KANSAS CITY, MO-Mike Klamm has taken over as managing director and market leader for CB Richard Ellis’ local office.
In his new role, Klamm will be responsible for all CBRE business lines in Kansas City, overseeing a staff of more than 200 professionals. He succeeds Don Thompson, who recently retired from the real estate industry after more than two decades with the company.
"Mike is absolutely the right person to drive our Kansas City operations forward, building on the solid foundation of success we already enjoy in the local market," says Mike Gerard, executive managing director, Midwest for CBRE. "He knows the Kansas City market intimately, is highly regarded within company and the local community and personifies our corporate values. We could not ask for a better representative for CBRE in Kansas City."
An industry veteran with 25 years of experience, Klamm previously served as a first vice president in CBRE's Capital Markets Group in Kansas City. He joined the firm in 2008 after Thompson recruited him from Colliers Turley Martin where he spent 13 years. In previous roles, he has served as asset manager, property manager and investment sales professional.
Klamm tells GlobeSt. he pursued the position of managing director and market leader once he heard Thompson planned to retire. “I made it known that I’d like to be considered for the position,” he says. “I was looking for a new challenge and saw an opportunity to help move this office to the next level.”
Klamm has a number of objectives he’d like to achieve in his new role including growing the business and filling in key position on the brokerage side of the business. He’d also like to leverage CBRE’s national specialty experts and bring them to the local office to help win more business.
“There are so many things going on in the market, we have to be on our toes all the time, making sure we don’t miss any opportunities,” Klamm says.
Originally focused on the property management end of the business, Klamm transitioned to investment sales brokerage in 2000. He has negotiated more than $250 million of property sales in Kansas City over the past six years, including the H&R Block World headquarters, City Center Square and US Bank Tower. He began his real estate career as an asset manager, working for several major financial institutions, including Equitable, Travelers and Prudential.
A graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Klamm has been active in several industry organizations including the Building Owners and Managers Association, Institute of Real Estate Management and Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Downtown Kansas City Community Improvement District.
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