PHOENIX—Voit Real Estate Services announces that Tom Johnston has been appointed managing director to oversee all aspects of Voit's operations in the Phoenix and Las Vegas markets, according to Robert D. Voit, CEO of Voit Real Estate Services. Johnston will provide guidance and leadership to his team comprised of brokerage and real estate management professionals.

“With the goal of growing our team in the Phoenix region over the next few years as well as continuing our strategic initiative to integrate our brokerage and real estate management platforms throughout our regions, the addition of Tom in the role of Managing Director for both the Phoenix and Las Vegas markets will support these efforts,” says Voit.

Prior to joining Voit, Johnston served as senior vice president of leasing and sales for PhoenixMart. While there, he oversaw the leasing and sales of a 585 acre, six million square-foot development project for the creation of a 21st century global market place that will include office, industrial, retail, multifamily and hospitality. He also built and managed a 23-person leasing and sales team to contract with domestic and foreign tenants for the first phase of PhoenixMart, a 1.7 million square-foot “permanent trade show” with 1,750 suites, anticipated to open May 2015.