Bartłomiej Zagrodnik in the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
Bartłomiej Zagrodnik, Managing Partner and CEO of Walter Herz, has earned the SIOR designation in the field of office real estate, awarded by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, a global organization that unites leaders in the commercial real estate industry. This designation enables Walter Herz to leverage the latest solutions and the expertise of nearly 4,000 top international advisors.
The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., bringing together professionals in the office and industrial real estate markets, operating across six continents. To earn the prestigious SIOR designation, candidates must demonstrate relevant experience, meet stringent educational criteria, and confirm their professional and ethical qualifications. The SIOR title is awarded to commercial real estate professionals known for their high standards of responsibility and ethics.
- SIOR membership, with access to a global network of top specialists in 50 countries worldwide, enhances our advisory capabilities and business potential. It opens up broad opportunities for establishing connections with the most influential brokers, investors, and corporate leaders in commercial real estate. It provides access to trusted market knowledge and up-to-date information about local markets. Gaining global insights and solutions provides Walter Herz’s clients with broader opportunities for collaboration, including executing transactions in European countries as well as worldwide. It enables more effective support for investors in making well-informed decisions – says Bartłomiej Zagrodnik, Managing Partner and CEO of Walter Herz.
Bartłomiej Zagrodnik acknowledges that the SIOR designation is a special distinction in his over 20-year professional career. – I am proud to have joined the ranks of global industry experts, thereby expanding the association’s Polish and European membership base. The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors is an elite organization that offers unique opportunities for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and implementing international projects. Leveraging these experiences will also enable us to provide more effective advice to investors in the domestic real estate market – he adds.
Bartłomiej Zagrodnik is the founder and CEO of Walter Herz, a consulting firm active in Poland’s commercial real estate sector. He has over twenty years of professional experience in the industry, having worked at international corporations such as King Sturge and Jones Lang Lasalle, where he specialized in analyzing management process migrations, including the acquisition and sale of real estate portfolios. He holds degrees from Bradford University and Kozminski University in Warsaw
and completed studies in real estate valuation at the Warsaw School of Economics. He is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and a member of Polish Real Estate Federation (PFRN).
The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) is a global organization with approximately 4,000 members from 50 countries. The association represents the global elite of office and industrial real estate professionals. Since 1941, it has set standards for industry practices and ethics. Its members are competent, experienced, and successful professionals active in key markets worldwide in the commercial real estate sector. Each year, they conduct billions of dollars worth of transactions, providing clients with the highest level of service. 92% of SIOR members work with Fortune 200 companies. In recent years, SIOR’s international presence has grown by 19%.