director, REassurance
Doron Klein, Deputy CEO, CEO Romania & Czechia, AFI Europe
Dusan Sykora, CEO, REICO
Georg Blaschke, Head of Real Estate Finance CEE & Benelux, Helaba
Guenther Artner, Head of Group Commercial Real Estate, Erste Group
Hadley Dean, Founder, MDC²
Horatiu Papakonstantinou-Florescu, Chairman & CEO Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, Knight Frank
Hubert Manturczyk, General Manager CEE, Aareal Bank
Ivaylo Mishev, Director CEE, BLD
Joern-Erik Mantz, CEO Poland, E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions
Jonathan Hallett, MRICS, Head of CEE & Nordics, Cushman & Wakefield
Josef Malir, Managing Director, Business Owner, Star Capital Finance
Krzysztof Misiak, MRICS, Executive Partner, Head of Poland, Cushman & Wakefield
Lukáš Répal, COO, Accolade
Maciek Kaminski, Head of Economics & QS, Europtima
Magdalena Szulc MRICS, Managing Director, Poland and Czechia, SEGRO
Małgorzata Fibakiewicz, CEO Poland, BNP Paribas Real Estate
Marcel Sedlak, Group CEO Asset Management, HB Reavis
Marcin Klammer, Expansion Director CEE, Nhood
Mark Rea MRICS, Managing Partner, Sentient
Martin Polák, Managing Director CEE, Garbe
Monika Pyszkowska, Director Center Management International Poland, ECE Projektmanagement
Nicholas Hill, Chairman of the Board, Julius Meinl Living
Nina Kozaková, Chairwoman of the Board, Patria
Peter Noack, Co-Founder, ZEITGEIST Asset Management
Piotr Szafarz, Partner, Dentons
Ramon Spoladore, Head of Central Eastern Europe & Nordics, Generali Real Estate
Richard Curran, MRICS, Managing Director Czechia, Knight Frank
Tomasz Trzoslo, CEO, EPP
Victor Constantinescu, Partner, Head of Real Estate SEE, Kinstellar
