Biographies

André Molnar

André Molnar, President of the Molnar Group of Companies, is a leader in the real estate industry in British Columbia, Canada. During a career that has spanned more than 30 years, Mr. Molnar has developed extensive expertise in residential real estate construction and management. He has completed and sold apartment and townhouse condominium projects comprising more than 3,000 units, as well as approximately 200 single-family homes. In addition, he has been the recipient of numerous industry awards and special citations.

Mr. Molnar has held a variety of positions in industry and community organizations, including former President of the Canadian Home Builder’s Association of British Columbia, former Chairman of New Home Warranty and Director of the Urban Development Institute. Hungarian-born, André Molnar spent his early life in Europe, completing a business management program in Switzerland before moving to Canada in 1966 and settling in Vancouver. He has been the Honorary Consul General to the Republic of Hungary for the Province of British Columbia since 1990.

In the 1970’s, André Molnar specialized in building low-rise, wood-frame buildings in Vancouver, including the national award-winning West Park project. It was during this period that Mr. Molnar first gained recognition in Vancouver for projects encompassing unique designs, urban comfort, special detailing and quality finishes, while at the same time maintaining affordability and broad market appeal.

Beginning in 1980, Mr. Molnar began to assemble and manage investment properties. These include a portfolio of prominent properties in Montreal, Canada, such as the Carrefour-Dorchester Hotel in downtown Montreal. He also began to diversify his building projects into the outlying areas of Vancouver, particularly the rapidly growing urban regions of Coquitlam, Surrey and New Westminster. At the same time, he established a successful record in the single family housing industry.

Over the last decade, André Molnar has continued to expand his property development business and also began to re-focus on the acquisition and management of commercial and residential investment properties. In addition to completing a series of large-scale projects in New Westminster, Coquitlam and Tsawwassen, The Molnar Group also acquired properties in the United States, such as Barkley Trails and Barkley Park in Bellingham, Washington State. It completed constructing a prestigious condominium project entitled “Harris Square” in Fairhaven, Washington State (costing $26 million) and also completed McKenzie Square in Fairhaven, Bellingham, and a 103 – unit apartment complex in Lacey, Washington State. Mr. Molnar continues to actively invest in commercial and residential properties in Washington State as well as in British Columbia.

Julie Molnar

Julie is a Director of The Molnar Group and all related companies since 1982. Although she is involved in all aspects of the business, Julie is directly responsible for marketing and design. Working with architects, Julie designs interior specifications, floor plans and display homes for both commercial and residential projects. She is involved in overseeing these areas during construction and liaises with marketing groups to promote the projects upon completion.

Prior to the Molnar Group, Julie worked as an International Account Manager for IBM in San Francisco. A native of Tennessee, Julie graduated Magna Cum Laude from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in Near Eastern Archaeology and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Julie has also done extensive charitable work in Vancouver, most notably the creation of the Canadian Craft Museum, which was the only national museum in Western Canada. She has also won awards for her interior design work in the United States and Canada.

Chung Kiat “C. K.” Soh

C.K. joined The Molnar Group in 2003 as an Investment Analyst. Since then, he has been actively involved in the management, financing, purchasing and sale of various projects in the lower mainland of British Columbia and in Washington State.

Coming from a background in International Relations and Law, C. K. is a graduate of The London School of Economics and Political Science (B.Sc. (Econ) with First Class Honours) and Oxford University (Master of Philosophy, International Relations). He also holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Law.

Prior to joining The Molnar Group, C. K. worked as a consultant for Oxford Analytica, an international relations consultancy company. C.K. oversees the projects and investments of The Molnar Group and works closely with André Molnar.

Craig Lewis

Craig Lewis provides bookkeeping and accounting services to The Molnar Group as required.

Craig received his CA from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. He has extensive UK and Canadian experience in both practice and industry, and joined The Molnar Group in 2004.

Dak Molnar

Dak was born in Vancouver BC, in 1975.  Dak attended the University of Western Ontario, UIVC, and BCIT where he studied economics and commerce.  He joined his family company The Molnar Group, in 1995.

Dak worked and managed all facets of the family business including business management, property acquisition, and property disposition marketing and sales. 

In 1998 he joined Colliers International as a Commercial investment broker where he worked for six years specializing in the acquisition and disposition of shopping centre’s and multi family apartment buildings. Dak was in the top 50 brokers in Canada several years in a row.  In 2004 he started Balmoral Shopping Centres Ltd.

Dak Molnar is the President of Balmoral shopping Centres Ltd., a Real Estate investment and consulting company that is exclusively contracted to The Molnar Group, and one other real estate client Wesbild Holdings Ltd.

During his career, Dak has been directly involved in over $700 million in transactions as a broker, agent and/or principal.