Colliers Hungary welcomes Michael Smithing back

06
Jul
2017
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by Ákos Budai | Career

Colliers International Hungary announced that Michael Smithing has returned to the Office Agency Team as Director of Landlord Representation, effective immediately.


Michael Smithing has almost 25 years of experience in Hungarian real estate. He joined Colliers as an office agent in 1993, and served as Managing Director from 2001 through 2010. For the past six years, Michael has focused on Green Building Advisory, where he built a pan-regional team across EMEA and Asia which has certified over 1 million sqm in 50 projects for clients including CA IMMO, Citibank and GTC. 

In his new role, Michael will return to his roots in office agency to lead the landlord representation side of the business. He will continue to oversee the green building advisory business across EMEA.
 
„After 3 years in Singapore, I’m excited to be back in Budapest meeting clients and focusing on transactions.  I’m looking forward to bring some fresh ideas to the market and quickly becoming a major force in office leasing.” – said Michael Smithing, Director of Landlord Representation at Colliers International Hungary.



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