Longtime Colliers leader and Arizona native Vanessa Williams has been selected to lead CBRE Group’s Inc.’s Arizona operations.Williams has served in business development and marketing for nearly 20 years and worked with Colliers International for the past decade. She was most recently a senior director for business development and marketing for Colliers’ west region in Phoenix. Before that, Williams also worked in marketing and design for Cushman & Wakefield.As the next market leader and senior managing director for CBRE, Williams is tasked with overseeing the company’s business operations at its Phoenix and Tucson offices with nearly 900 employees, as well as driving the market’s growth strategy across leasing, sales, debt and structured finance, valuation and property management.CBRE is the largest commercial real estate brokerage operating in Phoenix, with 168 licensed commercials agents and brokers at last check, according to Phoenix Business Journal data.expandVanessa Williams, Arizona market leader, CBRE Group Inc.CBRE Group Inc.In her new role, Williams said she plans to build and foster relationships internally with a focus on workplace culture, resources and recruitment and also on business development.”Our goal is pretty simple, we want to be number one in all asset types across the Arizona market landscape,” she told the Business Journal. “I’m extremely competitive, definitely love to win.”CBRE’s Williams: ‘Opportunity of a lifetime to grow’Williams said she started thinking about a path toward becoming a market leader after discussions with Pete Schippits, CBRE’s western regional president, and other stakeholders in the company over the past few months.”It really was an opportunity of a lifetime to grow, and my experience in real estate and all of the different facets of the business I’ve been exposed to sets me up nicely for this next chapter,” Williams said.In her past roles, Williams has partnered with major development companies including Ryan Cos., Prologis, Brookfield, ViaWest and Clarion.She has also worked closely over the years with Cathy Teeter, CBRE’s Phoenix managing director.”A huge component of this is the dynamic duo that the two of us make as we continue to grow and increase our market share,” Williams said.One of the key areas Williams said her team will continue to focus on in the West Valley, where much of the region’s growth is headed and industrial development is booming. They’ll also look to expand into the data center industry.Williams replaces Paul Komadina, who was market leader and senior managing director at …
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