TORONTO, ON—After competing against a wide range of companies nationwide to win the Canada's Best Managed Companies award in 2011, Toronto-based commercial real estate services firm Avison Young requalified in 2012 to maintain its status as a Best Managed company.
The national award is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, National Post, Queen's School of Business and MacKay CEO forums. Canada's Best Managed companies, spanning every region across the country and an array of industries, have demonstrated business excellence through a rigorous and independent process that evaluates the caliber of their management abilities and practices, the organizers say.
“On behalf of the Board of Directors of Avison Young, our employees, our clients and our partners, we are truly honored to have been renamed one of Canada's Best Managed Companies,” said Avison Young Chair and CEO Mark Rose. “This designation is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our employees, our tremendous growth in recent years, and our differentiated, Principal-led structure. Each Principal has a stake in the success of our firm, which drives a culture of collaboration, co-operation and client focus, across the company.”
Avison Young is the largest Canadian-owned, principal-managed commercial real estate brokerage firm in North America.Since launching its five-year growth plan in late 2008, the company has grown from 11 to 43 offices and from 300 to more than 1,100 real estate professionals across Canada and the U.S. The company now has its eye on future growth in Europe and Asia.
“We would like to congratulate Avison Young and its entire workforce. Achieving Canada's highest level of Canadian business excellence takes a united effort and we are privileged to acknowledge such a strong team,” states John Hughes, Partner, growth enterprise leader, Toronto, Deloitte.
“We believe that there are three vital building blocks to sustainable growth: strategy, capability, and commitment. Avison Young has demonstrated it is a model of success in all three areas and is duly recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed.”
Established in 1993, Canada's Best Managed Companies is a national awards program recognizing Canadian companies that have implemented world-class business practices and created value in innovative ways. Applications are reviewed by an independent judging panel that evaluates how companies address various business challenges, including new technologies, globalization, brand management, leadership, leveraging and developing core competencies, designing information systems, and hiring the right talent to facilitate growth.
2012 winners of the Canada's Best Managed Companies award, along with the Gold Standard winners, Requalified and Platinum Club members, will be honored at the annual Best Managed gala in Toronto on April 16. On the same date, the Best Managed symposium will address leading-edge business issues that are key to the success of today's business leaders.
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David Phillips
David Phillips is a Chicago-based freelance writer and consultant with more than 20 years experience in business and community news. He also has extensive reporting experience in the food manufacturing industry for national trade publications.
