Ms. Ruther, Ms. Bresnahan join CBRE as vice presidents
Columbus, OH, August 3, 2016 – CBRE Group, Inc. today announced that Melissa Ruther and Mary Bresnahan, two retail real estate veterans well established in the Midwest, have joined CBRE’s retail services team in Cincinnati and Columbus, respectively, as vice presidents.
Ms. Ruther, who joins CBRE from JLL, brings more than 15 years of experience and specializes in leasing and tenant representation. She has extensive regional market knowledge and has developed strong relationships with retailers, developers and the brokerage community. She is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and will be based out of CBRE’s Cincinnati office.
Ms. Bresnahan, who also joins CBRE from JLL, brings more than 16 years of experience in the retail brokerage industry with expertise in leasing, development, strategic consulting and tenant representation. She has deep experience representing owners, serving a number of long-term clients on large-format and mall leasing. Mary is also a member of ICSC and will enjoy a homecoming with her return to CBRE’s Columbus office, where she worked from 2007 to 2014.
While at JLL, both Ms. Ruther and Ms. Bresnahan were recognized among the top retail professionals nationally in 2015.
“The addition of Mary and Melissa to our team will undoubtedly enhance CBRE’s retail service offerings in the Ohio market,” said Michael Copella, managing director for CBRE’s Columbus office. “Their experience and significant existing relationships will benefit our clients immensely.”
The arrival of Ms. Ruther and Ms. Bresnahan underscores CBRE’s ongoing drive to enhance its retail presence in the Midwest, which included its acquisition last November of Indianapolis-based Sitehawk Retail Real Estate.
“We made a commitment to build our presence in the Midwest, and adding Melissa and Mary to the CBRE team is a tremendous milestone in that effort,” said Todd Caruso, CBRE’s senior managing director of CBRE’s Retail Owner/Agency Practice in the Americas. “The Ohio region boasts strong fundamentals, with many global headquarters and renowned institutions of higher education. Melissa and Mary have long track records of serving clients in this key region.”
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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.