Futureal Group announces new appointment

18
Sep
2024
News - Futureal Group announces new appointment #commercial #Futureal #Gábor Futó #Hungary #János Gárdai #office

by Property Forum | Career

János Gárdai has been appointed CEO of Futureal Development and Shared Services Partnership and Group Asset Management Director. 


As Asset Management Director, he will be responsible for the asset management of Futureal, Futureal Investment Partners, which oversees investments in Poland, and HelloParks in Hungary. As CEO of Futureal Development and Shared Services Partnership, he will manage the company’s commercial and office developments and investments. 

Gárdai has 25 years’ worth of experience in the real estate sector. He graduated from the College of Finance and Accounting. He began his career as a financial analyst and controller, and for more than two decades, he was responsible for managing White Star Real Estate’s (formerly AIG/Lincoln) office in Hungary. In the next phase of his career, he served as COO in six countries and as a board member at GTC. 

The company has completed commercial and office projects spanning 500,000 sqm, with a total value exceeding €1.6 billion. 

“In recent years, the commercial real estate market has dramatically transformed, requiring constant renewal from industry players. With János Gárdai’s arrival, the group further solidifies its market-leading position. Thanks to his decades of professional experience and comprehensive market knowledge, numerous new business opportunities will open up for our company, bringing us closer to achieving our strategic goals,” says Gábor Futó, co-founder and shareholder of the Futureal Group. 

Since its foundation, Futureal Group’s portfolio has included more than 240 real estate projects with a total value of €6 billion and an area of over 4 million sqm. 




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