GlobeSt.com will be soon launching a dedicated San Diego edition and has reached out to Kidder Mathews to provide a bit more insight on the market. GlobeSt.com will update this story as we learn more.

The new hires to the San Diego office include:

Mark Read, a veteran with more than 30 years in the commercial real estate industry, who will serve as the managing partner for the San Diego office. Read was formerly a broker and then senior managing director for CBRE, where he managed more than 220 employees and 100 sales professionals across multiple service lines. Most recently, Read, was an executive managing director for Voit Real Estate Services, where he was responsible for the company's Orange County, Inland Empire and Los Angeles offices.

Ron King joins Kidder Mathews as a senior vice president. He is a 29-year professional and a former senior director with Cushman & Wakefield. King specializes in San Diego's North County in the areas of industrial and R&D sales and leasing, as well as land sales. King has been a member of the prestigious Society of Industrial and Office Realtors since 1998, and is the recipient of several national awards from SIOR for sales and leasing.

He has represented clients such as the Rockefeller Group, Hamann Companies, Stirling Development, MetLife, J.P. Morgan, SARES-Regis, Bixby, and SR Commercial, and has worked on major projects including Ocean Ranch Corporate Centre, Seagate Corporate Center and North County Corporate Center. King is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, and while serving in the Marine Corps was awarded the Leftwich Trophy, presented annually to one Captain. He is involved with NAIOP and is a past president of the San Diego SIOR Chapter.

Joe McDermott joins Kidder Mathews as a senior vice president. McDermott has more than 25 years of experience and specializes in industrial properties. McDermott was formerly a director with Cushman & Wakefield. He has sold over $350 million of industrial and office properties via investments, build-to-suits and user sales, and has been involved in over 1,750 transactions.

McDermott is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), the global leader in commercial and investment real estate education and services. Joe has recently represented such clients as Hamann Companies, SR Commercial, Voit Development Corporation, Whitaker Corporation, WPA Development, Earthlite Manufacturing, Brown Safe, Tri-City Christian School and Allied Swiss.

Robert Willingham joins Kidder Mathews as a senior vice president. Willingham was a former director with Cushman & Wakefield specializing in industrial and office real estate in San Diego's North County. He works closely with business owners, investors, developers and financial institutions to help formulate and execute comprehensive real estate strategies.

Willingham has represented such clients as Hamann Properties, Burke Development, Rockefeller Group, SR Commercial and RYAN Companies. During the previous five years he has closed in excess of $150 million in sale and lease transactions. He attended the United States Naval Academy and spent seven years serving as a member of the US Navy SEAL teams. Willingham is a member of the prestigious Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) and is also involved with NAIOP and the Naval Academy Alumni Association.

Managing partner, Read, says he is excited about the opportunity to help grow Kidder Mathews in San Diego. "The firm's emphasis on employee ownership aligns brokers' interests with those of the company in a way that just doesn't happen at other firms. They offer fantastic tools and resources without all the corporate layers of managers and cumbersome processes that some other firms have. Ron King, Joe McDermott, and Bob Willingham are top tier brokers who are well respected in the industry, and we have significant interest from other established producers. We expect to grow quickly here, and it's going to be fun," says Read.

GlobeSt.com will update this story as we learn more.