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TO BUSINESS, AND NATIONAL EDITORS:
Craig M. Robinson Joins Colliers International to Lead U.S. Business
SEATTLE, March 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Colliers International today
announced that commercial real estate veteran Craig M. Robinson will
take the reins as president of Colliers' U.S. operations, a newly
created position. Robinson will report to Colliers' Chief Executive
Officer | Americas, Dylan Taylor, managing all aspects of day-to-day
U.S. business for the commercial real estate services firm, including
operations, strategic initiatives, and business development.
"Craig Robinson will be a key asset to our growing leadership team,"
said Taylor. "His strong experience in corporate services, equity
investments, and government and public-sector occupier services-as
well as his banking and consulting experience-gives him the breadth
and depth of knowledge necessary to lead our U.S. business. Craig will
make a wonderful addition to our enterprising team."
Prior to joining Colliers, Robinson was president of corporate
services at a national real estate services firm, where he was
responsible for all corporate services business development, account
operations and strategic planning. He also served on that firm's
executive committee and its board of directors.
Robinson's commercial real estate career also includes structuring and
managing more than $350 million in equity real estate investments for
AIG Global Real Estate. During his time with AIG, Robinson's primary
focus was Atlantic Station, a $3 billion, mixed-use development
project in Midtown Atlanta. Prior to AIG, as a member of Trammell
Crow's leadership team, he co-led the launch of its Government and
Public Sector practice group and provided strategic consulting
services to an array of occupier clients. And finally, before entering
the commercial real estate field, he worked for Arthur Andersen
Business Consulting in Europe and Goldman Sachs in New York.
Robinson serves on a number of boards focused on global commercial
real estate, economic development and disadvantaged youth. His current
board affiliations include CoreNet Global Board of Directors, the
Harvard Real Estate Academic Initiative Alumni Advisory Board, Coro
New York Leadership Center Board (executive committee) and, until
recently, served on the executive committee of Atlanta's Historic
District Development Corporation. Within the commercial real estate
sector, Robinson also serves as a regular panelist and speaker at ULI,
CoreNet, NAIOP and SIOR and is a contributor to CoreNet's Leader
magazine.
He holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business
School and earned his Bachelor of Science at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.
For more information about Colliers International, please connect with
us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and SlideShare.
ABOUT COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL Colliers International is a global
leader in commercial real estate services, with more than 13,500
professionals operating out of more than 482 offices in 62 countries.
A subsidiary of FirstService Corporation (TSX: FSV; NASDAQ: FSRV),
Colliers International delivers a full range of services to real
estate users, owners and investors worldwide, including global
corporate solutions, brokerage, property and asset management, hotel
investment sales and consulting, valuation, consulting and appraisal
services, mortgage banking and insightful research. The latest annual
survey by the Lipsey Company ranked Colliers International as the
second-most-recognized commercial real estate firm in the world.
SOURCE Colliers International
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