The appointment was approved by the Board of Directors on 16 October 2026, and he will take office on 17 December 2026.

Jaloba brings more than 20 years of experience in real estate financing, investment, valuation and development. Since 2017, he has been Head of Real Estate Finance at Banca Comercială Română (BCR), part of Erste Group. He has structured and executed real estate financing transactions exceeding EUR 2.3 billion, coordinated syndicated lending involving European banks, and overseen financing structures, lender relationships and portfolio monitoring.

From 2014 to 2017, Jaloba was Head of Valuation Advisory and Business Development at JLL, where he oversaw valuation and analysis activities exceeding EUR 4.5 billion annually and advised on institutional real estate portfolios. From 2010 to 2014, he served as General Manager of Price Invest, focusing on valuation, bank advisory and restructuring. Earlier in his career, he held roles as Expansion Manager at OBI Romania, Country Manager at Arco Capital, and Real Estate Appraiser and Consultant at CBRE.

Jaloba holds an Executive MBA from Maastricht School of Management and has an academic background in law and economics. He is an ANEVAR-qualified valuer and a former board member of RICS Romania.

He will succeed Cosmin Samoila, who is leaving the role to focus on new professional projects.

(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)