NEW YORK CITY-Joseph R. Harbert, chief operating officer for Cushman & Wakefield’s New York Metro Region, has departed the brokerage to become president of the Eastern region at Colliers International. According to Crain’s New York Business, the move is “part of the company’s effort to raise its profile” in New York City.
Dylan Taylor, CEO of the US division of Colliers, told Crain’s that the firm hired Harbert for his proven “leadership in the New York market” and a “tremendous track record of taking brokerages to leading positions.”
Harbert, who was responsible for developing and overseeing management initiatives for all of the service lines at C&W, has also served as vice chair and general manager at CBRE, where he was responsible for management of retail services, investment sales, consulting, agency leasing and asset services. Prior to the merger with CBRE, he filled the positions of senior managing director and eventually chief operating officer for Insignia/ESG for its New York Metro Region.
In a statement e-mailed to GlobeSt.com, Jim Underhill, C&W CEO of the Americas, comments: “We wish Joe well and are happy for him. At the same time, we have ambitious plans to grow our New York operation aggressively as we have elsewhere around the country. We have been and will continue to look for both leaders as well as professionals who can take what is already a well established and top-performing firm to the next level.”
The announcement marks yet another major executive move in the commercial real estate world. Over the last month, C&W also lost Arthur Mirante to Avison Young’s Manhattan office and Thomas D’Arcy left Newmark Grubb Knight Frank to lead American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust Inc. after the bankruptcy sale of Grubb & Ellis.
Representatives from Colliers could not be reached in-time for deadline. Please check GlobeSt.com for a detailed analysis on Monday.
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