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Colliers Moves to Ramp Up Czech Presence

PRAGUE-Eleven key hires are made to boost the real estate network's office here, including Czech skating star Otto Jelinek.

By Joe Clements | Updated on September 25, 2007

PRAGUE-Headlined by former world champion figure skater and hometown legend Otto Jelinek, Colliers International has made a series of appointments to its commercial real estate operation here, growing the staff by 30% in anticipation of rising cross-border interest in the former Soviet Union stronghold. Thomas Rideout, appointed managing director of the Czech team to begin the year, announced the additions and changes to the office’s organizational structure. Some divisions are being revamped, he explains, and new ones are being created to broaden the company’s platform.

“I am confident that these hires and our new strategy will put us on the right track to becoming the leading force in the market,” says Rideout. While Jelinek’s appointment is the most high profile, Rideout also cites the value of other arrivals such as Luke Dawson from the Colliers office in British Columbia; new regional director of finance Martin Sobisek, who leaves a similar post in Apple IMC’s Czech office; and Carlo Gradl, a commercial real estate veteran active in the Prague market for 14 years. The German native has been retained as director of office listings and retail services.

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