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.
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