Cushman & Wakefield has recruited two directors from Jones Lang LaSalle to head its Turkish operation.
Cushman & Wakefield has recruited two directors from Jones Lang LaSalle to head its Turkish operation.
Two senior professionals have joined C&W this week from Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) and are both partners and members of the Turkish board of directors. These hires are part of a major recruitment drive by C&W in Turkey and further appointments are to be announced in the coming months.
Rahsan Cebe, the current head of C&W in Turkey will be stepping down from her role and relocating to Canada in early 2013.
Togrul Gönden has joined as managing partner for C&W in Turkey. Gönden is a Turkish National and was previously director and head of Retail Property & Asset Management for JLL in Russia. He was educated in Germany, the US and Spain, and over the past 12 years, has gained a wealth of international property experience having worked and lived in Germany, Turkey and Russia.
Tugra Gönden has joined C&W as partner and head of Office and Industrial in Turkey. He was previously a director for Commercial Markets at JLL in Turkey where he developed the Office and Industrial Agency and Tenant Representation businesses. He has been based in Istanbul for the last six years. Prior to that, he had a nine-year career in project and property management in Germany.
'These latest appointments of top talent at Cushman & Wakefield are in line with our global strategic plan to strengthen areas of our business in markets where we see significant opportunities for growth,' said Carlo Barel di Sant'Albano, CEO of Cushman & Wakefield in EMEA.
