Mitchell's primary duties include: property management, leasing, tenant relations, project and construction management, technical services, risk management, purchasing, energy management, and financial reporting.

Blair Oden, managing director of institutional services for CB Richard Ellis, tells GlobeSt. that the position had been open for a year. "We didn't fill it for two reasons: one, it's a critical role so it had to be a perfect fit, and two; the economic environment allowed us to be more patient than we normally could have been," he explains, adding that the firm considered four to five people, both internally and externally. Mitchell will work closely with Oden and Darrell Gage, senior director of asset services, to service CBRE clients and to expand the firm's platform.

"Several members of the management team knew Martin's leadership skills, financial background, and attention to a high level of service with clients," Oden says. "When he became a candidate, he was an obvious fit for the role."