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www.tegova.org July 2014 Journal of the Recognised European Valuer Issue No. 8 TEGoVA General Assembly Elects New Chairman and Board – 2 300 Recognised European Valuers Raise Status of Valuation Profession – Work commenced on European Valuation Standards 2016 Association of Property Valuation Companies New TEGoVA Board and Secretariat: From left to right: for the Banking Sector; Italy), Jean-François Drouets (AFREXIM – French Association of Konstantinos Pallis, Adrian Vascu Property Valuation Companies), Wolfgang (Treasurer), Krzysztof Grzesik Kälberer (vdp – Association of German (Chairman), Michael MacBrien, Pfandbrief Banks), Danijela Ilić (NAVS – Jean-François Drouets, Gabriela Cuper, François Isnard (Managing National Association of Valuers of Serbia), Director), Sillvia Cappelli, Roger Messenger (IRRV – Institute of Revenues Wofgang Kälberer, Danijela Ilic ́ , Rating and Valuation; UK) Konstantinos Pallis Roger Messenger (Vice Chairman) (AVAG – Association of Greek Valuers) and of new Chairman Krzysztof Adrian Vascu (ANEVAR – National Association Grzesik , of the Polish of Romanian Valuers). Federation of Valuers' Of note also was the launch of a timely Associations who declared Information Paper on "Valuation Certainty his priority to be assisting and Market Risk" and the announcement governments in developing by John Hockey , Chairman of the European TEGoVA's Spring Assembly in Oslo on 16th reliable national valuation Standards Board, of work having commenced May broke all previous records with 80 standards for mortgage lending based on on the next edition of European Valuation delegates in attendance from 26 countries European Valuation Standards (EVS) as Standards to be launched in Brussels in May The main business of the event, hosted by the specifjed by the EU Mortgage Credit Directive 2016. The TEGoVA Chairman also awarded Norwegian Valuers and Surveyors Association and favoured by the European Central Bank. certifjcates to 300 new Recognised European (NTF) was voting for a new TEGoVA Board for The other members elected to the TEGoVA Valuers taking the total to over 2 300 in 14 countries. • the next 3 years. The result was the election Board were Silvia Cappelli (ASSOVIB – Message from by the election of a very talented, energetic opportunity which we must seize with good and committed group of board members communication, public relations and the Chairman who, with the immense reservoir of talent lobbying skills, engaging with government and expertise in our committees and working and mobilising the whole TEGoVA groups and with the Secretariat at Brussels HQ membership. At the same time we must do Krzysztof Grzesik REV will constitute 'Team TEGoVA' competing for all this in a way that gives us enjoyment and infmuence amongst European policy and law frequent cause for celebration. It is fjtting that the last of Roger Messenger's makers on the one hand and the movers and The secret of TEGoVA’s success is the fun 7 years in offjce was also TEGoVA’s most shakers of the real estate industry on the other. and unique camaraderie which exists within successful as the European valuation For most of its 37 years of existence the organisation but also the respect for the profession's standard setting body, with its TEGoVA’s mission has been to harmonise diversity of valuation qualifjcations across European Valuation Standards having become standards and valuation practice in Europe. the continent. The last decade has taught us embedded in European law and marked out by In recent years we have upped our game. once and for all that when it comes to real the European Central Bank as preferred above Harmonisation is important but in today's estate valuation in Europe, one size does not all other standards. And TEGoVA has grown highly competitive market we must fjght for fjt all. And yet with that in mind TEGoVA its membership to 59 professional associations our members, indeed sometimes for their very has managed to create a Mark of Excellence representing some 70 000 real estate valuers in survival all the while seeking to raise the status in Valuation. I am of course referring to the 32 countries. of our profession in Europe. We need to be Recognised European Valuer qualifjcation so The benchmark for success has thus been treated on a par with other professions such as far taken up by an elite 2 300 valuers in 14 set high and as the newly elected chairman law and accountancy. That is my simple vision. countries. there is much to aspire to over the next 3 Paradoxically the fjnancial crisis and the I take this opportunity to wish you all an enjoyable and restful summer. • years of offjce. My task will be made easier EU regulation that followed have given us the