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Małgorzata Turek

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The Real Estate Personality of the Year, Poland
Małogrzata is responsible for Echo Investment's core activity, which is purchasing plots for further growth, preparing them to development and sales of ready office and retail properties. She manages all processes related to purchase and sale transactions: business due diligence, negotiations, legal, tax and administrative processing. Małogrzata heads the team that secure future pipeline and have major influence on the Echo Investment’s financial liquidity. As a Board Member she participates in taking major decisions regarding the Company’s policy, future growth and new business.
Candidate’s name
Małgorzata Turek
Current position
Member of the Board, responsible for investment & divestment
Company’s name
Echo Investment
Work experience in this position
Member of the Board at Echo Investment since March 2019.
Description of business activity (profile, market sectors served, etc.)
Małgorzata Turek has over twenty years of experience in the real estate industry while working for both investment and development companies as well as international law firms. She is a specialist in the field of asset management as well as real estate purchase and sale transactions. A graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and a member of the Bar Association in Poland.
Size of the company managed by the candidate (headcount, regions of activity)
Ca. 470 people, the Company active in Warsaw, Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Katowice, Gdańsk, and Poznań.
The y-o-y increase in profits/income generated last year
15% of revenue increase 2018 vs 2017
Career path (Previous employers, professional progress, when was the candidate promoted to the current position, etc.)
Since 2017, she has been the president of the newly formed company Globalworth Poland Real Estate, where she was responsible for the organisation, development of a sustainable property portfolio generating revenues, as well as the establishment of all key functions of the company. She also gained her experience at Skanska Property Poland, where in 2012-2017 as a board member (Chief Operating Officer), she was responsible for the company’s transactions and operations. Previously, Małgorzata worked at the renowned law firm Linklaters where she specialised in transactions on the commercial real estate market.
Biggest business achievements, especially those made last year
Close of purchase transactions of plots for c.a. 110,000 sqm of potential leasing/selling area Securing by PSPA purchase of properties for c.a. 190,000 sqm of potential leasing/selling area. Closing the sale transaction of Gatehouse Offices building (part of Warsaw Brewery project) for EUR 76.5 million. Disposal of O3 Business Campus III office building in Krakow for EUR 47.2 million
Contributions made to the improvement of the CEE commercial property market
Skanska Commercial Development Europe and Griffin Premium RE../Globalworth Poland as Member of the Management Board and CEO.
Other industry awards and prizes
As a member of the board in Skanska Commercial Development Europe and Griffin Premium RE../Globalworth Poland, she contributed to many industry awards for both companies, including Eurobuild Awards over the last 10 years, such as Developer of a Year, Office Developer of a year or awards for particular buildings delivered by Skanska and Globalworth.