Current CoreNet board members are from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Hong Kong and Australia. Barry Varcoe of the Royal Bank of Scotland is the group's chair-elect and will succeed Tamburro next year.Stephen A. Stoner, managing director-central region with First Industrial Realty Trust Inc., was appointed treasurer of the CoreNet board. Directors elected to three-year terms are: Richard Paver, VP-group real estate, BP International; Mark Schleyer, VP-corporate real estate, AT&T; Lee Utke, director, global corporate real estate, Whirlpool Corp.; Richard (Rick) Bertasi, VP and general manager, EMEA Global Workplace Solutions, Johnson Controls; and Bruce Ficke, EVP-client solutions, Cushman & Wakefield.

Additionally, five associate directors were appointed to one-year terms: Stephen (Steve) Hargis, SVP, HOK; Tim McGrath, assistant deputy minister, Public Works & Government Services, Canada; Mary Jane Olhasso, director of economic development, Ontario, CA; Bruce Richards, national portfolio manager, Corporate Real Estate Group, Australia Post; and Randall (Randy) White, senior director, Asia Pacific, DTZ. Continuing in leadership positions are: Karen Ellzey, executive managing director, CB Richard Ellis; Mark Gorman, director of global real estate, Nortel; Suzanne Heidelberger, director of real estate, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP; Renee Leach, director, Global Workplace Program, Hewlett Packard; Trex Morris, Americas director, real estate services, Ernst & Young; Ed Noha, managing director, Jones Lang LaSalle; and Wayne Peacock, EVP, USAA.