Los Angeles – Oct. 18, 2016 – CBRE Group, Inc. hired Sonya Schmidt as Vice President to join the company’s advisory and transaction management group. Schmidt will be based at CBRE’s Downtown Los Angeles Office where she will focus on the representation of corporate occupiers in the Southern California region.
Over the past 10 years, Schmidt has specialized in the representation of tenants and occupiers of commercial space locally and across the nation with transaction totaling more than $100 million.
Schmidt has been involved in many of the most complex assignments in the region, including the 400,000 square-foot headquarters strategy for an international firm specializing in the design and manufacturing of rail cars.
“Sonya’s experience in representing tenants in both the office and industrial sectors, combined with her deep knowledge of workplace strategy and portfolio optimization, will allow for a seamless integration of all the real estate services offered that are important to occupiers today,” said Executive Vice President Andrew Ratner, Senior Managing Director overseeing CBRE’s Downtown LA office and head of Occupier Services for Southern California.
Prior to joining CBRE, Schmidt served as Managing Director with Savills Studley where she specialized in the exclusive representation of corporate occupiers. Preceding her time at Savills, she was an Associate Vice President with Grubb & Ellis Co., now Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, where she was a top producer.
“I am excited to join the CBRE team and to work with the best talent in the business,” said Schmidt.
About CBRE Group, Inc.
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the
world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2015 revenue). The Company has more than 70,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate investors and occupiers through more than 400 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers a broad range of integrated services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.
