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GOSLIGHTS

The Power of Collaboration: Canadian Head Office Relocation GOS Canada is proud to be one of the first offices in the Americas to merge legacy Cushman & Wakefield and legacy DTZ together in one office. Chuck Scott , CEO, Canada; Shawn Mobley , President, East Region; Jody Russelle , Managing Director, Project Management; and other senior leaders presented and shared their high-level vision and plans. Cushman & Wakefield’s Strategic Occupancy Planning Group works with many top organisations to help them create leading edge workplace solutions and now we’re doing it for ourselves. Over the next six months, two of the three Greater Toronto Area offices will be relocating to new, high performing environments. Cushman & Wakefield’s in-house experts have created a world-class workplace environment that mirrors the cutting edge advisory services we provide to our clients. The team can’t wait to move into these new workplaces that are guaranteed to enhance the experience for our people, our clients and our community.

Automotive Practice Group Launched

The Americas Executive Committee recently approved Automotive as a newly-formed Practice Group within the Industrial platform. Led by Jeff Green , Managing Director, GOS, the group includes real estate and business advisors to auto manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and retailers. The mission is to understand and address the unique challenges of the automotive sector, including labour issues, logistics, infrastructure, credits and incentives, as well as the unique requirements of the real estate itself. The Practice Group is comprised of representatives from multiple services lines including Industrial Brokerage, Office Brokerage, Global Occupier Services, Strategic Consulting, and Valuation & Advisory Services. St. Louis Office Supports U.S. Troops and Families In celebration of Independence Day, the St. Louis office sent a care package to deployed U.S. Soldiers stationed in Iraq. Cushman & Wakefield employees donated food, shampoo, batteries and other common necessities, as well as, a personalised letter with hand-written words of encouragement and signatures.

Additionally, as part of this donation, they also sent the soldier’s family a care package to help them through the difficult time of having a family member on duty overseas. The St. Louis office chose a U.S. soldier named, Chase, and his family to receive the generous donations. A special thank you to Alexandra Spezia , Manager, Project Designer, for leading this philanthropic initiative.

Brian Kriter , Executive Managing Director, Americas Business Development Lead, TOC, Valuation Advisory; Stefan Teague , Managing Director GTA, Market Leader; Michael Caplice , Executive Managing Director, National Operations & Corporate Development; Shawn Mobley , President, Central & Southeast Regions; David Bergeron , Managing Director Toronto West; Chuck Scott , Chief Executive Officer, Canada

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