Former Cushman & Wakefield senior directors Ben Eisenberg and Walter Byrd have joined Trammell Crow as senior vice presidents in the company's local office. In their new role, they are leading the company's industrial brokerage practice in South Florida. In addition, Thomas Kresse and their marketing assistant, Valderine Preal, have joined Trammell Crow from Cushman and Wakefield.

The moves mark the second time a senior director departed from Cushman & Wakefield in the area in the past three months. The other was John Bell, who left the company in the summer after 15 years. As senior vice president, Bell leads Trammell Crow's investment sales practice in South Florida and is working to grow its presence in Florida.

Donald Cartwright, South Florida area director for Trammell Crow, says the company's changes were nothing intentional with Cushman & Wakefield, rather the company was looking for strong executives. "Their coming on board was … a result of our goals to find a top industrial team, and they both have long, distinguished careers in South Florida in the industrial leasing investment market," he says. "And of course, along with them came some of their staff."