BIG CEO Chaim Galis Nominated for European Commercial Real Estate Executive of the Year
Chaim Galis, CEO of the Israeli real estate group BIG, has been nominated for the "Executive of the Year" award by the professional magazine ACROSS in the European commercial real estate industry. Galis, who has led BIG for nine years and previously served as deputy CEO, is nominated alongside other senior executives from major European real estate and retail groups. The award ceremony will take place in November 2026 during the MAPIC events in Cannes.
BIG's expansion in the commercial real estate investment market in Central and Eastern Europe is cited as the reason for Galis's nomination. The article also briefly mentions other unrelated business news, including the opening of new headquarters for Magnum Ice Cream Israel in Airport City with an investment of NIS 7 million, the launch of a winter collection for the baby lifestyle brand "Take me Home" by fashion entrepreneur Elinor Kopler, and several new appointments in Israeli companies. These include Israel David as chairman of the Association of Engineers for Construction and Infrastructure, Avishai Gazit as manager of ground operations for FedEx in Israel, Greece, and Cyprus, and Noy Kadam Demdmon as head of corporate communications for the credit card company CAL.