Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR recognizes 2017 standouts
Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR honored the company’s2017 outstanding achievers at its annual awards luncheon held at the Tucson Country Club on January 24, 2018. Firm leader Barbi Reuter recognized Rebecca Fuentes, SPHR with the “President’s Award for Excellence,” citing tremendous growth, and stellar community and internal leadership roles.
For the first time, Reuter gave special recognition to an individual who embodies and promotes the company culture, Russell W. Hall, SIOR. The “Peter H. Douglas Heart & Soul Award” honors Douglas’ legacy. Douglas, an original shareholder of the firm who died in 2014, possessed outsized empathy and community involvement.
The annual “Winner’s Circle” includes the firm’s top three producing commercial real estate agents. 2017’s Top Producer was Robert Glaser, SIOR, CCIM, principal and industrial properties specialist. Glaser is no stranger to production leadership: This is his 15th of 33 historical Top Producer awards. Rounding out the Winner’s Circle were Richard B. Kleiner, MBA and Greg Furrier, with second and third place production, respectively, frequent top producers during their long tenures with the firm.
2017’s highest producers in each division were also recognized:
• Industrial: Robert Glaser, SIOR, CCIM
• Retail: Greg Furrier
• Office: Richard Kleiner, MBA
• Multifamily: Allan Mendelsberg
Director of Property Management, Tina Olson, RPA FMA, presented three awards: “Most Valuable Player” recognition went to Angie Benedict, C&W | PICOR’s Accounting Manager and 19-year veteran, while “Manager of the Year” honors were bestowed on Linda Montes-Cota, RPA, for the fifth time. Brianne Hansen earned the “Tenant Relations Award” for the highest overall scoring on tenant satisfaction surveys.
Human Relations Director, Rebecca Fuentes, recognized Georgia Knoop as the “Admin Employee of the Year” for her stalwart focus on systems and quality.
“Fast Start” recognition went to Daniel Leibsohn in Brokerage and Scott Donovan in Property Management.
DAUM names top producers for 2017
David Wilson, Chris Rogers, Trevor McKendry, Rich Sica and Ben Johnson of DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services of Phoenix have been named top producers for 2017, according to Steve McKendry, executive vice president and branch manager of DAUM Phoenix.
David Wilson, executive vice president of DAUM Phoenix, has consistently been one of DAUM’s Top Ten Producers and has been the Top Producer in the Phoenix office for the past three years. A 30-year real estate veteran, Wilson specializes in the sale of industrial and investment properties in metro Phoenix. He was responsible for the recent $11.22 million in sales of three industrial buildings purchased by Zouras Trust, a $2 million cold storage facility sale to Shamrock Foods Company, as well as the $1.55 million purchase of the new corporate office and manufacturing operation for Kroy Sign Systems in Scottsdale Airpark.
Chris Rogers and Trevor McKendry, DAUM Vice Presidents, a team specializing in the sales and leasing of industrial buildings and investment properties in the Deer Valley market. During 2017, they completed 46 transactions including several major leases exceeding one million dollars with such tenants as Switzerland-based Bossard Group and ABUS USA. One of their sales included a several million airplane hangar, which is located in the Deer Valley Airport.
Rich Sica, executive vice president of DAUM Phoenix, specializes in the sale/leasing and development of industrial properties and has a successful 34-year track record as one of the company’s top brokers. Sica was responsible for the $5.925 million sale of an industrial building in Tempe for University Realty and an industrial building in Phoenix for a trust affiliated with the ASU Foundation.
Ben Johnson, vice president of DAUM Phoenix, was responsible for the $6.4 million investment property sale for Century Link in Tempe. He has been in the commercial real estate business for more than a decade and specializes in industrial building and investment property sales in the West Valley.
DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services provides a full array of services including brokerage, consulting, leasing, sales, corporate services and asset, construction, project and property management. Founded in 1904, DAUM is California’s longest standing and most experienced commercial real estate brokerage company. DAUM has 10 offices throughout Southern California and Arizona. More information is available at www.daumcommercial.com.
DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services is a member of ONCOR International, a premier global commercial real estate network. ONCOR International LLC, a subsidiary of Realogy Corporation, oversees the ONCOR International member network. More information is available at www.oncorintl.com.
